Prosecutors call for end to death penalty in Virginia
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Bills are currently being considered in the House and Senate that would abolish the death penalty, both for future prosecutions and for the three men still on death row.
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Herring files suit to block Trump administration rule change on SNAP benefits
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Attorney General Mark Herring filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block the Trump administration’s new rule that would eliminate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for nearly 700,000 Americans.
Virginia passes Equal Rights Amendment: Setting up constitutional fight
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The Virginia General Assembly voted Wednesday to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, becoming the 38th state to do so.
Trump administration: Effort to ratify ERA has timed out
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The Trump administration is saying today that the effort initiated in the 1970s to pass the Equal Rights Amendment has timed out.
Mark Warner: Feds have work to do to ensure consumer privacy
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Sen. Mark Warner is calling out Washington for failing to take the lead on privacy matters as a new law in California takes effect.
Legislation to stop robocalls signed into law
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President Trump has signed into law a bill sponsored by Sen. Mark Warner to crack down on illegal robocall scams.
Herring files amicus brief in Supreme Court on reproductive rights
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Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the right of women across the country to access reproductive healthcare and safe, legal abortions.
Warner urges HHS to establish data standards to protect patient privacy
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Sen. Warner urged HHS to include clear standards and defined controls for accessing patient data in order to address the potential for misuse of these interoperability features.
Herring sues EPA over attacks on clean air, climate change efforts
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Attorney General Mark Herring is opposing the EPA effort to block state-level action to reduce air pollution from cars and encourage the development of clean car technology and jobs.
Herring fights to preserve states’ authority to protect state waters
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Attorney General Mark Herring, as part of a 23 state coalition, has filed a comment letter opposing a proposed EPA rule that would curtail state authority to protect their waters.
