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- June 18, 2022
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RICHMOND, Virginia — The Virginia General Assembly approved many of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s budget amendments on Friday, but in mostly-partisan votes, killed his efforts to expand a ban on using state tax dollars on abortions, and to create a three-month gas tax holiday. Additionally, House Republicans and Democrats killed an amendment that would have made it […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- April 26, 2022
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The Attorneys General of D.C. and Virginia confirmed Monday that their offices would conduct separate investigations into the NFL’s Washington Commanders and owner Dan Snyder in response to a House investigation into the team’s financial actions. The ongoing sage of lawsuits the team is facing has included claims of sexual harassment from former cheerleaders, and […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 1, 2022
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Virginia has joined other states in demanding TikTok and Snapchat to do more to protect children, namely include a parental control feature like other social media platforms. . Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is among 44 who sent a letter to the social media giants, claiming that they need to do more to protect children on […]

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The Republican Standard
- February 18, 2019
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Repeating their performances given during Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, Virginia’s Democratic Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner opposed Trump’s pick to head the Department of Justice, Attorney General William Barr.

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The Republican Standard
- January 15, 2019
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As the confirmation hearings continue, Barr will also be grilled on presidential powers, immigration enforcement, abortion, torture, protections for journalists, and his past actions in previous administrations.

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...