Inside the Numbers: Early voting trends four weeks out from Nov. 3
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More than one in 10 registered voters in Staunton, Charlottesville and Albemarle County had already cast their ballots four weeks ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Search Results for Donald Trump
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Candidates weigh in on state, federal agricultural issues
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Voters concerned with agricultural issues can mark their ballots confidently this election season, thanks to comprehensive surveys completed by presidential candidates and many of Virginia’s congressional contenders.
John W. Whitehead: The election has already been hijacked
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By John W. Whitehead “Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.” ― Herbert Marcuse Republicans and Democrats alike fear that the other party will attempt to hijack this election. President Trump is convinced that mail-in ballots are a scam except in Florida, where it’s safe to vote by mail because of its “great Republican…
McClellan vows to make protection of reproductive rights a priority
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State Sen. Jennifer McClellan said Friday she would make a constitutional amendment on reproductive healthcare and rights a priority of her gubernatorial term.
Analysis: Who will have the advantage heading into next week’s opening presidential debate?
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We weren’t even sure we were going to have actual presidential debates in 2020. Now that we are, beginning next week in Cleveland, basically, who ya got?
Publication now rates Fifth District congressional race a ‘Toss Up’
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The Cook Political Report has changed its rating for the Fifth District congressional race from “Lean Republican” to “Toss Up,” citing a possible “perfect storm” in the making in the sprawling district, which spans from Northern Virginia through Charlottesville to the North Carolina border.
No surprise: Big leads for Joe Biden, Mark Warner in Virginia in new VCU poll
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Remember when Virginia was a battleground state? It actually hasn’t been that long since the Commonwealth hadn’t voted blue in a presidential election since LBJ. Not even purple anymore, the Old Dominion is just short of deep blue these days.
States exhausting $300 LWA payments: FEMA clarifies program will cover six weeks of benefits
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Nearly seven weeks after the $600-per-week enhanced federal unemployment benefit enacted under the CARES Act expired, 34 states still have not initiated the $300 payments under the Lost Wages Assistance program.
Weekly roundup of climate, energy news: Sept. 6
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News to inform legislators and the public.
Since 9/11, the government’s answer to every problem has been more government
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Have you noticed that the government’s answer to every problem is more government—at taxpayer expense—and less individual liberty?
