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From Forced Vaginal Ultrasounds to Rollbacks: How Virginia’s Abortion Policies Changed in 8 Years
On Wednesday, a new law takes effect in Virginia eradicating restrictions that “were really a successful driver in people not getting abortions,” said one activist.
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You Need To Know Why Confederate Monuments Were Originally Put Up
The historic mass uprisings throughout Virginia against police brutality and racial injustice might make you think almost everyone supports the removal of the state’s Confederate monuments. But there are still plenty of white people in our state who are comfortable arguing, publicly on Facebook, that Confederate statues in the commonwealth should stay standing. Virginia, once…
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Gov. Northam Just Explained What Virginia’s Reopening Will Look Like. Here’s What You Need To Know.
Gov. Ralph Northam officially said he expects the state’s “Phase One” of reopening to start a week from today. “I anticipate and hope that Phase One will start on May 15th,” Northam said at a press conference Friday. Northam cautioned the first phase of reopening won’t be a major shift from how the state has…
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Trump’s Tweet About Virginia’s Gun Safety Laws Is Flat-Out False
The gun safety laws passed in Virginia have been on the books in dozens of states
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Northam Signs Clean Energy Bill But Says Delay on Minimum Wage Is Necessary
The governor wants to push minimum wage hike from January to May due to coronavirus pandemic effect on the economy Citing economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam proposed an amendment to a bill increasing the state’s minimum wage that would delay its implementation several months, his office announced Sunday. The…
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Virginia Judge Rejects Religious Exemption to Break Quarantine. But More Cases Are Pending.
Gov. Ralph Northam’s stay-at-home order remains intact over Holy Week. A judge in southwest Virginia on Thursday ejected a lawsuit that sought to carve ought a religious exemption to Gov. Ralph Northam’s executive order requiring people to stay at home. Russell County resident Larry Hughes filed the lawsuit this week. He said the governor’s stay-at-home…
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Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman Says ‘Pump the Brakes’ On Bringing Baseball Back Fast
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ryan Zimmerman is a two-time All-Star infielder who has played 15 years in the majors, all with the Washington Nationals. He holds most of the team’s career hitting records, and his two homers and seven RBIs last postseason helped the Nationals win their first World Series. With baseball on hold because of the…
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Northam Wants Virginia Local Elections Pushed From May to November
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that he would delay the June primary elections for Congress by two weeks because of the coronavirus. The governor said at a news conference that he would use his executive authority to move the June 9 primary to June 23. Northam said he’s also planning to work with the…
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Hard-Won Teacher Pay Raises on Hold as Coronavirus Hits State Revenue
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to delay some long-sought Democratic priorities until more is known about how the pandemic will affect the economy, pushing back decisions on whether to give teachers and state workers raises, freeze in-state college tuition, and implement other new spending in the budget lawmakers passed only last month.
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Death Toll At Nursing Home Linked To Half Of Virginia Coronavirus Deaths Rises To 28
Eight more residents of a Virginia long-term care facility who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the death toll amid the outbreak to 28, the facility’s administrator said Monday.
