Griffith statement on vote against spending bill that ending brief shutdown
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting no on the budget deal announced on Wednesday by Senate leaders.
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Pro-LGBT bills down in flames in GOP House
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Don’t let anybody tell you that one vote doesn’t matter. Lawmakers in Virginia’s House of Delegates today summarily killed four bills that would have ensured more equal treatment under the law for LGBTQ people across the Commonwealth.
Alon Ben-Meir: US enablement jeopardizes Israel’s future
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The United States has been and remains the staunchest supporter of Israel, and its unqualified support will cause significant damage to Israel’s future wellbeing.
Virginia’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts announced
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The Virginia Association of Museums awarded $18,500 in conservation grants to ten historic and cultural organizations from across the Commonwealth to help in the care of Virginia’s historic and cultural treasures.
Virginia progressive leaders reflect on the community organizing that defined 2017
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On Tuesday, Virginians gathered across the state to hear leaders discuss the status of the progressive movement after the first year of the Trump administration at the “State of the Resistance” event.
Obenshain voter bill passes State Senate
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Legislation authored by State Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Rockingham) establishing electronic pollbooks that contain photographs of voters passed the Senate 21-19 Monday.
Social media revolutionizing our world
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Social media is loosely defined as a group of new kinds of online media. Social media allows participation, openness, conversation, community and connectedness. This is through its structure which is based on networks.
VCU poll: Public safety only Virginia program area viewed by majority as efficient in using taxpayer funds
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Only one state program area — public safety— is thought of as efficient or very efficient by a majority of Virginians, according to a new poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Andrew J. Perrin: Learning from gerrymandering
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I remember, as a child, accompanying my parents to vote. In the auditorium of a Nashville elementary school, I waited with them in line, then accompanied them to a big steel machine with an oversized, red-handled lever.
Democrats call for equal representation on joint subcommittee to study 2017 election
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House Democratic Leader David J. Toscano, Senate Democratic Leader Dick Saslaw, House Democratic Caucus Chair Charniele Herring and Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Mamie Locke today issued the following statement calling for equal representation between Republicans and Democrats on the joint subcommittee to study the 2017 election, announced today by House and Senate Republicans.
