Virginia’s permanent COVID-19 workplace safety and health rules take effect January 27, 2021, after Governor Northam approved the standard adopted by the Virginia Department of Labor...
Governor Ralph Northam announced on January 27, 2021, that Virginians living and working in 11 localities will gain access to high-speed internet thanks to more than...
Governor Northam joins the Virginia Emergency Support Team to share the latest updates on the COVID-19 response. Highlights include: vaccine distribution to 160 sites receiving 110,000...
Governor Ralph Northam delivered his annual State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the governor spoke from...
On January 11, 2021, the chief executives of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia held a joint call to discuss planning for the 59th Presidential...
Governor Northam joins the Virginia Emergency Support Team to share the latest updates on the COVID-19 response. Highlights include: improved testing cases will rise in the...
Governor Ralph Northam on December 29, 2020, allocated an additional $20 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the Rebuild...
Governor Ralph Northam announced on December 28, 2020, that Shenandoah Valley Hemp, LLC dba Pure Shenandoah will invest nearly $3.3 million to establish an industrial hemp...
Governor Ralph Northam announced on December 22, 2020, temporary changes to the Commonwealth’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) program that will support Virginia workers and businesses whose livelihoods...
On December 21, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia’s statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee was removed from the United States Capitol overnight. A...
Governor Ralph Northam announced that the application period for the inaugural Virginia Food Access Investment Fund (VFAIF) began on December 18, 2020, and will remain open...
On December 17, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam celebrated the start of construction to expand the Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia County, supported by a $5.23 million...
On December 16, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam addressed the Joint Money Committees of the General Assembly to share his proposed amendments to the 2020–2022 biennial budget....
On December 15, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam ceremonially signed legislation establishing the ‘Marcus Alert,’ a statewide mental health alert system to ensure behavioral health experts are...
On December 14, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam welcomed one of the first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a Bon Secours hospital in Richmond, Virginia....
On December 11, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced that his proposed budget will include nearly $25 million to transform historical sites and advance historic justice initiatives...
Governor Ralph Northam announced on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, that the $100 million Rebuild VA economic recovery fund has awarded grants to 2,500 Virginia businesses and...
On November 25, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam hosted a small delegation from the Mattaponi Indian Tribe and the Pamunkey Indian Tribe at the Executive Mansion in...
Before returning to Washington this week, I enjoyed the opportunity to join community leaders in Strasburg for the presentation of a Historic Marker for a...
Here are the details of the amended Executive Order 67: SIXTH AMENDED NUMBER SIXTY-SEVEN (2020) AND ORDER OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY SEVEN PHASE THREE TIGHTENING OF...
Governor Northam joins the Virginia Emergency Support Team to share the latest updates on the COVID-19 response. Highlights include: vaccines seem hopeful, still a way to...
Governor Ralph Northam announced November 16, 2020, that he will introduce and support legislation to legalize marijuana in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The announcement comes as...
On November 9, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia will allocate $25 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to...
On November 9, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia will allocate $7 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act dollars to...
On November 9, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced a new allocation of $60 million in funding from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES)...
On November 9, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced a new allocation of $22 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act dollars to...
On November 2, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced that the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has been awarded more than $3.5 million in competitive federal...
On October 30, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced that more than 67,000 Virginia military veterans have been hired through the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program since...
Governor Ralph Northam announced on October 28, 2020, that Rebuild VA, a grant program to help small businesses and nonprofit organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Governor Northam joins the Virginia Emergency Support Team to share the latest updates on the COVID-19 response. Highlights include: Virginia has not seen a spike in...