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The ACLU of Virginia is calling on Gov. Ralph Northam to sign an executive order to ban solitary confinement for members of vulnerable populations, in the wake of a report released today finding that solitary confinement is overused, inhumane, ineffective, and should be severely restricted.
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Governor Northam and his senior staff participated this week in an exercise to test Virginia’s hurricane response, joining the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM), 18 other state agencies and 39 localities in the simulation.
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United Way of Greater Augusta has received notification that Staunton has been awarded $8,390 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the Greater Augusta region.
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The Senate Intelligence Committee has released an unclassified summary of the first installment of the Committee’s Russia Report, including updated recommendations on election security and findings regarding Russian targeting of election infrastructure.
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The decertification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by President Trump is most unfortunate. It seems that Trump was not swayed by either France’s President Macron or Germany’s Chancellor Merkel to preserve the deal.
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The current landscape of the nation has been darkened by storm clouds of hate speech, white nationalist ideology, bias-motivated violence, and rising intolerance.
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The ‘Sultan’ of an illusionary Ottoman Empire—Turkey’s President Erdogan—is pressuring submissive politicians throughout the Balkan countries to do his bidding to restore the glory of the Ottoman period.
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On the occasion of its 100th commencement ceremony, Eastern Mennonite University announces that the 2018 address will be given by alumna and 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee.
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Governor Ralph Northam today called on Virginians to properly dispose of their unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medications.
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Two Virginia governors joined more than 200 family and friends Wednesday (April 18, 2018) to formally dedicate and name the helipad at the Virginia State Police administrative headquarters in Chesterfield County.
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