A historically diverse Virginia General Assembly is set to convene Wednesday, led for the first time in more than 2 decades by Democrats who are promising to enact a litany of changes.
who are promising to enact a litany of changes.
In the weeks since Democrats retook control of the state House and Senate, they have laid out an ambitious agenda. It includes high-profile issues Republicans thwarted for years, including gun control measures and criminal justice reforms. They also have pledged to ease restrictions on abortion access, raise the minimum wage, prohibit discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community and make Virginia the next state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
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