Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, virtually joins a discussion panel with criminal justice experts in Richmond on May 14, 2025 to discuss a forthcoming record-sealing law. (Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)
A Virginia General Assembly House bill that will allow work done while incarcerated to count toward court fines and costs is headed to the Senate, with some bipartisan support.
Del. Cia Price,D-Newport News,introduced House Bill 16. Work while incarcerated is defined as any work done on or before
Virginia lawmakers want to strengthen internet safety education in public schools with the addition of artificial intelligence risk management.
Del. Alex Askew, D-Virginia Beach, introduced House Bill 171, which would update the current internet use policy to include instruction on online scams, misinformation and content generated by artificial intelligence.
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