By Madison Hirneisen
(The Center Square) â Virginia lawmakers approved amendments proposed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to a pair of bills establishing regulations on hemp-derived products in the commonwealth, which includes a provision allowing some products containing both THC and CBD that are used therapeutically to remain on store shelves.
The politically-divided General Assembly flocked to Richmond Wednesday to reconvene for a one-day session to consider the governorâs proposed amendments to 78 bills and three vetoes. Some of the governorâs amendments proposed technical changes to measures, while others proposed entire substitute bills.
While several amendments were approved with little debate, lawmakers in both the House of Delegates and the state Senate had lengthy debate over Youngkinâs proposed amendments to HB 2294 and SB 903 â a pair of bills that sought to impose limits on how much THC â a chemical found in the marijuana plant that can be intoxicating to consumers â could be included in an industrial hemp product.
Lawmakers have been wrestling with how to regulate hemp-derived products that contain THC following reports of children consuming hemp-derived products, like Delta-8 edibles, that made them ill.
The original version of the bills that passed the General Assembly limited the amount of THC included in a hemp product to a concentration of 0.3% and two milligrams per package. The bills also established labeling, testing and packaging requirements for hemp-derived products.
The governorâs proposed amendments, which were adopted by the General Assembly Wednesday, maintained labeling and testing requirements and the two milligrams of THC per package limit, but added an exemption to the rules for hemp products that are used for therapeutic purposes containing both THC and CBD. Read More
UPDATED APRIL 10, 2023
Here’s the latest list of candidates seeking office in Prince William County in 2023.
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By Madison Hirneisen
(The Center Square) - Virginia will offer a tax credit for the purchase of a firearm safety device, including gun safes and lock boxes, under a bill signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week.
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By Madison Hirneisen
(The Center Square) - A panel of Virginia state Senate lawmakers defeated a torrent of Republican-backed education bills Thursday, including measures to require schools to maintain a catalog and identify library books with "graphic sexual content" and prevent transgender students from participating in sports aligned with their gender identity.
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The state's Department of Environmental Quality will consider allowing data centers in Prince William, Fairfax, and Loudoun County (the world's epicenter for data centers) to use generators to feed the power-hungry server farms.
From the public notice:
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A subcommittee of the House Rules Committee killed a resolution proposed by Delegate Candi Mundon King (D-Woodbridge, Stafford) resolution called the STARR Alert, which aims to notify auto repair shops of hit-and-run crashes, prompting the owners to be on the lookout for drivers that fled the scene of crashes might seek vehicle repairs.
In August 2022, 25-year-old Alexis Hicks was struck outside a Norfolk hospital and later succumbed to her injuries. The driver fled the scene, and the case remains unsolved.
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The resolution, HJ522, would have directed the state's Department of Energy be requested to study the impacts of data center development on Virginia's environment, economy, energy resources, and ability to meet carbon-reduction goals.
The measure comes as the Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved the Digital Gateway, more than 800 acres next to Manassas National Battlefield now marked for data center development. The centers -- hundreds of thousands of square feet wide and nearly 100 feet tall -- are server farms that power the internet.
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Delegate Candi Mundon King (D-Woodbridge, Stafford) filed a bill to ban the names and faces of anyone who took up arms against the federal government, committed acts of treason, or could be considered an insurrectionist from state license plates.
Virginia offers more specialized places than most other states in the union. The bill is awaiting action in the House of Delegates Committee on Transportation.
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By Madison Hirneisen
(The Center Square) - A bill that would increase the standard tax deduction for both individual and joint filers, and lower Virginia's top personal income tax rate was passed along party lines by a committee of lawmakers Wednesday.
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Over the last few years, many Virginia officials have made it clear they don't want the state to officially venerate Robert E. Lee anymore...After a Northern Virginia constituent asked about the issue, Del. Candi Mundon King, D-Prince William, says it's time for the license plates to go too. And she's filed a bill to get rid of them.
