Righting past wrongs: Herring overrules discriminatory legal opinions
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Virginia attorneys general issued at least 58 opinions between 1904 and 1967 that either applied or interpreted racially discriminatory state laws.
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Hampton Roads Human Trafficking Task Force selected for federal program
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The Hampton Roads Human Trafficking Task Force has been selected as one of two sites nationally to participate in the federal TraffickSTOP pilot program to educate high school youth about human trafficking.
Former IT manager accused in elaborate embezzlement scheme
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A Winchester man is in custody in connection with the reported embezzlement of nearly $1 million from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Services Board.
Price gouging protections in effect ahead of potential winter weather
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Gov. Ralph Northam’s declaration of a state of emergency has triggered Virginia’s anti-price gouging statutes designed to protect consumers from paying exorbitant prices for necessities during an emergency.
Augusta County Board of Supervisors approves redistricting map
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The Augusta County Board of Supervisors approved new magisterial district boundaries at its meeting on Wednesday.
We’re going to miss this making it easier to vote business
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Nearly 3.3 million people voted in the 2021 state election, no doubt spurred by a batch of new laws passed by the Virginia General Assembly in the past two years making it easier to vote.
Distillery pleads guilty to environmental violations
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Filibuster Distillery LLC, Filibuster Barrels LLC and Sid Dilawri have pled guilty to 40 counts of violating Virginia’s State Water Control Law for dumping more than 40,000 gallons of industrial waste in Shenandoah County.
Herring files housing discrimination suits, alleging source of income bias
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s Office of Civil Rights has filed 13 separate lawsuits against 29 real estate companies that own and operate rental housing, for alleged illegal housing discrimination in Richmond, Chesterfield and Henrico.
Northam announces recipients of the 2021 Governor’s Honor Award
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Gov. Ralph Northam and First Lady Pamela Northam announced the recipients of the 2021 Governor’s Honor Awards at an Executive Mansion ceremony on Wednesday.
Herring holds Virginia Beach-based foreclosure rescue lender accountable
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring is holding ANE Investments LLC and its Managing Member Richard A. Maxino accountable for violations of Virginia’s consumer finance statutes.
