Del. Cliff Hayes, D-Chesapeake, reaches for a ball from a fellow Delegate during a break in the House session at the Capitol Sunday March 8, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Legislators have extended the 2020 legislative session by one day to complete work of most legislation. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
March 8, 2020
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March 8, 2020 6:26 p.m.
Virginia reshaped as Democrats put historic stamp on laws
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic legislators in Virginia have dramatically reshaped the state in two months, sweeping aside many of the state’s old business-friendly and socially conservative laws and replacing them with a broad, progressive policy agenda.