Virginia legislative session delayed by water problems in Richmond

Published January 8, 2025 11:41am ET



Virginia‘s legislative session will begin on Wednesday but will immediately gavel out for the day until next week because of water problems in Richmond.

Richmond was placed under a boil advisory on Monday after a significant winter storm caused a power outage at the city’s water treatment plant. Some additional malfunctions have slowed the restoration of water and the proper filtration of the water, but officials said on Wednesday that progress is being made. Democratic Virginia House Speaker Don Scott announced Tuesday that the chamber would quickly recess at noon Wednesday due to the water problems in Richmond.

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