By Julie Swanson,   For the second time in two years, the Virginia Legislature failed to pass a bill that would have allowed anyone to carry dangerous weapons, including guns, in houses of worship. ...

By Benjamin Hoyne, Policy Director, VICPP.    The chaotic and unsettling 2019 session of the Virginia General Assembly (GA) has come and gone. Marked by scandals enveloping three statewide elected officials in Richmond, the...

It has been a turbulent week in Richmond, but the business of the General Assembly continues on a tight timeline for this part-time legislative body, and as such, our policy work continues. On Monday...

GREAT news at the General Assembly today A bill requiring employers to provide pay stubs to workers passed! HB 2664 passed! Sponsored by Delegate Lashrecse Aird, the bill requires employers to provide pay stubs...

Jan. 23 –SB 1740  – driver’s privilege card for all immigrants – failed in the Senate Transportation Committee today. This bill would allow all immigrants to take a driver’s test in order to get a driver’s privilege...

Jan. 18 – Good news from the GA! WAGE THEFT: MINIMUM WAGE SB 1079 passed the full Senate by a vote of 37-3! One of VICPP’s priority bills this session – SB 1079 removes the minimum...

Jan. 17 – Good news today on 2 bills VICPP is advocating: SB 1640 – In-State Tuition Eligibility and SB 1079 – Minimum Wage Act; removes exemptions for newsboys, shoe-shine boys, etc., from coverage SB...

Jan. 14 – News Update from the GA TWO LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES! ECONOMIC JUSTICE – WAGE THEFT We’re one step closer to ending Jim Crow-era minimum wage exemptions in Virginia. SB 1079 passed through committee...