Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 20/04/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comScathing watchdog report highlights gaps in Virginia's child welfare systemWhen things get so bad that social workers think about taking children from their homes, their decisions are often made in arbitrary ways with little planning or thought, a blistering report from a st... 040
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 29/03/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comWatermen object to cost of effort to save terrapins from crab potsA proposal to keep diamondback terrapins from drowning when trapped in Chesapeake Bay crab pots is sparking angry objections from watermen. 011
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 29/03/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comFederal cuts are hitting Richmond nonprofits hard, Warner hearsIt’s not just the Trump administration’s spending freezes or the threatend cuts that worry the Richmond nonprofit agencies that step in to help with housing, health care and services for vulnerable yo... 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 21/03/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comYoungkin signs bills to ban food dyes in school mealsVirginia legislation to get artificial food dyes out of school meals serve got a big thumbs up from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. when Gov. Glenn Youngkin told him ... 010
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 15/03/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comA student's job turns into cancer a half century laterA student's part time work more than half a century ago has turned into terminal cancer. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 15/03/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comU.S. food aid cuts threaten family budgets, and Virginia'sDemocratic legislators say Congress' goals for spending cuts put SNAP benefits at risk, which could affect thousands of Virginia families - and the state budget. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 05/03/2025richmond.com/news/local/b...richmond.comVirginia SCC orders two big health insurers to reimburse hundredsTwo of the state’s biggest health insurers must reimburse more than 900 Virginians for overcharges, the State Corporation Commission ordered. 001
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 28/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comYoungkin orders state police, prisons to cooperate with ICEGov. Glenn Youngkin is ordering Virginia State Police to set a task force of officers deputized to act with federal immigration officials to identify and arrest illegal immigrants. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 21/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comSecond-year lawmakers learning the ways of the General AssemblyLegislators serving their second year in the General Assembly say they apply many lessons from their first year in office. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 17/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comControversial Virginia bill on license plate readers advancing againThe bill would set rules about who can see and use data from license plate readers and could allow the readers to be installed along up to 60,000 miles of 010
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 15/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comBoys & Girls Clubs, day care centers in General Assembly battleThe much beloved Boys and Girls Clubs where generations of kids find a haven and the day care centers that moms and dads rely on to provide a safe place for children while parents work are clashing ov... 010
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 15/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comProposed sales tax surcharge for schools is heading to governorA bill to let voters in Virginia localities decide whether to impose an extra tax on themselves to pay for school construction is headed for a governor who vetoed a similar measure last year. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 15/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comBills to establish legal market for cannabis head to YoungkinBills to set up a legal retail market for marijuana are again headed for a governor who doesn’t like the idea, but they have picked up bit more support from members of Gov; Glenn Youngkin’s Republican... 010
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 11/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comYoungkin bans DeepSeek AI on state devices, networksGov. Glenn Youngkin is banning use of the DeepSeek artificial intelligence application on state devices and networks. 011
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 11/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comObenshain calls for crackdown on failing assisted living facilitiesState Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, calls for new enforcement tool for state oversight of assisted living facilities 021
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 11/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comObenshain calls for crackdown on failing assisted living facilitiesState Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, calls for new enforcement tool for state oversight of assisted living facilities 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 07/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comVirginia: Foster care bills pass General Assembly in bipartisan pushChild welfare bills sail through General Assembly on unanimous votes as legislator concern for vulnerable youth crosses party lines 122
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 05/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comGeneral Assembly Democrats say Youngkin, GOP ignore VirginiaGeneral Assembly Democrats gathering to review the legislature’s actions as of Crossover, the session midpoint, said Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Republican legislators are too focused on loyalty to Presid... 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 03/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comIn the rush to Crossover, hundreds of General Assmbly bills dieHundreds of General Assembly bills have died as the 2025 session reaches its crossover day, the time when each body hands over its bills to the other for its action. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 01/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comAdvocates try again, with more hope now, for probation reform in VirginiaTwo law-and-order Republicans, including a longtime Chesapeake jail deputy, are pushing the idea that former inmates who do exceptionally well on probation should get a break on time in the 010
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 01/02/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comThese consumer protection bills have gained traction in Virginia General AssemblyThe General Assembly is moving legislation to protect consumers from aggressive debt collection, junk fees and efforts to get past state laws than ban high-interest rate loans 010
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 28/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comVirginia GOP leaders see clean energy costs as a campaign issueStories of Southwest Virginians paying $800 monthly electric bills sparked Republican move push the issue in this year’s gubernatorial and House of Delegates election, with claim that clean energy pol... 010
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 25/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comA Virginia state senator is trying to crack down on gun thefts from vehiclesState Sen. Dave Marsden, D-Fairfax, tries a new way to deal with thefts of guns from cars. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 24/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comVirginia free clinics seek state help for their safety net careVirginia's cash-strapped free clinics seek state help to cope with rising costs and soaring demand for their safety net services 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 22/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comVirginia rent control bill passes a key General Assembly gatekeeperA bill that would let localities pass rent control ordinances, capping increases at 3%, passes key General Assembly gatekeeper/ 010
