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โWe need helpโ: Att. Gen. calls on businesses to help fight human trafficking
Read full article: โWe need helpโ: Att. Gen. calls on businesses to help fight human traffickingVirginia Attorney General Jason Miyares believes local businesses can be part of the solution to addressing human trafficking in the Commonwealth.
Lynchburg officials, citizens react to proposed city budget
Read full article: Lynchburg officials, citizens react to proposed city budgetLynchburg homeowners will be paying less in real estate taxes, after a new rate of 89 cents was approved by the City Council on Tuesday night, and some are reacting to what this could mean for the proposed budget.
WATCH LIVE: DC attorney general to make major announcement about Commanders
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: DC attorney general to make major announcement about CommandersThe attorney general for the District of Columbia is slated to make a major announcement regarding the Washington Commanders on Thursday (Nov. 10).
Virginiaโs Attorney General meets with Roanoke healthcare leaders to address opioid epidemic
Read full article: Virginiaโs Attorney General meets with Roanoke healthcare leaders to address opioid epidemicAttorney General Miyares met with leaders at Carilion to talk about the ways theyโre treating patients suffering from substance abuse.
Stage is set for Herring and Miyares to face off in Virginia attorney general race
Read full article: Stage is set for Herring and Miyares to face off in Virginia attorney general raceThe incumbent, Mark Herring, defeated his Democratic opponent Jay Jones in Tuesdayโs primary. He will now face off against Republican nominee, Delegate Jason Miyares.
Gov. Ralph Northam endorses Jay Jones over incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring
Read full article: Gov. Ralph Northam endorses Jay Jones over incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring(AP Photo/Steve Helber) RIGHT: Jay Jones picture from his campaign websiteOn Thursday morning, rather than the man heโs served beside for four years, Gov. Ralph Northam endorsed the Democrat looking to halt two-term Attorney General Mark Herringโs reelection campaign, Jay Jones. Simply put, Ralph Northam is the most consequential governor in the history of this Commonwealth.โAdIf elected, Jones would be Virginiaโs first Black attorney general. Jonesโ opponent, Mark Herring won the 2017 race for attorney general, beating Republican John Donley Adams by 175,850 votes, with 53.3% of all votes cast. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (WSLS)In the election prior, 2013, Herring only defeated his Republican challenger, Mark Dudley Obenshain, by 165 votes.
Attorney General Mark Herring creates Virginiaโs first worker protection unit
Read full article: Attorney General Mark Herring creates Virginiaโs first worker protection unitRICHMOND, Va. โ Attorney General Mark Herring announced Wednesday the designation of the Virginia Attorney Generalโs first Worker Protection Unit, a multidisciplinary team of prosecutors and attorneys within the Office of Attorney General. It will be led by a dedicated criminal prosecutor, that will focus on investigating, stopping and prosecuting individuals and businesses who unlawfully engage in worker exploitation, in addition to educating Virginia workers on their rights. AdโMisclassification, payroll fraud, and wage theft are somewhat complicated terms, but at their simplest they are all instances of business owners and managers stealing from their hardworking employees,โ said Herring. โFor way too long, Virginiaโs weak worker protection laws have made it way too easy for business managers, owners, and labor brokers to cheat their workers and cheat the Commonwealth. The Unit will also engage, as needed, with state agencies that have enforcement and oversight authority around worker protection laws including the Virginia Department of Taxation, Virginia Employment Commission, Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, and Office of Inspector General.
โItโs a really important stepโ: Virginia Attorney General touts win in defense of mask mandate
Read full article: โItโs a really important stepโ: Virginia Attorney General touts win in defense of mask mandateRICHMOND, Va. โ Wearing a mask in public buildings will continue to be mandatory in Virginia. A lawsuit filed in the stateโs 20th Judicial Circuit challenging Governor Northamโs mandate issued last month lost in court Monday. The state attorney general's office argued in defense of the mandate. Attorney General Mark Herring said masks help keep people safe and show others you care about them. This is the tenth case the attorney generalโs office has won in defense of the stateโs coronavirus regulations.