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For the third consecutive year, labor and allies in Virginia are preparing for a fight to remove the state’s “Right to Work” law from the statute books.
On Saturday, January 16, the Virginia Our Revolution organization sponsored an online kickoff meeting featuring progressive Democratic Party members of the General Assembly (Virginia’s state legislature) and labor leaders to get behind a Bill, House Bill 1755, in the House of Delegates, the lower house of the General Assembly. This bill would repeal Virginia’s longstanding “Right to Work” statute, which is seen by organized labor as a major obstacle to unionization in Virginia.
Capitol Square closing ahead of possible civil unrest: Richmond is going to be prepared
Capitol Square closing ahead of possible civil unrest
and last updated 2021-01-13 18:03:02-05
RICHMOND, Va. Virginiaâs Capitol Square is closed to the public beginning Thursday as officials prepare for the potential of armed protests or âcredible threatsâ of violence against state capital cities nationwide.
The announcement comes on the first day of the 2021 legislative session in the Commonwealth.
âIn preparation for possible demonstrations around Richmond over the next week, and in light of the civil unrest in the nationâs capital on Jan. 6, the Department of General Services is implementing precautionary measures to protect the employees, visitors, buildings and grounds at historic Capitol Square,â a spokesperson for the Department of General Services said.
Metal detectors were installed in the Capitol after the attack and some Republicans went ballistic
By Shannon Larson Globe Staff,Updated January 13, 2021, 2:06 a.m.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is searched by US Capitol Police after setting off the metal detector outside the doors to the House of Representatives Chamber on Tuesday.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
House lawmakers are now required to go through a metal detector security screening before being allowed to enter the chamber â a precautionary measure that galled several Republicans Tuesday, some of whom uttered obscenities or ignored the devices, claiming they were impeding them from voting.
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State capitols brace for inauguration protests
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Authorities in all 50 states are on high alert after an FBI warning that there may be violent protests ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
NBC’s Dan Scheneman reports.
(NBC News) Authorities in all 50 states are on alert after an FBI warning that there could be violent protests at state capitol buildings in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
In Texas, more than 100 state troopers, many in tactical gear, were on hand to provide extra security as lawmakers returned to work at the capitol in Austin Tuesday.