Hey John - We’ll keep this short and quick. It’s time to break out the green and the Guinness.
If you want the luck of AYD to shine on you for the rest of 2022, make sure to join us at Ireland’s Four Courts on Monday, March 14th at 7pm for our monthly Happy Hour! And keep an eye out for our Women’s Leadership Forum happening later this month on March 22nd.
Here’s a politics roundup on what happened in Virginia last week: - With bipartisan support, Virginia has banned the sale of Russian vodka in ABC stores, a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. Five other states have taken this action.
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Republicans in the House of Delegates killed a bill giving Native tribes a say in development projects on ancestral lands.
- Republicans rejected a bill automatically restoring voting rights to felons who have served their time.
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The latest draft of Virginia’s budget cuts the increase in slots for Medicaid-funded support services from 1200 to 600. Disability advocates say this is a step backward, as there are already 3000+ people on Medicaid’s priority waiting list for home- and community-based services.
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