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Have You Heard About Virginia Schools’ ‘Sexually Explicit Material’ Guidelines?
Senate Bill 656 held multiple objectives, including that the Virginia Department of Education develop model policies, that each local school board adopt those policies, and then that parents receive notification of any instructional material including sexually explicit content.
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Five Ways Democrats Have Helped Virginia Under Biden’s Leadership
The Biden Administration has racked up an impressive list of legislative accomplishments that provide tangible help to Virginia’s communities, families, and individuals.
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OxyContin: The Opioid That Changed America
A bill from Rep. Abigail Spanberger aims to combat skyrocketing rates of substance use disorder and addiction.
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Six in 10 Voters Support Extending Pause on Student Loans and Canceling At Least $10,000 in Loans
Voters under 45 support student debt cancellation in overwhelming numbers, and new polling from Courier Newsroom and Data for Progress shows canceling some amount of federal student loan debt could be a political winner for President Joe Biden. Tens of millions of Americans with federal student loans are holding their breath to see whether they’ll…
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10 Independent Bookstores in Virginia You Absolutely Must Visit
The tiny but mighty team at Dogwood shares their favorite bookstores across Virginia that are worth visiting.
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Coming Out: What If That Was Up To Virginia Teachers?
What if coming out to families wasn’t a choice, but instead up to Virginia teachers? Gov. Glenn Youngkin weighed in on the issue in a recent interview.
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Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help Virginia Families
All 50 Senate Democrats—including Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner—voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, an impactful bill with a wide array of support from economists, climate experts, healthcare activists, and more.
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In An Increasingly Divided America, Joe Biden Just Keeps Stacking Up Wins
Joe Biden signed the CHIPS bill into law yesterday, making a massive investment in US manufacturing and bringing billions in new investment to American shores and an estimated 70,000 to 90,000 family sustaining jobs to American working families. It is the first of many new bills he will be signing in the coming weeks, a…
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Virginia Politicians React to Mar-a-Lago Search
On Monday, the FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida home of former President Donald Trump, in relation to an investigation on how presidential documents had been handled.
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Is The Affordable Care Act Nondiscriminatory? A Proposed Change Would Ensure That!
Section 1557 of the ACA would prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability in certain health programs and activities.
