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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced three judicial appointments to fill vacant circuit court positions that were not filled during the 2013 General Assembly session. Robert R. Sandwich, Jr., will fill the 5th Judicial Circuit, Stephen E. Sincavage will serve in the 20th Judicial Circuit, and Charles L. Ricketts, III, will serve in the 25th Judicial Circuit.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced the procedures for automatically restoring, on an individualized basis, civil rights to non-violent felons. The process was established with the help of multiple recommendations by stakeholder groups and affected agencies.
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s campaign is releasing a new ad featuring Shirley Keene, a landowner from Raven, Va., who is fighting against Ken Cuccinelli and out-of-state energy companies over royalties owed her for gas extracted from her property.
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State Sen. Ralph Northam is calling for an overhaul of Virginia’s ethics laws to supplement his plan to end the culture of lavish gifts and political perks.
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Effective July 1, 2013, all requests for an FR300P Accident Report must be made to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). State law was amended by the Virginia General Assembly during the 2013 session to declare DMV as the sole source for distribution of FR300P Accident Reports completed by state law enforcement agencies in Virginia.
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A pair of landmark 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court rulings handed down today have struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and affirmed the right of gay couples to marry in California.
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Richard P. Bell, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Staunton, this morning addressed select high school students attending the 71st session of American Legion Boys State of Virginia being held this week at Radford University.
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe today called on Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to recuse his office from all involvement in an ongoing royalty case in Southwest Virginia.
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The recent “scandal” that Terry McAuliffe and his trial lawyer cronies have concocted regarding the Attorney General’s office is the intellectual equivalent of throwing a party and no one showing up.
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The newly-elected Democratic Ticket of Terry McAuliffe, Ralph Northam, and Mark Herring appeared at the Democratic Party of Virginia’s Unity Breakfast on Wednesday morning following Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Attendees heard from all three candidates on the ticket, who rallied Virginia Democrats to work as a united front toward victory in November and stressed how they are focused on driving a mainstream agenda of job creation and economic growth across the Commonwealth.
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