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Virginia Senate Dems Advance New Gun Safety Bills in Wake of UVA and Newport News Shootings
Earlier this week, a panel from the Democratic-led Virginia Senate voted to advance legislation related to gun safety, ranging from a bill that would require adults to keep guns safely locked up and away from any children in the household to restrictions on the sale of assault-style weapons, as well as one that would specify…
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Renters Are Struggling. The Biden Administration Introduced New Protections for Them This Week.
The Biden administration introduced several new efforts to protect renters, make renting more affordable, and to increase fairness in the rental market.
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Lawyer: Warnings boy had gun ignored before he shot teacher
Concerned staff warned administrators at a Virginia elementary school three times that a 6-year-old boy had a gun and was threatening other students in the hours before he shot and wounded a teacher, but the administration “was paralyzed by apathy” and didn’t call police, remove the boy from class or lock down the school, the…
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21 Books Banned at Madison County High School Library: Did Any of Your Favorites Make The List?
The Madison County School Board recently voted to ban nearly two dozen titles from the local high school library.
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Up to One-third of Rural Virginia Hospitals Are At Risk of Closure. Here’s What Would Help.
With up to one-third of rural hospitals at risk of closure, Dogwood looked into possible reasons and remedies. Here’s what we found.
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Biden’s New Student Loan Repayment Plan Would Help Millions of Working and Middle-Class Americans
Under the new plan, borrowers who earn less than roughly $30,600 a year would owe $0 a month on their federal student loans, effectively pausing them. A borrower who’s in a family of four and makes less than roughly $62,400 would also see their payments paused.
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Virginia Senate committee advances bill toughening gun storage laws
After a classroom shooting allegedly committed by a Virginia 6-year-old, Democrats in the state Senate are advancing a bill that would require adults to keep guns locked up if minors are in the home.
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10 Architectural Marvels to Marvel at in Virginia
Some of Virginia’s more unique structures are breathtaking, while others are simply odd looking. To find out what architectural marvels are near you, check out these 10 structures.
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10 Accomplishments of the First Two Years of the Biden-Harris Administration
Over the past two years, the Biden-Harris administration and the Democratic-run House and Senate acted to lower healthcare and drug costs; fight climate change and reduce energy costs; invest in mental health care; and invest in American manufacturing and infrastructure.
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MAGA Republicans Plan to Hold the Economy Hostage to Cut Social Security and Medicare
The debt ceiling is a numerical limit, set by Congress, on how much money the federal government can borrow to pay its bills. Increasing the debt ceiling is a routine congressional task, but Republicans want to hold it hostage to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare, even though failing to raise the limit would…
























