The bills prohibit the sale of dogs or cats for experimental purposes and penalize animal cruelty.
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General Assembly to reconvene Monday
Lawmakers will have to finalize work on the state’s biennial budget after being summoned back to Richmond by Youngkin for a special session
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First candidate announces for new Montgomery-Roanoke County House district
Chris Obenshain is seeking the Republican nomination in what is rated as the most competitive district in the western third of Virginia.
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Youngkin signs 4-H bill inspired by Wise County teenager
Governor also signed bill designate part of U.S. 220 in Botetourt after Olympic gold medalist and civil rights champion Norvel Lee.
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Playing the Trump card
How Patrick County’s Williams carefully tries to build a national profile by aligning himself with the former president.
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All hope is not lost
Rasoul remains hopeful that his plan to study Catawba Hospital transformation will get funded.
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Founder of controversial ‘1619 Project’ speaks in Lynchburg
Nikole Hannah-Jones says her work aims to help Americans better understand their nation’s complex history.
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General Assembly special session to start April 4
Youngkin calls lawmakers back to Richmond to finalize the state’s biennial budget.
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Youngkin signs Carolina Squat ban
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg, had been rushed through the legislature after a Virginia man was killed in a crash in Mecklenburg County.
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It’s a wrap!
An inventory of legislation by lawmakers from Southwest Virginia after adjournment of the regular 2022 General Assembly session.