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Gov. Ralph Northam’s state-mandated lockdown placed restrictions on all kinds of businesses and encouraged residents to stay home to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, but perhaps no industry was as affected as local restaurants.
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There are some things that don’t change. Even as the nation grapples with the twin distractions of political theater and a viral pandemic, there are still deadlier forces at play.
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The 2020 presidential election may be over, but nothing has really changed. The U.S. government still poses the greatest threat to our freedoms.
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Gov. Ralph Northam took action on Virginia’s revised biennial budget on Thursday, sending back to legislators enabling language that would allow the Commonwealth to implement redistricting reform in the state constitution passed by Virginia voters on Election Day
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A crew was hard at work installing a pole and traffic light at the intersection of Rosser Avenue and Tiffany Drive in Waynesboro on Thursday.
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Florida voters, as they were giving their electoral votes to President Trump’s re-election, also approved a measure instituting a $15-an-hour minimum wage.
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The office of Attorney General Mark R. Herring has produced a short training video for law enforcement and elections officials that walks through his recent opinion on protections against voter intimidation and harassment that exist in both state and federal law.
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Former U.S. Sen. John Warner announced this week his endorsement for Amendment 1, which would amend the Virginia Constitution to establish a nonpartisan redistricting commission.
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring today wrote to key law enforcement and elections stakeholder organizations asking for their commitment to ensuring a safe, fair, free and accurate election, and outlining protections in state and federal law to prevent voter intimidation and harassment.
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The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.
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