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- March 15, 2023
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Virginia is responsible for 3.7 million more tons of carbon dioxide to provide electricity to its citizens than when it first joined a multi-state climate initiative in 2021, according to a recent analysis by a former Trump administration official. Virginia formally joined the 12-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI ) in 2021, imposing a carbon cap on […]

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- January 31, 2023
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Former Clinton running-mate and Virginia’s incumbent U.S. Senator Tim Kaine officially has another Republican challenger. Constitutional lawyer Jonathan Emord of Clifton, VA formally announced his campaign for U.S. Senate today, after first forming an exploratory committee back in September of 2022. A media release issued by Emord’s campaign listed his stances on several of the […]

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The Republican Standard
- August 17, 2022
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Attorney General Jason Miyares is warning that the latest congressional budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2023 will cut funding for the Virginia Army National Guard (VANG) Counter Drug unit program by about 10 percent, eliminating several positions. “The current proposed budget reductions would result in the loss of five VNG Counter Drug Unit analysts across the […]

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- June 21, 2022
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Two Virginia governors gave Juneteenth speeches over the weekend: Governor Glenn Youngkin spoke at Fort Monroe on Sunday, and former governor, current U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) gave the keynote speech at a Loudoun NAACP Juneteenth event Monday. Both men highlighted the role of Virginia as the site where African slaves first arrived in 1619. Youngkin focused more on […]

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The Republican Standard
- May 22, 2022
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USDA agents and other authorities raided beagle-breeder-for-testing Envigo’s Cumberland facility and seized 145 dogs that were in “acute distress” on Wednesday, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia Christopher Kavanaugh. The attorney is representing the U.S. against Envigo, alleging that the breeder is violating the Animal Welfare Act […]

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- April 8, 2022
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Virginia transportation is set to get a lot smoother in the near future. It was announced that Virginia will receive over $232 million in federal funds to improve the state’s transit system, according to officials. The funding for the improvements will come from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration formula programs. Both Senators […]

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The Republican Standard
- March 30, 2022
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On Monday, President Biden unveiled his budget for 2023, totaling $5.8 trillion. The plan proposes billions allocated to confront Russian aggression, a new tax on the wealthiest Americans, $32 billion in new spending for law enforcement, and slashing the nation’s deficit by more than $1 trillion over the next decade. Now, Virginia lawmakers are weighing […]

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- March 29, 2019
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One week after U.S. Attorney General William Barr sent a four-page letter to Congress detailing that White House Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into collusion between President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia had concluded, he announced that a full redacted copy will be released to lawmakers. The nearly 400-page investigative report will be made […]

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