Politics
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What drives Joshua Cole in his campaign for the Virginia House
In Fredericksburg-area House District 65, former Democratic Del. Joshua Cole is looking to return to the legislature after serving from 2019 until 2021, when he lost the seat by less than a 1,000 votes in a difficult off-year election. Cole faces Republican Lee Peters, a captain in the local sheriff’s office. Peters was endorsed in…
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New Virginia poll shows voters don’t trust Republicans on abortion
Just weeks before Virginians go to the polls to elect the next General Assembly, Data for Progress has released new polling in the state’s most competitive legislative districts that illustrates voters’ lack of trust in Republicans on the issue of reproductive rights. The Nov. 7 General Assembly elections are the first state-level races in the…
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Biden moves to ban all junk fees and hidden charges for Virginians
“[These] charges are taking real money out of the pockets of American families. These junk fees can add up to hundreds of dollars, weighing down family budgets, making it harder to pay family bills,” President Biden said on Wednesday.
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‘Take the politics out of reading’: School board candidates oppose book bans as distractions
Banned Books Week is over, but the issue itself is not only far from settled in Virginia – it’s a key topic in some of this fall’s school board elections. And some candidates for those local school boards are concerned that parents and students’ rights are being overlooked by groups pushing book bans that censor…
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What you need to know about Virginia’s voter registration deadline
Virginia’s state elections are less than a month away, but some essential voting deadlines are zooming up even sooner. The deadline to register to vote or update your existing voter registration is Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 (but if you don’t get registered by then, keep reading—there’s another option). If you’ve moved since the last time…
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Virginians Get Financial Relief as Biden Cancels More Student Debt
This round of debt relief will eliminate the debt of 125,000 borrowers nationwide: 22,000 with disabilities, 51,000 through an income-driven repayment plan, and 53,000 through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
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Youngkin’s Department of Elections Under Fire for Illegal Voter Roll Purge
Following news that an unknown number of Virginians have been illegally removed from voter rolls, pro-democracy groups are condemning the Youngkin administration for the state Department of Elections’ actions. A recent report released by the Virginia Department of Elections (DOE) announced that the department had removed over 17,000 people from state voter rolls over the…
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After Banning TikTok, Youngkin Takes Their Investor’s Money
After banning TikTok on state devices last year, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has accepted a $2 million contribution to his political action committee from a donor with a $21 billion dollar stake in the Chinese-owned app. As part of a series of political maneuvers against Chinese-owned companies, Youngkin issued an executive order last December banning…
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Big Pharma Rewarding Virginia Republicans for Killing Drug Affordability Proposal
Elections have consequences, and one of the groups most keenly aware of this fact are big special interest groups – among them, the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America (aka PhRMA). After benefiting from Republican control of the governorship and the House of Delegates in the 2023 legislative session, PhRMA appears to be rewarding their…
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Many Virginians Are Voting Early. Here’s How You Can, Too
Early voting in Virginia’s legislative elections has been underway for less than two weeks, and over 100,000 ballots have already been cast. Additionally, almost 300,000 already plan to vote by mail. Early voting in the commonwealth is convenient and simple, but it was not always so, and Virginians are taking advantage of it for just…
