Connor Scribner

With vaccination underway, early concerns that Black Virginians would be ‘hesitant’ to take the COVID-19 vaccine have not borne out. Instead of an ‘interest gap,’ new data shows access barriers may be the real cause of racial disparities in vaccination rates.

Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday that it is only a matter of weeks before COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to all Virginians.

The bell at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church rang 224 times Friday afternoon, commemorating the 224 Richmonders who died from COVID-19 in the past year.

As the pandemic has progressed, the number of houses for sale on the market has cratered. In the Richmond area, the number of active listings has dropped by over 60% since October of 2018.

Gov. Ralph Northam trumpeted a message of hope Tuesday during his COVID-19 briefing, praising the state’s efforts to vaccinate the population and get students back into the classroom.

Over the weekend, the General Assembly approved legislation to allow businesses across the commonwealth to deduct up to $100,000 of forgiven PPP loans from their state taxes. While that will certainly come as welcome news for businesses that received PPP money in the state, it could deepen the inequities already faced by Virginia’s Black-owned businesses.

Gov. Ralph Northam updated the public on Virginia’s vaccination efforts Wednesday, saying despite weather-related disruptions, the state continues to accelerate inoculations as supply slowly increases.

A state House proposal to increase retirement access for over one million Virginians passed the Senate Friday, though not before the body excluded hundreds of thousands of workers from that expansion.

Gov. Ralph Northam shared a message of optimism Wednesday at his weekly press briefing, saying COVID-19 infections are declining while more Virginians are receiving the vaccine.

Virginians will be unable to pre-register for the COVID-19 this weekend as the state prepares to roll out it’s new, central registration system.