Virginia Schools must give in-person classes, death penalty abolished among new laws

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Abolishing the death penalty became a top priority for Gov. Ralph Northam and legislative Democrats in the last half of the governor's term.
46% : Although use of the death penalty decreased in recent years, it has a long history in the commonwealth.
46% : The possession of marijuana for recreational use will also be legal July 1 and certain gun control measures will go into effect.
43% : Virginia became the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty and the first state in the South to do so.
41% : On July 1, several Virginia laws will go into effect, which include the abolition of the death penalty, the return to in-person instruction for all schools and laws related to alcohol sales.
37% : As of Thursday, the death penalty will be completely removed from the Virginia code as a punishment for any crime and the two people currently on death row will serve life sentences.

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