FREDERICK, Va. (CN) — A state judge has kneecapped recent changes to Virginia’s voting laws in a split decision released Wednesday that could allow some votes received after Election Day to not be counted.The dispute started in the rural Virginia court of Frederick where local Board of Elections Chair Thomas Reed and Robert Hess were faced with an from the Virginia State Board of Elections.The new rule allowed localities to accept ballots with illegible postmarks up to three days after Election Day. State law, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, was changed to allow for the mail-in...…FREDERICK, Va. (CN) — A state judge has kneecapped recent changes to Virginia’s voting laws in a split decision released Wednesday that could allow some votes received after Election Day to not be counted.The dispute started in the rural Virginia court of Frederick where local Board of Elections Chair Thomas Reed and Robert Hess were faced with an from the Virginia State Board of Elections.The new rule allowed localities to accept ballots with illegible postmarks up to three days after Election Day. State law, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, was changed to allow for the mail-in...WW…

RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — Pointing to a law that shields internet platforms from legal action for content posted by third-party users, Twitter asked a Virginia judge for a second time Friday to dismiss defamation claims brought against the social media giant by Republican Congressman Devin Nunes of California.One of six such cases filed around the country by Nunes, the in Henrico County Circuit Court involves tweets by a Republican strategist and two anonymous called “Devin Nunes’ Mom” and “Devin Nunes’ Cow.” Clad in a face mask due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Washington,...…RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — Pointing to a law that shields internet platforms from legal action for content posted by third-party users, Twitter asked a Virginia judge for a second time Friday to dismiss defamation claims brought against the social media giant by Republican Congressman Devin Nunes of California.One of six such cases filed around the country by Nunes, the in Henrico County Circuit Court involves tweets by a Republican strategist and two anonymous called “Devin Nunes’ Mom” and “Devin Nunes’ Cow.” Clad in a face mask due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Washington,...WW…

A statewide minimum wage increase is among the measures being shelved for now as the pandemic creates uncertainty over funding.RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — Virginia’s General Assembly met for a regularly scheduled veto session Wednesday, but the gathering was anything but normal as legislators prepared the state’s budget and addressed efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the shadow of a statewide lockdown.  While tempers flared inside and outside legislative spaces, the brunt of the pandemic’s impact on state government is set to be felt by programs backed by the new Democratic...…A statewide minimum wage increase is among the measures being shelved for now as the pandemic creates uncertainty over funding.RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — Virginia’s General Assembly met for a regularly scheduled veto session Wednesday, but the gathering was anything but normal as legislators prepared the state’s budget and addressed efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the shadow of a statewide lockdown.  While tempers flared inside and outside legislative spaces, the brunt of the pandemic’s impact on state government is set to be felt by programs backed by the new Democratic...WW…

CULPEPER, Va. (CN) — A Virginia judge sided with the governor Thursday in a dispute over whether a chain of gyms represented by Republican lawmakers is subject to a statewide shutdown of nonessential businesses, rejecting claims that the facilities aren’t actually gyms.  Oral arguments took place via video conference Thursday morning in light of the pandemic. Gold’s Gym franchise owner Merrill C. “Sandy” Hall is represented by state Senators Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, and Bill Stanley, R-Franklin County.Hall’s locations across the state have been shut down since late March under...…CULPEPER, Va. (CN) — A Virginia judge sided with the governor Thursday in a dispute over whether a chain of gyms represented by Republican lawmakers is subject to a statewide shutdown of nonessential businesses, rejecting claims that the facilities aren’t actually gyms.  Oral arguments took place via video conference Thursday morning in light of the pandemic. Gold’s Gym franchise owner Merrill C. “Sandy” Hall is represented by state Senators Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, and Bill Stanley, R-Franklin County.Hall’s locations across the state have been shut down since late March under...WW…