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A new statewide Commonwealth Poll finds that 30 percent of Virginians viewed the economy as the most important issue behind their vote in the statewide November election.
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The final press release from the Office of Gov. Ralph Northam touted a noble goal achieved by the Democrat in his four years in office: the restoration of civil rights to more than 126,000 individuals who completed their sentences and fully paid their debts to society.
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Mitch McConnell promises to make the voices of millions of Americans he says would be silenced by voting rights reforms heard, which sounds like he’s threatening another insurrection.
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We all witnessed as 2021 evolved into a year of unexpected turmoil starting with a deadly insurrection on our nation’s capital.
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These days is it a mistake to bring up the storied practices of racism in the United States.
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Gov. Ralph Northam this week dedicated newly-renovated state buildings on Capitol Square and celebrated the completion of the 9th Street sidewalk enhancements and new North Drive entrance to Capitol Square.
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Local activists will host a virtual gathering on Thursday to reflect on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol one year ago, respectfully acknowledge those who died, and advocate for preserving democracy in the United States by protecting voting rights.
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On Jan. 6, Donald Trump was planning to hold a press conference during which he was expected to repeat lies for the hundredth time that the election in 2020 was stolen.
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Sen. Tim Kaine, fresh from 27 hours stuck on Interstate 95 trying to get back to the Capitol for a meeting on voting rights legislation, is thinking Jan. 6, 2021.
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Virginia Tech political science expert Karen Hult says that Democrats and Republicans will use the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol to push their political agenda and rally supporters.
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