Northam to call for in-person summer school, General Assembly session extended, QAnon shaman moved to Alexandria, and more headlines – Virginia Mercury

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• Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to call for in-person summer school to give students extra time in classrooms and address pandemic learning loss.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• Sticking to an earlier promise, Northam called a special session to extend the General Assembly’s 2021 work to 46 days instead of 30.—Associated Press

• The House of Delegates passed a bill to give college scholarships to descendants of enslaved workers. The plan applies to five universities that relied on slave labor.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• The state Senate approved legislation to restrict how law enforcement uses data collected by license plate readers.—Roanoke Times

• A proposal to scrap state legislators’ immunity from criminal prosecution during sessions failed in a Senate committee.—WVTF

• A new CNU poll shows most Black Virginians and Republicans are hesitant to get a COVID-19 shot.—Virginian-Pilot

• A sign-up link for a vaccination clinic in Norfolk was shared far beyond its intended recipients, leading to confusion and cancelled appointments.—WAVY

• About 30 people protested outside the Virginia State Police headquarters to demand the release of dashcam footage showing how 18-year-old Xzavier Hill was killed during a traffic stop.—NBC12

• Health officials are investigating the case of a Gloucester woman who died hours after being vaccinated.—Virginian-Pilot

• The QAnon shaman has been moved to a Virginia jail that offers organic food he couldn’t get in D.C.—Washingtonian

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