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- March 16, 2019
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SCOTUS To Consider Virginia’s Redistricting Impasse Monday

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the fate of the Commonwealth’s legislative map, which could again change the potential outcome of the 2019 elections following the unveil of the new map drawn by the court-appointed special master.

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- March 11, 2019
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Politifact Rates Delegate Chris Jones’ ‘Republican Diversity’ Claim In Virginia Legislature ‘True’

“Republicans have had more African-Americans on key committees than when the Democrats were in control,” said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Chris Jones (R-Suffolk).

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- February 22, 2019
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After Democrats Obstruct, House GOP Announces Fairfax Hearings Will Move Forward

House Republicans will move forward with giving the two women who accused Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax of sexual assault a chance to be heard, as they requested. Democrats have declined to participate in the bipartisan process proposed by Speaker Cox.

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- February 21, 2019
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Democrats Shut Down Bipartisan Investigation of Fairfax Accusations, Silence Victims of Sexual Assault

Days before the legislature adjourns, Democrats rejected calls for a bipartisan panel to investigate two claims of sexual assault against Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax. The eleventh-hour move would run out the clock, depriving the General Assembly of an avenue to investigate the claims.

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- February 21, 2019
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Hopewell Delegate Riley Ingram Gives A Colorful, Folksy Farewell Address After 26 Years In Richmond

From dancing at the “Holiday Inn on Franklin Street” to “having a toddy on the floor,” Delegate Riley Ingram’s retirement speech is one for the books.

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- February 21, 2019
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Virginia General Assembly Passes Measure To Study And Help Reduce Maternal Mortality Rates

A maternal mortality review team within the Virginia Department of Health will be created to study the causes behind pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths in the Commonwealth.

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- February 20, 2019
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Former Gov. McAuliffe Quiets Calls For Resignations In Virginia’s Executive Branch

Despite the Commonwealth’s scandalous situation looking more like a political double standard, Virginia’s top-three elected Democrats may end up holding on to their positions for the time being.

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The Republican Standard
- February 18, 2019
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Speaker Cox Renews Call for Bipartisan Investigation of Justin Fairfax Sexual Assault Allegations

Renewing his willingness to investigate, Speaker Cox has said any inquiry must be bipartisan and “very deliberate.” Meanwhile, House Democrats have blocked any inquiry by the General Assembly from moving forward, scuttling last week’s impeachment push by Democratic delegate Patrick Hope.

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- February 15, 2019
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Federal Court Ruling Alters Virginia House of Delegates Map Ahead Of 2019 Elections

26 House districts in the Richmond and Hampton Roads metropolitan areas will be altered as Virginia’s redistricting case is still set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 18.

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- February 14, 2019
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General Assembly Elects Judge Teresa M. Chafin To Supreme Court Of Virginia

Judge Teresa M. Chafin was elected to the Supreme Court of Virginia, with the Honorable Clifford L. “Clay” Athey succeeding her on the Court of Appeals.

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