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Virginia lawmakers pass religious protections bill, vote down bill barring personal use of campaign funds

Northern Virginia’s daily dose of local and national news for Friday, Feb. 3.

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The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would protect employees working for religious organizations from losing state benefits due to their belief that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
(WTOP)

A Virginia House panel voted down legislation that would have barred using campaign funds for personal use.
(WTOP)

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Former Rep. Tom Perriello‘s sudden bid for Virginia governor is disrupting state Democrats‘ original plan to throw all support behind his opponent Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam.
(The Washington Post)

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A former prime minister of Norway was reportedly held at customs at Dulles International, because his passport showed he had traveled to Iran.
(ABC 7 News)

An Iranian couple with U.S. immigrant visas, who plan to settle in Northern Virginia, made it to Dulles International after being stuck at an Amsterdam airport for five days due to President Trump‘s immigration order. 
(ABC 7 News)

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An Old Dominion University professor has apologized for writing in an email that fellow administrators were “not American” if they didn’t attend forthcoming events on diversity.
(The Virginian-Pilot)

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