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Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers
(virginiamercury.com)
Meaningful. A real win, hard fought. Well done.
this post was submitted on 17 May 2026
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I wonder if Spanberger is going to veto this, too. She already vetoed the bargaining rights that she ran on.
Sounds like a decent plan. Wonder how long it will take the GOP to cancel it
Have you seen a map recently? Virginia is not a southern state lol