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How restrictive will Virginia's General Assembly be on skill games?

The Roanoke Times 23 Feb 2026
Legislation looks at annual license fees, taxing game revenues, capping the number of machines statewide and the number in each store or truck stop ... .
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Right-to-work repeal dies a quiet death in Virginia General Assembly

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 20 Feb 2026
Senate Bill 32, sponsored by state Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy, D-Prince William, never even got a hearing before the gatekeepers of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee ... .
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Dealth by a thousand cuts, as roughly 1,000 bills die in Virginia General Assembly

The Roanoke Times 20 Feb 2026
Of more than 2,350 bills introduced this year, roughly 1,000 didn’t make it by Tuesday’s crossover deadline ... .
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Death by a thousand cuts, as roughly 1,000 bills die in Virginia General Assembly

Calhoun Times 20 Feb 2026
Of more than 2,350 bills introduced this year, roughly 1,000 didn’t make it by Tuesday’s crossover deadline ....
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Virginia General Assembly passes paid family and medical leave

The Brunswick News 18 Feb 2026
RICHMOND, Va. — Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly voted Tuesday to pass legislation that would create an insurance program for paid family and medical leave. The benefit program would cover up to 12 weeks a year of paid ... .
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Virginia General Assembly advances cannabis retail framework

Wtop 18 Feb 2026
After years of clearing the General Assembly only to meet a veto, legislation to create a legal, adult-use cannabis market in Virginia passed both chambers Tuesday — this time with a governor ready to ...
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LIVE RESULTS: Special election for 2 seats in Virginia General Assembly

Wtop 10 Feb 2026
Adam Ebbin to her administration triggered two special elections to fill open seats in Virginia’s General Assembly. Ebbin had represented Virginia Senate District 39.
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Virginia General Assembly balks at rent caps

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 05 Feb 2026
Virginia lawmakers have effectively killed a bill that would have given local governments the power to put limits on rent increases ... .
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Radical' abortion amendment passes Virginia General Assembly despite pro-life advocacy

Catholic Standard 02 Feb 2026
'The Virginia General Assembly has sent a sweeping amendment enshrining a "fundamental right" to abortion in the Constitution of Virginia to a statewide referendum on the November ballot ... Assembly Jan.
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Gaming bills off to mixed start this year in Virginia General Assembly

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 30 Jan 2026
Virginia lawmakers are going back and forth over how to regulate the state's new gaming industry, including "skill games," traditional casinos and iGaming on phones ... .
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Minneapolis killing sparks gun control debate in Virginia General Assembly

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 27 Jan 2026
Federal agents' killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this past weekend sparked a sharp exchange over the Second Amendment in the Virginia Capitol on Monday ... .
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Consumer protection bills being considered by Virginia General Assembly

Richmond Times Dispatch 26 Jan 2026
As a major reform of state law to help consumers and tenants begins to move forward, several consumer protection measures have been lined up for consideration before the General Assembly ....
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Senate panel brings up Minnesota shooting as gun bills advance at Virginia General Assembly

Calhoun Times 26 Jan 2026
The fatal shooting by federal agents of a Minneapolis man sparked a sharp exchange over guns and tyranny in a state Senate debate over gun laws ....
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'Skill games' battle returns to Virginia General Assembly

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 25 Jan 2026
So-called skill games machines, the slot machine-like devices in gas stations across Virginia, are still illegal, even if the law isn't enforced. Lawmakers in Richmond are arguing over what to do ... .
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HBCU caucus formed at the Virginia General Assembly

Daily Press 23 Jan 2026
State lawmakers launched a bipartisan caucus that aims to advocate for the students, alumni and communities of Virginia’s historically Black colleges and universities ... Norfolk and Virginia Beach.

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