VDOT studying Jamestown-Surry bridge over James River

A bridge over the James River to Surry County could help reinvigorate the rural community by slowing an outflow of residents ...
Marijuana Moment

Virginia Senators Approve Bills To Legalize Marijuana Sales And Provide Resentencing Relief To People With Prior Convictions

Virginia senators have approved a pair of bills to legalize recreational marijuana sales and provide sentencing relief for ...
Black Enterprise

Pro-Choice Democrat Lashrecse Aird Triumphs In Virginia’s Democratic Primary Race

The fate of reproductive rights in Virginia is in the hands of a former member of the House of Delegates. Lashrecse Aird triumphed in Virginia’s Democratic primary race on June 20, HuffPost reported.
Yahoo

Democrat Lashrecse Aird easily wins election in newly drawn 13th Senate District

PETERSBURG — After two years away from Richmond, former Del. Lashrecse Aird is heading back, but this time it is on the other side of the state Capitol building. Aird, a Democrat, rode huge margins in ...

Dems propose bill to have the state, businesses help fund the cost of child care

Senator Lashrecse Aird (D-Henrico) wants to create a cost-sharing program where the state and businesses would put money in ...
The Connection Newspapers

Speed, Red-Light Cameras Under Attack?

A sign alerts drivers to a speed camera on Fairfax Boulevard near Fairfax High School in Fairfax, Va., Saturday, Jan. 31, ...
AOL

Aird concedes 63rd race to Taylor, vows to work for those 'on the peripheries of power'

PETERSBURG — Saying she "did not achieve the victory we wanted," Del. Lashrecse Aird conceded defeat to her Republican challenger Kim Taylor, bringing an end to what was likely one of the most ...
Talking Points Memo

Where Things Stand: Another Datapoint On The Energizing Power Of Abortion

PETERSBURG, VA - MAY 18: Former Virginia Del. Lashrecse Aird, left, talks withwith Petersburg resident Jean Lewis on May 18, 2023 as she campaigns in the Democratic primary for a newly drawn state ...