Release Kim Davis: Destroy her power
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Months after same-sex relationships were recognized as constitutionally protected by a Supreme Court decision, county clerk Kim Davis is refusing to do her job.
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Warner, Kaine push SEC to require companies to disclose political spending to shareholders
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today pressed the Securities and Exchange Commission to require public companies to disclose political spending to their shareholders, a move that would increase transparency in the U.S. political process following the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision that unleashed unlimited corporate spending into American elections.
Podcast: AFP editor Chris Graham talks Virginia politics on WREL-1450
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Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham joins host Jim Bresnahan on WREL-1450 in Lexington, Va., to talk Virginia politics. The segment includes an update on the appeals of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, in their federal corruption case, and the division in the Virginia General Assembly over redistricting and the appointment of a new Virginia Supreme Court justice.
Bob McDonnell down to his last strike
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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals turned down the request of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to have the entire court reconsider the appeal of his conviction on public corruption charges, leaving him one avenue – the U.S. Supreme Court.
Virginia House Republicans criticize new EPA Regulations
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Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates criticized the proposed Clean Power Plan rule released by President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency Monday and called on Governor Terry McAuliffe to delay implementation of the rule because of the likelihood of litigation and the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a previous EPA rule.
Poll: Virginia split on gay marriage, business, religious objections
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Virginia voters, by a slim margin, support gay marriage and the Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide, but there is a divide on how whether businesses should be allowed to refuse service to gays and lesbians.
Defeated Republican State Senate candidate Dan Moxley blasts gay marriage ruling
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Defeated 24th District Republican State Senate nomination candidate Dan Moxley issued a response to the recent Supreme Court ruling on the topic of homosexual marriage in the United States.
Podcast: Same sex marriage ruling, Confederate flag, College World Series
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In a jam-packed news segment, Chris Graham talks the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, the latest on the Confederate flag debate, the Jesse Matthews murder case, and the 2015 College World Series.
Tim Kaine notes ‘important step’ with same-sex marriage ruling
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Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
ACLU of Virginia celebrates decision to bring the freedom to marry to every state
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The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that lesbian and gay couples are entitled to equal marriage rights under the U.S. Constitution. The court’s action means that lesbian and gay couples across America will now enjoy the same freedom to marry that Virginia couples have enjoyed since October 2014.
