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Dr. M. Norman Oliver, Virginia State Health Commissioner, speaks at a press conference as Jeff McKay, right, chairman of Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, right, looks on Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Fairfax, Va., during the announcement of a second presumptive positive cases of coronavirus COVID-19 in Virginia. AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez
Mar 8, 2021

COVID roundup: 1 year into pandemic, Va. makes headway with vaccinations

A year after the first COVID-19 cases in Virginia were recorded, the state is making significant headway in vaccinating residents. As of Monday, March 8, 1.49 million Virginians — or 17.5% of the state’s population — have received at least one shot. Meanwhile, the number of COVID-related deaths in Virginia was still higher than average […]

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Mar 1, 2021

COVID roundup: Johnson & Johnson vaccine headed to Va. this week

Virginia expects to receive its first allocation of 69,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses produced by Johnson & Johnson this week, along with about 360,000 more doses from Moderna and Pfizer Inc., the Virginia Department of Health announced this weekend. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — which requires only one […]

Feb 26, 2021

Virginia could get 400K+ COVID vaccine doses for first week of March

Virginia could receive up to 433,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine doses for the first week of March, depending on the timing of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine, according to Dr. Danny Avula, the state’s vaccine coordinator. During a Friday news conference, Avula said the state expects to […]

COVID-19 vaccination shot Photo credit Art Writ, Capital News Service
Feb 19, 2021

Va. vaccine doses will get ‘big bump’ next week

Virginia’s vaccine coordinator, Dr. Danny Avula, said Friday he expects about 213,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to come to the state weekly, beginning next week. That’s an increase of about 60,000 doses from the past week. Last week, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the federal government would up weekly national distribution from 11 million […]

Initial unemployment insurance claimants by county and city weeks ending Feb. 6 over Jan. 30 change. Green shows a decrease, yellow shows an increase of 1 to 20 claimants and red shows an increase of 21 to 71 claimants. Graphic courtesy Virginia Employment Commission
Feb 18, 2021

Va. saw slight uptick in jobless claims last week

Initial jobless claims filed last week rose 4.9% from the previous week, according to figures released Thursday by the Virginia Employment Commission, while continued claims slightly dropped. During the week ending Feb. 13, 14,901 Virginians filed initial unemployment claims, compared to 14,203 from the week prior.  Last week, 62,624 Virginians remained unemployed; that represents 40,143 [&hellip[...]

Feb 17, 2021

State launches COVID-19 vaccine hotline

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that a COVID-19 vaccine hotline, staffed with about 750 customer service employees, has launched. The number is (877) VAX-IN-VA, or (877) 829-4682. The phone number, targeted for Virginians without reliable internet access, opened the day after the Virginia Department of Health started a statewide vaccine registration website, replacing local health […[...]

VMI cadets walking to class outside of the Old Barracks. Photo courtesy of VMI Communications & Marketing
Feb 17, 2021

Yorktown consulting firm sues SCHEV over VMI probe contract

A Yorktown-based consultancy is suing the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the firm conducting an investigation into Virginia Military Institute’s racial attitudes and practices, a contract the plaintiff unsuccessfully bid on last year. In a civil suit filed Feb. 11 in Richmond Circuit Court, the Center for Applied Innovation LLC (CAI) seeks […]

Virginia State Capitol. Photo by Conor Lobb, VCU Capital News Service
Feb 17, 2021

Business groups ask Va. lawmakers for higher PPP tax deductions

Virginia’s two legislative bodies have not yet agreed on an amount that Virginia businesses can deduct from federal Paycheck Protection Program loans they received last year, and how much of the loans they’ll have to pay state taxes on. Business groups are asking state lawmakers to allow higher deductions — especially for sectors like hospitality […]

Feb 16, 2021

Virginia Rent Relief Program receiving extra $524M

Landlords and tenants have additional rental assistance on the way. On Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that $524 million in federal funding will go toward the Virginia Rent Relief Program (RRP), funded through the Emergency Rental Assistance program. “RRP is based on a unique, collaborative partnership between tenants and landlords to ensure both remain whole […]

Feb 15, 2021

Northam announces $730.2M state revenue forecast increase

Gov. Ralph Northam’s revised budget released Monday shows that the commonwealth expects a $730.2 million increase in this year’s revenues forecast over December 2020, from $46 billion to more than $46.7 billion during the next two years. “These revised budget numbers tell us that Virginia’s economy continues to thrive, in spite of the pandemic,” Northam […]

Feb 11, 2021

Va. General Fund revenue dropped 2.4% in January

Virginia’s General Fund revenue for January 2021 decreased 2.4% compared with January 2020, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. Total revenue collections rose 6% through January on a fiscal year-to-date basis, which was well ahead of the 1.2% growth forecast.  “As we work to put this pandemic behind us, we must stay focused on positioning our […]

Feb 10, 2021

Northam requests federal support to vaccinate federal employees

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser jointly issued a request Wednesday for federal support with vaccinating essential federal employees against COVID-19, many of whom live in the greater D.C. area. Northam, Hogan and Bowser sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. Department of Health and […]

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