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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner today applauded an announcement by U.S. Park Police Chief Pamela A. Smith that she will implement a nationwide body-worn camera program for USPP by the end of the year.
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Gov. Ralph Northam is committing to sign legislation passed by the General Assembly ending the death penalty in Virginia into law.
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Legislation introduced in the Senate this week would allow social media companies to be held accountable for enabling cyber-stalking, targeted harassment and discrimination on their platforms.
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The States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021 would allow states that expanded Medicaid after 2014, or who expand Medicaid in the years ahead, to receive the same full federal matching funds as states that expanded Medicaid earlier.
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According to recent data from USDA, nearly 40 million Americans live in food deserts, areas defined to be without grocery stores within one or more miles in urban regions, and ten or more miles in rural regions.
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With a Senate impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump still two weeks off, significant issues remain unresolved, according to Virginia Tech political expert Karen Hult.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner today announced the promotion of Elizabeth Falcone to chief of staff in his Capitol Hill office.
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Here’s a dumb local media story for you: regarding obviously, ahem, disinterested parties who want a congressional candidate removed from a city commission over a social media post.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner has promoted Lauren Marshall to serve as legislative director in his Capitol Hill office, making Marshall one of three current Black legislative directors in the United States Senate.
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At 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline condemned the actions of those who breached the U.S. Capitol and suggested that they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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