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- January 10, 2019
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Republicans Respond to Northam’s State of the Commonwealth Address

In response to Northam’s call for higher taxes, gun control, repealing voter ID, and establishing what he called a “fundamental right” to abortion, Republicans chose to focus on tax relief, lowering health care costs, and strengthening school safety in a way which respects the Second Amendment.

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- January 8, 2019
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GOP’s Kilgore Says Northam’s Gun Control Bills ‘Dead on Arrival’

The Republican lawmaker from Southwest, who supports the Second Amendment, said Governor Northam’s gun control bills were “dead on arrival” and did not expect any of them to advance to the House floor.

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- January 4, 2019
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Gov. Northam’s Gun Control Package Would Ban Boy Scouts’ .22 Rifles

The common 10/22, used by countless youth to learn gun safety, would fall within the scope of the ban, based on the magazines they may be equipped with. The proposal follows similar moves in other states.

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- January 4, 2019
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Democratic Lawmaker Touts Threat of Teachers Going on Strike

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.

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- December 18, 2018
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Gov. Northam Proposes Spending Hike, $1.2 Billion in Higher Taxes on Middle Class

The $2.2 billion increase locks in $1.6 billion in recurring spending commitments, paid for by $1.2 billion in higher taxes on 600,000 middle class families. Republican leaders vowed to oppose it.

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- October 2, 2018
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Republican State Senator May Carry Bill In 2019 To Modernize Virginia’s Crumbling Schools

Referencing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the 63-year-old landmark Brown II case, State Senator Bill Stanley (R-Franklin) is looking to form legislation next session to direct Virginia to provide schools that are “fully modernized or maintained as seemingly required,” by the U.S. Constitution.

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- September 13, 2018
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Partisan Politics Is The Name Of The Game In Virginia’s Redistricting Fight

False claims of stalling in the courts, false claims of stalling politically, false claims of protecting racial gerrymandering, and the refusal of Democrats to unveil the mysterious map maker are all leading to the frustration of Republicans in the House of Delegates in dealing with redistricting.

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- September 11, 2018
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JLARC Analysis Finds Democratic Political Bias Within Department Of Elections Under Former Governor McAuliffe

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“If there’s any group that has to have integrity, if there’s any group that has to be nonbiased, it’s got to be this group,” Speaker of the House of Delegates Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) said following the revelation from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on the Virginia Department of Elections.

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- August 20, 2018
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House of Delegates To Reconvene For Special Session To Redraw Legislative Districts August 30

State lawmakers will come back to Richmond at the end of month to redraw the legislative districts. Meanwhile, the GOP is filing paperwork to the Supreme Court to have the lower court’s ruling overturned.

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- August 17, 2018
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Top Virginia Republicans Respond To Governor Northam’s Refundable EITC Proposal

Northam’s plan to institute a refundable EITC after Virginia’s massive tax collection suffers intense criticism from majority Republicans in the state legislature.

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