U.S. House passes two bills protecting abortion rights in wake of Dobbs ruling
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The U.S. House voted Friday, largely along party lines, to pass two bills defending abortion rights.
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Kaine, Warner trying to find consensus in Senate on abortion protections
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Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are hoping to build bipartisan consensus to get legislation protecting abortion rights through the U.S. Senate, but both know it won’t be easy.
More bombshells for Trump in the latest House Jan. 6 Committee hearing
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Donald Trump planned to lead a march of his supporters to the U.S. Capitol as Congress was voting to certify the 2020 election, but didn’t want anybody outside of a few in his inner circle to know.
21st century citizenship: Four civic skills we need to keep our democracy
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As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good American means voting.
Money rules: WWE chair Vince McMahon will not survive latest sexual misconduct allegations
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Vince McMahon is not going to go away quietly. It’s going to take NBCUniversal and Fox putting pressure on the longtime WWE chairman to force him to tap out.
Albemarle County has a new director of elections: Deputy registrar Lauren E. Eddy
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The Albemarle County Electoral Board selected long-time deputy registrar Lauren E. Eddy to become the county’s new general registrar and director of elections.
Interstate 81 Advisory Committee set to meet at Hotel Roanoke on Thursday
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The Interstate 81 Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Shenandoah Room of the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center.
Happy Birthday to us! Augusta Free Press turns 20
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Way back on July 2, 2002, I couldn’t have imagined that I’d ever be writing about Augusta Free Press turning 20. I was just thinking that morning, as we were about to hit the publish button for the first time, about how we were going to keep the lights on, and the website that we had just launched that day didn’t figure prominently into those plans.
Breaking down new Virginia laws, including recriminalization of possession in public
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Multiple changes to the legalization of Virginia take effect July 1, according to a news release from Virginia NORML, a nonprofit organization in favor of legalizing and regulating responsible adult use of marijuana.
Tom H. Hastings: Time for men to take a vow of silence on abortion rights
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Time to let women speak their minds about the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade . Men have spoken, made rules, passed laws, literally pontificated, and generally exercised dominator control over women far far far too long.
