Megan Schiffres
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Assembly Considers Changing HIV Transmission Laws, Saying It’s Past Time.
People living with HIV are being criminalized under Virginia law, but there’s a bill before the General Assembly that advocates hope will change that.
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Richmond City Council Accepts Police Data Sharing Proposal Despite Community Outrage
RICHMOND-Despite protests and public speakers, the Richmond City Council approved a data sharing deal Monday night.
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Dogwood Download: Things You Should Know For Saturday, Feb. 6
RICHMOND – Bills to legalize marijuana, abolish the death penalty, and eliminate mandatory minimums passed the House and Senate yesterday.
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Supporters Ask General Assembly to Legalize Marriage Equality
RICHMOND-Two identical resolutions to legalize marriage equality in Virginia have made it to the House and Senate floors.
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Dogwood Download: Things You Should Know For Thursday, Feb. 4
RICHMOND – Cases of COVID-19 are increasing slightly and marijuana legalization is one step closer to becoming a reality.
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Rocky Mount Officers’ Firings Aren’t Enough, Residents Say
ROCKY MOUNT – If you want to fight extremism, then you need to address the issues allowing it to exist.
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Richmond City Council Asked to Reform Houseless Services
RICHMOND-Over a hundred social workers are petitioning the Richmond City Council for urgent reforms to its services for houseless people.
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Virginia Sees Immediate Impact From Some of Biden’s Executive Orders
WASHINGTON D.C. – President Joe Biden has signed 30 new executive orders since he took office Wednesday.
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Will Virginia Abolish the Death Penalty? Surovell’s Bill Advances
RICHMOND – Death penalty cases have at least an error rate of 4.1%, says Jennifer Gibbons.
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‘We’re Not The Opposite’ : Some BLM Groups Support Gun Rights on Lobby Day
RICHMOND-It’s called Lobby Day, but very few people actually met with lawmakers in person on Monday.




















