What to expect if Dems regain power in DC:
Virginia emerges as South progressive leader under Democrats
…Lawmakers also have advanced this year:
— a renewable energy measure that will likely raise electric rates but, environmentalists say, make the state among the greenest in the country
— comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation
— bills that abortion-rights advocates say will make Virginia a "safe haven" for women in neighboring conservative states
— resolutions to make Virginia the critical 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, a major victory for women's-rights advocates
— a repeal of a provision requiring voters to show ID before casting a ballot.
The legislature, led by the first female House speaker and with the highest number of African-Americans in leadership positions in the state's 400-year history, is set to give final passage to most pieces of landmark legislation ahead of the March 7 adjournment.
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