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 17/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comVirginia bill to create marijuana market passes first hurdleLegislation to set up a regulated retail market for marijuana passed a first General Assembly hurdle on the same kind of party line vote on the essentially identical bill that Gov. Glenn Youngkin veto... 011
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 12/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comDemocrats to try again for a legal marijuana market, despite Youngkin vetoLegislators plan to confront Gov. Glenn Youngkin on another of his high-profile vetoes from 2024 - a measure to create a legal retail market for marijuana. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 10/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comWater infrastructure a General Assembly focus after Richmond crisisAs Virginia legislators take an unexpected break, right at the start of the 2025, the Richmond water crisis that’s delaying their work has given new urgency to an issue – drinking water and water poli... 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 10/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comDoing wheelies, driving donuts draw General Assembly concernDel. David Bulova, D-Fairfax, is trying, as he seeks to end an aggravating – and potentially dangerous – behavior on the streets of his community. 010
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 09/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comClash set over Youngkin's 2024 vetoes on prescription drugs, contraceptionLegislators plan a confrontation with Gov. Glenn Youngkin over two of his highest-profile vetoes last year: bills for a state panel to cap medication prices and to ensure Virginians’ right 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 07/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comVirginia Senate GOP calls for stiffer firearms penalty, tax breaksRepublican state Senators plan to push for more time in prison when repeat offenders use guns when committing violent felonies. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 07/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comBaby Shark takes a bite for Virginia consumer protectionA 2-year-old ordered a music subscription through a Fairfax County family's Alexa device. It could lead to a first-in-the-nation consumer protection law. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 06/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comA compromise but no consensus on solar siting billAfter backing away from proposals that the state take over approving or denying large solar projects, legislators will consider a proposed state board to review proposals and recommend local action. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 04/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comAfter four decades, another crack at a repetitive stress billA four-decade effort to end the Virginia workers comp system's unique in the nation refusal to cover repetitive stress injuries brings a new bill with, unusually, some GOP and business 011
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 03/01/2025richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comHundreds of bills the General Assembly continued met quiet deathsTheoretically, some 376 measures dealing with everything from leaf blowers to data centers to guns to gender ID, were on life support when the General Assembly last year decided hold off acting until ... 010
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 26/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comSen. Favola proposes SOL tests in other languagesState Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, says this will help evaluate how Virginia students learning English as a second language are doing with other core classes. 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 24/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comVirginia legislators seek to rein in debt collectorsTwo Virginia legislators – one Democrat and one Republican – plan legislation to limit what debt collectors and creditors can seize. 011
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 21/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comFor Virginia immigrants — with papers or not — a worrying timeFear of what could be coming with president-elect Trump's mass deportation promise hangs over many Virginia immigrants, legal or not, as well as the businesses and individuals who rely on the work the... 000
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 20/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comA government shutdown would be a blow to VirginiaThe federal government shutdown set at midnight Friday would hit Virginia hard, unless frantic efforts on Capitol Hill to prevent it succeed. 002
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 19/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comGenworth takes new approach to aging Americans' long-term careGenworth’s year-old CareScout Services business aims to help people navigate the often daunting task of finding help with some of the many challenges of aging. 001
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 19/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comWarner, Kaine lament collapse of spending bill, urge Va. disaster reliefThinking of hard-hit Damascus, Va., Sen. Mark Warner says the collapse of a temporary federal funding agreement after Elon Musk and president-elect Donald Trump oppose it leaves Southwest Virginia in ... 011
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 18/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comYoungkin pitches $1.1 billion plan to rebate local car taxThe governor is seeking bipartisan support for his proposal to deposit $1.1 billion in a car tax credit fund to provide income tax rebates for taxpayers. 011
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 13/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comVirginia workers' comp rates for employers decline againThe price of the workers' compensation insurance that pays for lost wages and medical care when people are injured or killed on the job is coming down again in Virginia. 031
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 13/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comYoungkin wants to bar funds for police, jails in so-called 'sanctuary cities'Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to deny state supports for police and fails to localities that don't cooperate with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service when it seeks to deport criminals. 011
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 13/12/2024richmond.com/news/local/a...richmond.comAmazon revives plans for $350M Goochland fulfillment centerAmazon is planning its seventh Richmond area facility, reviving plans for a $350 million fulfillment center by the Rockville exit from Interstate 64 in eastern Goochland County. 021
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 06/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comEarle-Sears, Spanberger outline different economic approaches at Virginia ChamberThe two presumptive candidates to be Virginia’s next governor painted sharply different visions to a crowd of more than 500 business leaders at the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual economic summi... 020
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 06/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comVirginia: 1st District drew more voters than congressional battlegroundsDespite the multiple millions of dollars spent to get out the vote in two Virginia battlegrounds for Congress this year, the biggest turnout came in a part of the state where nobody expected much of a... 020
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 05/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comYoungkin: Time to build on Bay progress, focus on where goals are missedWith some 2025 goals for cleaning up Chesapeake Bay hit – and some unlikely to be – Gov. Glenn Youngkin is directing state officials to take a fresh look how to follow up on successes and how to focus... 010
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 03/12/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comState Board of Elections certifies Virginia's 2024 voteIt took the state board three minutes to make the Virginia count official after weeks of checks by local electoral boards and state Department of Elections staff. 001
Dave Ress @daveress.bsky.social · 29/11/2024richmond.com/news/state-r...richmond.comVirginia: Solar, data centers, carbon top environmentalists' lists for sessionSolar farms, data centers and carbon dioxide are on track to dominate General Assembly discussions on the environment in the 2025 session. 021