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Virginia Democrats advance push for minimum wage increase
The House Appropriations Committee voted 15-7 along party lines Wednesday to approve a bill to increase the state minimum wage. HB 1, proposed by Del. Jeion A. Ward, D-Hampton, would raise the minimum wage to $13.75 an hour starting Jan. 1, 2027 and raise the minimum wage again to
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Virginia House advances move to require anti-bias training for healthcare providers
A key House committee advanced a bill to require healthcare professionals to complete anti-bias training in continuing education to maintain their licenses. The bill, HB 1147, proposed by Del. C.E. Cliff Hayes, D-Chesapeake, would direct the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to require bias reduction learning activities
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Virginia House committee moves bill to require new standards for private schools that receive public money
A key Virginia House of Delegates committee advanced legislation which would set new standards for private schools that receive public funding, despite opposition from Republicans and some religious school leaders. HB 359, patroned by Del. Dan I. Helmer, D-Fairfax, would require schools to administer Virginia’s Standards of Learning (SOL)
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Bill to increase physical activity in elementary school delayed
A House education subcommittee voted to delay advancing a bill by a Northern Neck delegate that would require public elementary schools to provide students with 10 more minutes of physical activity daily. The bill, HB 873, patroned by Hillary Pugh Kent, R-Westmoreland, sought to raise the minimum amount of physical
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