Podcast

In this edition of the Potomac Local Podcast, the group “Reopen VA” plans to hold a protest on Wednesday, calling for Gov. Ralph Northam to reopen the state’s economy after ordering closures of non-essential businesses, and schools for more than a month ago.

The protest will come as legislators will return to Richmond for a special session.


News

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday eased restrictions on healthcare providers and volunteers as the officials continue to fight the continued rise of coronavirus cases in the state.

“While we are seeing promising signs in our ongoing fight against COVID-19, we must continue to prepare for all scenarios, and that includes making sure we have to the necessary staff to confront a potential medical surge,” said Governor Northam. “This pandemic is placing extraordinary demands on our doctors, nurses, and nurse practitioners, and these policies will enable us to expand our health care workforce so more trained medical professionals can step in and help.”


Growing up in Mapledale in the 1990s, as I did, there were few places you could get to by walking.

In the neighborhood in Dale City, there was, and still is Giant Food grocery store, and there were two gas stations — a Mobile (now the site of a Sheetz) and an Amoco (now a BP station).


Politics

Gov. Ralph Northam recently signed a bill that would define hemp extract, such as CBD, as food and usher in state regulations on these products.

Senate Bill 918, patroned by Sen. David Marsden, D-Fairfax, will help guide the budding industrial hemp industry in Virginia by regulating facility conditions and requirements for the production of hemp-derived products intended for human consumption.


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