Tag: Virginia state government
Virginia panel recommends Lee statue removal at U.S. Capitol
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia panel has recommended that Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue in the U.S. Capitol be replaced with another...
The Latest: Virginia adopts COVID-19 worker safety rules
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia officials have passed temporary new workplace safety rules designed to protect employees from the coronavirus, becoming the first state to...
The Latest: Louisiana virus cases, hospitalizations spiking
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana is seeing its largest daily coronavirus case spike since April, during the height of the state’s outbreak.Nearly 2,100 new...
Injunction extended against removing Lee statue in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A judge on Thursday indefinitely extended an injunction preventing the Virginia governor from removing a historic statue of Confederate Gen....
Democrat McClellan announces bid to be Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia state senator is launching a bid to be the state's next governor, which if successful would make her...
Virginia governor to propose Juneteenth as state holiday
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he's making Juneteenth - a day that commemorates the end of slavery in...
Virginia governor to propose Juneteenth as state holiday
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he will propose making Juneteenth - a day that commemorates the end of...
After protests, iconic Lee statue in Virginia to be removed
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will be removed as soon as possible from Richmond's Monument Avenue,...
Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday to remove one of the country’s most iconic monuments to...
Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday for the removal of an iconic statue of Confederate Gen....