RICHMOND, Va.  The water crisis in Richmond is forcing the Virginia General Assembly to delay the start of its legislative session.Both the House and Senate will meet briefly at noon Wednesday before going on a recess until Monday, Jan. 13.We are actively coordinating with local and statewide officials to support Richmonds efforts to resolve the issue and restore water service to residents as quickly as possible, Speaker of the House Don Scott s…

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Virginia General Assembly effectively delays start of 2025 session due to Richmond’s water issues

Virginia‘s legislative session will begin on Wednesday but will immediately gavel out for the day until next week because of water problems in Richmond. Richmond was placed under a boil advisory on Monday after a significant winter storm caused a power outage at the city’s water treatment plant. Some additional malfunctions have slowed the restoration... The post Virginia legislative session delayed by water problems in Richmond appeared first o…

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Virginia legislative session delayed by water problems in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Ongoing water issues in the city of Richmond is impacting the start of the Virginia General Assembly's 2025 session, with leaders deciding to "gavel in," handle only a few business items and then recess for several more days.  Virginia legislators are scheduled to return to Richmond on Wednesday, Jan. 8 -- but a water crisis in the capital city will effectively delay their work.  Don Scott, Speaker of the House of Delegat…

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RICHMOND — House Speaker Don Scott is freshly showered. That is not ordinarily a noteworthy observation, but with much of the city still without water, the relative cleanliness of state lawmakers was very much in question as they convened for the first time this session. “This is a good wake-up call for all of us and how precarious these things that we take for granted could be,” said Scott, a Portsmouth Democrat, of the ongoing water crisis. “I…

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Start of Virginia General Assembly's legislative session delayed due to Richmond water crisis

Virginia's state Capitol and General Assembly buildings will be closed, effectively postponing lawmakers' first working day of the legislative session nearly two days after a winter storm shut down Richmond's water system.

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Virginia General Assembly effectively delays start of 2025 session due to Richmond's water issues

Virginia's state Capitol and the General Assembly Building are closed Wednesday due to lack of water pressure after the City of Richmond faced a boil water advisory.

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Virginia lawmakers delay session start amid Richmond boil water advisory

City Hall in Richmond, Va. (Parker Michels-Boyce for The Virginia Mercury)Efforts to fully restore water service in Richmond faced another setback Tuesday evening, just hours before the Virginia General Assembly was set to convene for its 2025 session. The disruptions, caused by a winter storm that knocked out power to the city’s water treatment plant, were further complicated when an equipment failure at the facility slowed progress, city offic…

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Richmond water crisis deepens after storm damage forces delay • Virginia Mercury

This week’s winter storm knocked out power to the water treatment plant in Richmond and service was not restored until Tuesday afternoon. “We recognize this outage has touched everyday Richmonders, families, and the business community, said Sabrina Joy-Hogg, Richmond’s Interim Chief Administrative Officer, in an announcement on the city’s website. Residents are asked to boil water until further notice due to the possibility of untreated water be…

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Start of Virginia General Assembly's legislative session delayed due to Richmond water crisis

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