President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to improving their communities."
Virginia legislators gaveled in, then promptly gaveled back out. They will reconvene Monday, assuming water pressure is restored.
On his last full day as President, Biden issued pardons for 5 people including Don Scott, Marcus Garvey, and Kemba Pradia, a Richmond-born prison reform activist.
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged a skeptical Democratic-controlled Legislature on Monday to work with him to roll back taxes and environmental laws in his administration's final year in office.
Sears, top left, and House speaker, Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, applaud as Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint
As President Joe Biden approaches the end of his term, he has announced a series of last-minute commutations and pardons, including Virginia House Speaker Don Scott.
President Joe Biden officially pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott (D - Suffolk) on the 1994 federal drug charges for which Scott previously served eight years in prison.
On his last full day as President, Biden issued pardons for 5 people including Don Scott, Marcus Garvey, and Kemba Pradia, a Richmond-born prison reform activist.
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