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- July 21, 2023
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State Senate Candidate Segura Blasts Loudoun County Officials’ International Spending Spree

Will the revelations of Loudoun County corruption ever end? ABC7 WJLA reported Friday morning that taxpayers in Loudoun County have footed the bill for thousands of dollars in luxury international travel for County Board Chair Phyllis Randall and three other county supervisors, and members of their staff. WJLA uncovered payments for first-class flights and luxury […]

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- May 11, 2022
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Del. Roem Cites Republican LGBTQ Legislation in Campaign Announcement for Senate District 30

Delegate Danica Roem (D-Manassas) is running for Senate District 30, a newly created district that slightly favors Democrats in the Virginia Public Access Project ranking. In an announcement video, Roem, who is transgender, highlighted Republican-led legislation on LGBTQ issues. “Across the country, we’re seeing discriminatory politicians attack LGBTQ kids instead of serving their constitutents. Now is the […]

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- March 11, 2022
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Winsome Sears Uses Her Birthday to Remind Democrats What’s Really Important

Friday was our lieutenant governor’s (a certified conservative rockstar’s) birthday! Staff: Join us in wishing the happiest of birthdays to Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears! #LG42 #everforward #MmePresident pic.twitter.com/WvthsSj2lM — Winsome Earle-Sears (@WinsomeSears) March 11, 2022 But in truly altruistic fashion, Winsome Sears used part of her day to remind Democrats about her commitment to charity […]

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- March 10, 2022
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Senate Democrats Block Youngkin’s Picks for Parole Board

By a 21-19 vote, the Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate has blocked Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s nominees for the state’s parole board and one appointee for the Safety and Health Codes Board. Democrats partially admitted the vote was retribution for House Republicans’ blocking 11 appointees of former Gov. Ralph Northam last month. House Republicans said they obstructed Northam’s […]

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- March 2, 2022
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Virginia Democrats Stop Republican Agenda Cold

Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate committees have defeated multiple GOP bills that passed the House of Delegates.  Chief among them was legislation to repeal Virginia’s “red flag” law, which allows authorities to temporarily remove firearms from gun owners declared a danger to themselves or others. Del. Marie March (R-Floyd County) told the Senate panel considering her measure […]

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- March 2, 2022
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Bill Removing Controversial Word From State Code Goes to Youngkin

A bill proposing to replace the increasingly controversial word “alien” in the Virginia code when referring to documented and illegal immigrants has passed both chambers of the General Assembly in Richmond. Now, it’s headed to Gov. Youngkin’s desk. Although it remains to be seen what Youngkin will do, the legislation received bipartisan support in the […]

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- February 16, 2022
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Winsome Sears Gets Resourceful After Gavel Goes Missing

America’s favorite lieutenant governor, Winsome Sears showed off her characteristic resourcefulness yesterday when “an unknown prankster” hid her gavel. The imaginative Sears used one of her leather pumps to bring the Virginia Senate to order. “One shoe can change your life,” Sears remarked “Just ask Cinderella.” Resourcefulness- never underestimate it! https://t.co/dfwAcOiVx4 — Winsome Earle-Sears (@WinsomeSears) […]

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- February 9, 2022
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Ten Virginia Senate Democrats Side With Republicans to End School Mask Mandates

Several Democrat members of the Virginia State Senate decided that they did not want to be on the wrong side of history, and sided with their Republican colleagues in favor of ending the mask mandate in public schools, finally letting parents make choices that they feel are in the best interest of their children. Although […]

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- January 29, 2022
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Virginia Senate Democrats Defeat Ambitious Pro-Gun Bills

The Virginia State Senate’s Judiciary Committee rejected every bill put forth this week that would’ve defended or advanced the Second Amendment in the Commonwealth. The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has more on the bills that were rejected out of hand: Senate Bill 74 would have prevented localities from passing their own restrictions […]

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- January 28, 2022
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Business Owner Who Defied Oppressive COVID Restrictions Has Big Announcement

The owner of Gourmeltz in Fredericksburg has remained a beacon of sanity for those who’ve felt frustrated during this drawn-out pandemic. In June, Matt Strickland told Washington, D.C.’s CBS-affiliate WUSA that Virginia’s strict COVID guidelines weren’t merely adversely affecting his business. They were unconstitutional. WATCH: Under the governorship of Ralph Northam (D), Virginia businesses, including […]

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