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Union-friendly “Democratic socialist” Lee Carter said he hopes the threat of unions closing down schools will lead to more spending. Carter, who also introduced a bill repealing Virginia’s Right to Work law, authored legislation allowing government employees to strike and walk off the job.
The House and Senate, while just three days into the 116th Congress, have adjourned until Tuesday, with the partial government shutdown continuing into its third week.
With more than 5,000,000 jobs added since the 2016 election, President Donald Trump, who has continuously owned the record-breaking economic figures, may have to deal with slower growth in 2019 as economists and business leaders suggest an upcoming recession.
Banning semiautomatics, private sales, passing gun removal laws, and bringing back “One Handgun Per Month” were top priorities in Northam’s gun control package.
The Republican proposal would offer tax relief for 2.7 million middle and low-income Virginians, including the 600,000 who would pay higher taxes under Gov. Northam’s budget, by protecting the standard deduction. A married couple filing jointly, each making $55,000, would pay $115 less under the Republican plan, whereas the governor’s proposal would raise their taxes by $805.
As a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, the first-term lawmaker from Michigan has been strongly critical of President Trump, both on the campaign trail and in an op-ed released on her first day in office, in which she called for the President’s impeachment.
Webb, a Reagan-era Navy secretary and former Democratic Virginia senator, would be the second presidential hopeful from the Commonwealth to join the Trump Administration.
Although many church services begin at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday throughout Virginia, a new law may mean that alcohol sales at ABC stores could begin at the same time.
In expanding the U.S. Navy’s fleet to 355 ships, Virginia’s largest industrial employer, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), will construct two more Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers.
Virginia has gained over half a million residents since 2010, coming in at 19th with state population increases over the last eight years.
