Right-to-work laws added to Nov. 8 ballot
Virginians will have more than just their next president to consider when heading to the ballots next Tuesday. On Nov. 8, Virginia residents will vote on a proposed amendment that would put the provisions of Virginia’s right-to-work law into the state constitution. The right-to-work law gives employees the right to work without being required or […]
The VCU vote for School Board, City Council counts too
The Nov. 8 election matters for more than just president. In Richmond, voters will decide who represents the 4th congressional district, their district for City Council and School Board, and the next mayor of the city. Click here to see a sample ballot here before going to the polls next Tuesday. CITY COUNCIL SECOND DISTRICT […]
Virginia Board of Health votes to reduce abortion clinic regulations
The Virginia Board of Health voted last Monday to repeal regulations creating barriers to women accessing services at abortion clinics. In an 11-4 ruling, the board implemented more than a dozen regulatory changes, but the most significant amendment was to the infrastructure standards. “(The regulations) were regarded as being discriminatory to prevent abortion clinics […]
Billie Jean King on LGBTQ identity: be authentic
The seats of the Siegel Center were filled with students anxiously waiting for renowned tennis icon Billie Jean King to take the podium last Thursday night. King came to Richmond to discuss her work for gender equality in part of the Humanities Research Center’s Fall Speakers Series, “Celebrating Forty Years of LGBTQ Activism at VCU.” […]
Morrissey confronts sex scandal days before mayoral election
A little more than a week ahead of the vote for mayor, the Richmond Times-Dispatch broke news of an alleged sexting scandal ensnaring the current front-runner, former state delegate Joe Morrissey. The article in question published Friday, shortly after a Henrico County judge allowed a woman formerly represented by Morrissey’s law firm to withdraw a […]