A Democrat-led Virginia Senate panel voted Monday to advance a range of gun control bills, including legislation meant to address recent campus shootings at the University of Virginia and a Newport News elementary school.… Read more
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Ex-Prosecutor’s Defense Team Can’t Quit Now, Prosecutors Say
After attorneys for Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby asked to stop representing her in an ongoing perjury and mortgage fraud case, federal prosecutors filed a motion Saturday opposing the request.… Read more
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia to Seek Reelection
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, the 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee and a fixture in Virginia politics for decades, said Friday that he would seek reelection next year, easing his party’s worries about holding on to a seat in a state now led by a Republican governor.… Read more
Virginia, Amazon Announce $35 Billion Data Center Plan
Amazon Web Services plans to invest $35 billion in new data centers in Virginia under a deal with the state, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday.… Read more
Lawyer: Gun Used by Child Who Shot Teacher was ‘Secured’
The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia said Thursday that the gun he used had been “secured” and that one of his parents usually accompanied him in class but did not the week the shooting occurred.… Read more
Moore Approves Release of $3.5M to Expand Abortion Training
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Thursday he is releasing $3.5 million to expand abortion training in the state as part of a package of about $69 million he has approved for measures passed by lawmakers last year.… Read more
DC Mayor and Council at Odds Over New Criminal Code
The Washington, D.C., mayor and city council are locked in a public dispute over how to respond to rising crime rates and spiraling public tensions over gun violence in the nation’s capital.… Read more
Wes Moore Sworn in as Maryland’s First Black Governor
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was sworn in as the state’s first Black governor on Wednesday, punctuating his inauguration with references to Black history that included an acknowledgement of the enslaved people who once arrived by ship near the state Capitol.… Read more
Anger Grows in Virginia City Where First-Grader Shot Teacher
When a 6-year-old shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in this shipbuilding city near Virginia’s coast, the community reacted with collective shock.… Read more
Gov.-Elect Moore Announces More Cabinet Appointments
Maryland’s Gov.-elect Wes Moore announced additional Cabinet appointments on Tuesday, a day before he’s scheduled to be sworn in as governor.… Read more
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Virginia Senate Panel Okays Gun Bills After Campus Shootings
A Democrat-led Virginia Senate panel voted Monday to advance a range of gun control bills, including legislation meant to address recent campus shootings at the University of Virginia and a Newport News elementary school.… Continue Reading
Ex-Prosecutor’s Defense Team Can’t Quit Now, Prosecutors Say
After attorneys for Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby asked to stop representing her in an ongoing perjury and mortgage fraud case, federal prosecutors filed a motion Saturday opposing the request.… Continue Reading
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia to Seek Reelection
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, the 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee and a fixture in Virginia politics for decades, said Friday that he would seek reelection next year, easing his party’s worries about holding on to a seat in a state now led by a Republican governor.… Continue Reading
Virginia, Amazon Announce $35 Billion Data Center Plan
Amazon Web Services plans to invest $35 billion in new data centers in Virginia under a deal with the state, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday.… Continue Reading
Lawyer: Gun Used by Child Who Shot Teacher was ‘Secured’
The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia said Thursday that the gun he used had been “secured” and that one of his parents usually accompanied him in class but did not the week the shooting occurred.… Continue Reading
Moore Approves Release of $3.5M to Expand Abortion Training
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Thursday he is releasing $3.5 million to expand abortion training in the state as part of a package of about $69 million he has approved for measures passed by lawmakers last year.… Continue Reading
DC Mayor and Council at Odds Over New Criminal Code
The Washington, D.C., mayor and city council are locked in a public dispute over how to respond to rising crime rates and spiraling public tensions over gun violence in the nation’s capital.… Continue Reading
Wes Moore Sworn in as Maryland’s First Black Governor
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was sworn in as the state’s first Black governor on Wednesday, punctuating his inauguration with references to Black history that included an acknowledgement of the enslaved people who once arrived by ship near the state Capitol.… Continue Reading
Anger Grows in Virginia City Where First-Grader Shot Teacher
When a 6-year-old shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in this shipbuilding city near Virginia’s coast, the community reacted with collective shock.… Continue Reading
Gov.-Elect Moore Announces More Cabinet Appointments
Maryland’s Gov.-elect Wes Moore announced additional Cabinet appointments on Tuesday, a day before he’s scheduled to be sworn in as governor.… Continue Reading