RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam has signed House Bill 2020, sponsored by Delegate Matthew James, which requires the Virginia Community College System to develop and deliver uniform, related...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam has signed House Bill 2767, sponsored by Delegate Lamont Bagby, creating the Virginia African American Advisory Board. The board will be composed of...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam has signed legislation that reduces the Retail Sales and Use Tax rate on essential personal hygiene products, including feminine hygiene products and nondurable...
RICHMOND—Governor Northam today, March 19th, vetoed House Bill 2270, which would impose an unnecessary requirement upon localities regarding the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The Governor’s...
RICHMOND—On Monday, March 18th, Governor Ralph Northam participated in a special kickoff event marking the beginning of Virginia Women Veterans Week and honoring the service and...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam has signed Senate Bill 1450, sponsored by Senator Mamie Locke, and House Bill 2655, sponsored by Delegate Christopher Collins, identical bills which create...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) announced that all 40 Community Services Boards (CSBs) in the Commonwealth have...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced on March 13th, that the non-profit Virginia Center for Health Innovation (VCHI) has received a $2.2 million grant from Arnold Ventures to...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in January at 2.8 percent—the sixth consecutive month at 2.8 percent. The January 2019...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam signed 85 bills into law over the past week. “The legislation I’ve signed this week will make a real difference in the lives...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today praised the Virginia Department of Taxation for its completion of the backlog of individual income tax returns they accepted but did not...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that The Clorox Company, a Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods company, seeks to establish a new manufacturing operation for its cat...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam has signed House Bill 2384, sponsored by Delegate Patrick Hope and Senate Bill 1295, sponsored by Senator Lionel Spruill, Sr., which will require...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced that registration is now open for the 2019 Girls Go CyberStart program, which aims to support and inspire high school girls across...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation that conforms Virginia’s tax laws to the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and lets the Virginia Department of Taxation begin...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today awarded a planning grant from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund to Augusta, Rockingham, and Shenandoah counties to support...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam will co-host the 11th Annual Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade with the Virginia Tech Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, the Virginia Department...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam released the following statement February 2nd: “Earlier today, a website published a photograph of me from my 1984 medical school yearbook in a...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced on February 1st, more than $8.9 million in Affordable and Special Needs Housing loans for 14 projects throughout the Commonwealth. These projects...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced Thurday, January 25th, that CareerBuilder, the leading provider of Hello To Hire™ HR technology solutions to global employers and candidates, will invest...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today, January 23, announced that Rodney A. Robinson, a history teacher at Virgie Binford Education Center in Richmond, is one of four states’...
RICHMOND—On Friday, January 18th, announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in December at 2.8 percent. The December 2018 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for...
RICHMOND—Governor Northam announced January 11th, that December General Fund revenue decreased 5.7 percent from the previous year, mainly due to a significant drop in individual estimated...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced on January 8th, a legislative proposal that will fund $2.2 billion in critical improvements along the Interstate 81 (1-81) Corridor. The legislation...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia Council on Women announced on January 6th, the 8th Annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Essay Contest for young...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced legislative proposals to remove barriers to voting and reform campaign finance laws. The package includes proposals to implement no-excuse absentee voting;...
RICHMOND—Today, Governor Ralph Northam announced a legislative package focused on improving environmental quality and management of natural resources in Virginia. The package includes the Coastal Protection...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced Friday that more than 200,000 Virginia adults are now enrolled and will have health coverage starting January 1. The achievement marks a...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today, December 28, announced a second compensation tool to assist state agencies in recruiting and retaining top talent for the Commonwealth’s state workforce....
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that more than 182,000 Virginia adults are now enrolled in new health coverage that begins on January 1, 2019. “I’m proud...