VCU CNS
Capital News Service is a program of Virginia Commonwealth University's Robertson School of Media and Culture.
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Del. Elizabeth Guzmán, D-Woodbridge, plans to re-introduce a bill during the next General Assembly session that would require Virginia employers to provide paid quarantine leave during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her proposal didn’t advance past a Senate committee during the ongoing special session.
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The Black Lives Matter movement has helped renew interest in Richmond's African American culture and history, according to community leaders.
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A closely contested congressional race between incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Nick Freitas, a Republican state delegate, has spent almost $1.7 million more on political advertisements in Virginia than the presidential campaign.