House Republican leaders critical of McAuliffe executive order on guns
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Virginia House of Delegates Republican leaders responded Thursday to Executive Order 50, released by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe.
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Waynesboro Police drop home invasion charges against Marquell Diggs
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The charges against Marquell Anthony Diggs in the Sept. 18 home invasion robbery have been dropped. A spokesman for the Waynesboro Police Department said in a news release that the PD no longer considers Diggs as a suspect in the crime.
Herring reports progress, continuing crisis at one-year mark of heroin, prescription drug abuse prevention plan
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As part of his continuing efforts to address a troubling rise in heroin and prescription drug overdose fatalities in the Commonwealth, Attorney General Mark Herring reported in on milestones in the first year of his Five Point Plan to Combat Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse.
Ed Gillespie confirms plans to run for governor in 2017
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Ed Gillespie confirmed in an email to The Washington Post on Friday that he plans to run for governor in 2017.
Federal judge dismisses two landowner lawsuits related to Atlantic Coast Pipeline
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A federal judge late Wednesday dismissed two lawsuits from Virginia landowners related to the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline that claimed the state survey permission law violated the U.S. Constitution.
Herring announces initiatives to promote safe, impartial 21st century policing in Virginia
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Attorney General Mark Herring announced on Tuesday the first in a series of initiatives to promote safe, impartial, 21st century policing in Virginia, and to promote mutual trust and positive relationships between Virginia law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.
Poll: What do Virginia voters think of Obama, McAuliffe, Warner, Kaine?
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A new Christopher Newport University poll shows that Virginia voters have generally positive views of Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine. Barack Obama, not so muc
Virginia joining multistate task force to combat heroin crisis
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Attorney General Mark Herring announced today that Virginia has joined the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Heroin Task Force (NEMA-HTF), a first-of-its kind task force that fosters cross-state collaboration and leverages resources to combat heroin distribution and the associated rise in heroin overdose fatalities.
Virginia Board of Health votes to reverse TRAP measures aimed at women’s health centers
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The Virginia Board of Health voted Thursday to roll back Republican-backed measures enacted in 2011 aimed at hamstringing women’s health centers.
Was Mark Herring move best for Virginia Democrats in 2017?
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The reaction to the announcement from Mark Herring this week that the sitting attorney general plans to run for re-election was met with excitement and relief by fellow Virginia Democrats, who feel the move will forestall a bloodbath between Herring and Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam for the 2017 gubernatorial nomination.
