Tag: Virginia

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2015, file photo, a bud tender holds two marijuana buds on his fingers on the way to a customer at the Denver Kush Club in north Denver. A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would ensure states have the right to enact their own marijuana policies within their borders. The Marijuana Business Daily reports the matching bills brought back to the House and Senate on Thursday, April 4, 2019 would create an exemption in the Controlled Substances Act to protect statesâ ability to determine their own best approaches to cannabis without fear of federal reprisal.

Virginia decriminalizes marijuana

Zach Halaschak · May 22, 2020 7:31 pm

Cones are set up to help beachgoers keep a safe distance from one another after Clearwater Beach officially reopened to the public Monday, May 4, 2020, in Clearwater Beach, Fla. Many public beaches and restaurants are reopening as part of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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Virginia Beach: Beaches are safe! But no fun allowed

Eddie Scarry · May 22, 2020 5:18 pm

Republican candidate for Virginia governor, Denver Riggleman, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017.

GOP congressman who officiated same-sex wedding faces primary challenge from the Right

Kerry Picket · May 22, 2020 2:15 pm

House Democrat in tough reelection race talks tough on China but has invested in one of its largest companies

Naomi Lim · May 22, 2020 12:45 pm

Religious leaders weigh defiance if they’re asked to close church doors again

Nicholas Rowan · May 22, 2020 4:00 am

In this Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 photo, students walk on the campus of Miami Dade College, in Miami.

Virginia work group will help guide schools, colleges to safely reopen

Washington Examiner · May 21, 2020 5:00 pm

One of the millions of periodical cicadas in the area crawls on a tree on Saturday, June 1, 2019 after it emerged from a 17-year hibernation in Zelienople, Pa. The insects come out of the ground once the temperature reaches optimum, then climb into trees and make a droning sound to attract mates to breed. Their activity will peak between mid-May and mid-June, and then die off about four weeks after first emerging according to the Department of Agriculture web page.

Millions of cicadas in three states to emerge from underground after 17 years

Zach Halaschak · May 20, 2020 7:33 pm

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, front, gestures during a news conference as House speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, right, and Secretary of Public safety Brian Moran, left, look on at the Capitol Thursday March 12 , 2020, in Richmond, Va. Northam declared a state of emergency due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Virginia Supreme Court denies petition to overturn Northam shutdown of business

Washington Examiner · May 20, 2020 2:00 pm

In this Sept. 24, 2013, file photo, just cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

Virginia family turns in bags containing $1M they ran over with truck

Zach Halaschak · May 20, 2020 12:09 am

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on the food supply chain during the coronavirus pandemic, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Washington.

Trump quips to Virginia farmer: ‘You’ll have nobody guarding your potatoes’ because of gun control measures

Spencer Neale · May 19, 2020 4:44 pm

Healthcare workers prepare tests for COVID-19 at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Virginia reverses course on data, removes antibody tests from totals

Washington Examiner · May 18, 2020 5:00 pm

Richmond, Accomack County delay phase one of reopening until May 28

Washington Examiner · May 15, 2020 3:00 pm