After going online because of the pandemic, zoning decisions and regulatory hearings on Zoom are coming to an end, for the most part. Boards and commissions across the state are having to adjust how they do business.
During a Virginia Redistricting Commission Meeting last week, commissioner Jose Feliciano reminded members that when they met this week would determine where they met.
Members of the Richmond City Council meet virtually on June 28, 2021.
“We re talking about possibly meeting late next week which is Thursday or Friday - which is the first and second - which has passed the 30th deadline,” he said. “So I think that s going to be a little stickler.”
Lawmakers kill bill calling for transparency in redistricting commission Virginia General Assembly Building (Source: WHSV) By Anya Sczerzenie | Capital News Service | February 19, 2021 at 6:16 PM EST - Updated February 19 at 9:30 PM
RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Senate killed a House proposal to expand access to the commonwealthâs new redistricting commission and help make the process more transparent and democratic.
House Bill 2082, patroned by Del. Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, would have required the redistricting commission meetings to be advertised and accessible to the public. The commission will draw the commonwealthâs electoral districts every 10 years. The General Assembly previously drew the districts.
Virginia lawmakers kill bill requiring officers render aid, report wrongdoing
Andrew Ringle
By: Capital News Service
and last updated 2021-02-16 21:44:27-05
RICHMOND, Va. A Senate committee recently killed a bill intended to minimize police misconduct and incentivize accountability among law enforcement.
House Bill 1948, introduced by Del. Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, required law enforcement officers to report misconduct by fellow officers. Another part of the measure, which some opponents called too subjective, was that on-duty officers provide aid as circumstances objectively permitted to someone suffering a life-threatening condition, or serious bodily injury.
The bill also expanded the current definition of bias-based profiling, which is prohibited in Virginia, to include gender identity and sexual orientation. Bias-based profiling is when a police officer takes action solely based on an individualâs real or perceived race, age, ethnicity or gender.