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- August 8, 2018
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Governor Northam Alludes To New Redskins Stadium In Northern Virginia

Governor Ralph Northam predicts Super Bowl appearance for Redskins and speaks about new stadium in Virginia.

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- July 27, 2018
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Governor Northam Denounces Lee County’s Plan To Arm Teachers For School Safety

Northam denounces Lee County’s plan to arm teachers although the plan is widely backed by area residents.

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- May 28, 2018
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Virginia’s Shaky Relationship With Northrop Grumman Coming To An End

Very soon, Virginia’s relationship with Northrop Grumman will be coming to an end. One of the world’s largest aerospace and defense technology companies will now shift focus from its sprawling operations center in Chesterfield County to a courthouse in downtown Richmond as the era of bad feeling winds down to an end. After being located […]

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- May 21, 2018
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Northam Vetoes GOP Bills Making Healthcare More Productive

Governor Ralph Northam vetoed four GOP bills that he claims would “undermine” Virginia’s health insurance marketplace and raise the cost of care for everyone. Ironically, this is the same problem that Republican senators say their proposals were set to fix.

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- May 16, 2018
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Virginia Senate Reconvenes On May 22 For Final Action On Budget

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The State Senate now has a date to return to the General Assembly building to finalize a biennial state budget, but it also needs to articulate a budget that it is willing to pass.

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- May 1, 2018
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I-66 Beltway Tolls To Be Tweaked And Lower Target Speeds Pushed

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After tolls in early April hit $46 on the I-66 Capital Beltway, frustrating and emptying the pockets of drivers, there may be changes coming soon to lower rush hour prices for Northern Virginia drivers.

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- April 26, 2018
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Virginia Senate Reconvenes May 14 For Work On State Budget

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On May 14, members of the Virginia State Senate will return to Bank Street in Richmond to finish, hopefully, the two-year state budget, over one month after spending plans from the lower chamber were forwarded.

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- April 23, 2018
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Northam Signs Bills Thwarting NextGen America’s Shady FOIA Tactics

Democrats were in hot water over a clandestine political operation undertaken in Virginia prior to last year’s election. After it was found that a PAC called NextGen America was working to bolster liberals by filing FOIAs to secure the phone numbers of voters, Governor Northam signed two bill prohibiting the action.

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- April 20, 2018
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Republican Lawmaker Makes Final Effort For Sanctuary Cities Bill

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After Governor Northam struck down a measure that would have prohibited the establishment of sanctuary cities in Virginia, one Republican lawmaker made one last effort to see it through.

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- April 19, 2018
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Stanley To Lead Senate Subcommittee To Fix Crumbling Schools

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One of the biggest topics spoken throughout Virginia’s capital city is the state of Richmond Public Schools (RPS) and the under-maintained, asbestos-laden, crumbling infrastructure that houses the school children of Richmonders. Although the problem has been centered on the River City, a state senator from the rolling hills of rural Southside Virginia has found a […]

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