Twenty-nine House bills and 25 Senate bills passed and were approved by the Governor. Finally, to help address the impacts of the pandemic, the budget includes an extension for housing protections for Virginia residents and funding for emergency childcare programs and childcare provider stabilization. Telehealth, funding to support the election, and broadband infrastructure projects are also prioritized in the budget. The budget addresses the $2.8 billion revenue shortfall due to COVID-19, restores early childhood education expansion funding and educator retention incentives. During this time, the General Assembly passed legislation relating to COVID-19 relief, police and criminal justice reform, and the budget. The special legislative session adjourned on Monday, November 9, after 83 days. " Don't rely on negative test results to see your family for Thanksgiving" from CNNīelow my newsletter includes information regarding the end of the special legislative session, election results, news on the 2021 legislative session, as well as COVID-19 resources and community updates. “ At dinner parties and game nights, casual American life is fueling the coronavirus surge as daily cases exceed 150,000” from the Washington Post prepares for worst four months of the pandemic as it stares down the ‘darkest’ days yet” from CNBC Holiday Considerations for Small Gatherings of Family and Friends from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) I encourage you to read and share these four articles concerning the rise and spread of COVID-19: As enjoyable as it is to be near our loved ones during the holiday season, we must continue to be mindful of protecting the health of others and curbing the spread of the virus, so we do not overburden our health care system. Please remain ever vigilant in your social distancing, mask-wearing, and personal hygiene practices as we experience a surge throughout the Commonwealth and the country in COVID-19 cases. As you may know, and as I will detail below, Governor Northam announced new measures to contain COVID-19. The special session adjourned, the election is over, and we are turning our attention toward the holidays.
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