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- Sep 6, 2023
- 2 min
'People need tax relief:' Virginia House of Delegates reconvenes to pass 2023 budget
RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The Virginia House of Delegates reconvened on Wednesday to pass amendments to the 2023-2024 biennial state budget....
- Aug 23, 2023
- 18 min
Del. Rasoul calls on his party to invest more money in support of Democrats running in rural areas.
When Trudy Berry, the Democratic nominee in Virginia’s 9th Senate District, was denied ballot access for the Nov. 7 election over an...
- Jun 10, 2023
- 3 min
Del. Sam Rasoul and others gather at Sen. Mark Warner's Roanoke office to advocate to remove a ...
Afederal appeals court has ordered the Mountain Valley Pipeline not to resume construction in the Jefferson National Forest. Late Monday...
- May 10, 2023
- 7 min
Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, had 62% of his bills passed
The Floyd County Republican couldn’t get any bills passed by a Republican House of Delegates. Other Republican delegates with a 0 pass...
- Apr 17, 2023
- 3 min
Delegate Rasoul believes prevention starts with providing more help to those with substance use
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)– An American crisis is hitting home. New numbers show Roanoke ranks second in the nation for non-fatal overdoses....
- Apr 12, 2023
- 2 min
Virginia House Delegates talk saving you money on energy bills, upcoming election
RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The House of Delegates reconvened on Wednesday to vote on the Governor’s amended bills and vetoes. Governor...
- Mar 6, 2023
- 2 min
Delegate Sam Rasoul fears requiring Virginia drivers to have insurance could hurt low-income ...
Soon, Virginia drivers may have an extra layer of protection on the roads. The Virginia General Assembly passed a bill that would require...
- Feb 26, 2023
- 7 min
Rasoul’s legislation, which would require industries to test for forever chemicals ...
A carbon filtering system that cleans drinking water at the Spring Hollow reservoir is starting to wear down, elevating levels of a...
- Feb 20, 2023
- 13 min
A Bill introduced by Delegate Rasoul, study's whether or not transforming Catawba Hospital ..."
RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — A politically divisive General Assembly has been making its way through hundreds of bills during the 2023...
- Feb 8, 2023
- 17 min
It’s time for the House and Senate to swap bills. Here’s the legislation that’s survived the divide.
“Anything that can be put off will be put off in an election year,” said a Mary Washington political scientist. From abortion to...
- Feb 8, 2023
- 4 min
Del. Rasoul, would be one obvious Democratic contender for Senate District 4 ...
Little recent attention has been paid thus far to a big change in Western Virginia’s political landscape as a result of decennial...
- Jan 28, 2023
- 2 min
Delegate Rasoul sponsors a bill that requires teachers, staff, and administrators to be paid ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Under a bill now advancing through the Virginia House, the state would re-evaluate its so-far unfulfilled...
- Jan 25, 2023
- 8 min
House panel to consider transforming Catawba Hospital into substance use treatment center
A new study by the state backs the proposal by Del. Sam Rasoul to turn the Catawba Hospital into a state-of-the-art campus for substance...
- Jan 23, 2023
- 1 min
Del. Sam Rasoul speaks out on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — As the women's march on Washington marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark ruling of Roe vs. Wade in 1973,...
- Jan 17, 2023
- 4 min
Facing teacher shortages, Virginia legislators propose ideas to bring up pay, lighten workloads
As Virginia continues to struggle with teacher shortages, lawmakers have proposed a range of bills that aim to address low job...
- Jan 17, 2023
- 3 min
Study reveals Catawba Hospital renovation cost
Renovating Catawba Hospital to treat people with substance use disorder could require an investment of as much as $240 million from...
- Jan 10, 2023
- 2 min
What Delegates from Southwest Virginia are hoping to accomplish during the General Assembly
Governor Youngkin says the upcoming General Assembly is going to be a busy one. This past week he was in Salem discussing his goals for...
- Jan 10, 2023
- 2 min
Coalition calls on Virginia lawmakers to fully fund public schools and increase teacher pay
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- A statewide coalition of parents, students, teachers and advocacy groups says Virginia is failing to adequately...
- Jan 4, 2023
- 7 min
Del. Rasoul wants to let 16- and 17-year olds vote.
Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, wants to lower the voting age in local elections (as opposed to state or federal ones) to 16. So, is this...
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