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‘Database Of House Members’ Released To Publicly Share 400-Year House Of Delegates History

400 years to the day after George Yeardley arrived in the British colony of Virginia to assume the governorship, the House of Delegates released its ambitious, multi-year project to record and share biographical sketches and legislative information on the men and women who have served as Burgesses or Delegates since 1619.

Because There Are Some Things Even Sharks Won’t Eat

Terry McAuliffe is back.

Virginia Unemployment Rate At 2.9 Percent, 8,000 Jobs Created In March

Seasonally-adjusted non-farm employment increased by 8,000 jobs in March after February’s figures were revised downward by 400.

Republican Bill Set To Raise Nationwide Age Limit For Smoking, Vaping To 21

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will introduce legislation next month to raise the age limit for people to purchase tobacco products and vaping devices from 18 to 21, but it will have exemptions for those who serve in the military.

UVA Accepts Funds From General Assembly’s GOP-Led Budget To Freeze In-State Tuition

Tuition for most incoming and returning in-state students at the University of Virginia will remain the same during the 2019-2020 school year as the Charlottesville university received a $5.52 million increase in its base appropriations to roll back a 2.9 percent hike in its base in-state tuition rate.
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Carbon Tax 2.0, Virginia Edition: Northam, Dems are all in for RGGI

As President Reagan famously said, "There you go again." In 2010, Virginia Democrats threw in their lot with Nancy Pelosi and other national Democrats to...

Chalking Tires Now Deemed Unconstitutional On Fourth Amendment Grounds

A three-judge panel in Michigan has ruled that chalking a tire is a Fourth Amendment search, explaining further that it does not constitute a reasonable search.

Should Jailed Terrorists Vote? Some Virginia Democrats Say Yes

Primary season brings out some interesting ideas, especially at the national level. Things like “Medicare for All,” “Forgive all student loans,” “Flat taxes for everyone,” and “Let...

DPVA Shuns Fairfax From Annual Gala As Scandal-Ridden Democrats Struggle In Election Year

Apart from refusing contributions from Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, neither Governor Ralph Northam, nor Attorney General Mark Herring, both of whom admitted to wearing blackface years ago, have sought to sponsor a table at the fundraising event, showing that scandals still engulf Virginia Democrats.

McConnell Warns Senate Democrats Over Obstruction

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has some strong words for Senator Dianne Feinstein and the other Democratic obstructionists -- and McConnell isn't...
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