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The Republican Standard
- January 29, 2019
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Although there are still concerns with school children suffering concussions while playing sports, Delegate Richard “Dickie” Bell has sponsored a bill set to help the health education of student-athletes and their distressed parents.

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The Republican Standard
- January 28, 2019
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When Republicans announced that gun control legislation from Democrats was “dead on arrival” in the 2019 General Assembly session, they were serious, very serious.

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The Republican Standard
- January 24, 2019
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The legislation would place greater punishments on telephone spammers, adding the practice of spoofing to the Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act (VTPPA).

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The Republican Standard
- January 23, 2019
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As the Virginia State Senate is set to vote on legislation that would classify abusing a family pet a felony, they are setting their sights on providing the same measures against those who abuse or kill law enforcement animals.

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The Republican Standard
- January 22, 2019
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After last year’s distressing report of Virginia’s foster care system by JLARC, Senator Bryce Reeves’ bill would “address the issues that are critical to the care, custody, and control” of foster care children to have a “direct impact on day one.”

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The Republican Standard
- January 21, 2019
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The legislation based on the 24 priority recommendations from the Select Committee on School Safety are set to be voted on this week in the Virginia House of Delegates

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The Republican Standard
- January 19, 2019
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Employment projections through 2024 show that Virginia’s economy is set to grow 9.4 percent, exceeding the national growth rate of 6.5 percent.

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The Republican Standard
- January 18, 2019
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“We are free to declare, and do declare that the rights hereby asserted, are of the natural rights of mankind, and that if any act shall be hereafter passed to repeal the present or to narrow its operation, such act will be an infringement of natural right,” said Thomas Jefferson regarding any enacted premise that would strip Virginians, and indeed Americans, of their religious liberty.

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...
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The Republican Standard
- January 17, 2019
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After generating serious buzz by presenting her bill while packing heat, legislation to allow emergency services personnel in Virginia to carry a concealed weapon made it out of the Senate Courts of Justice Committee Wednesday night.

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The Republican Standard
- January 16, 2019
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A lawsuit against the Commonwealth is now moving forward as the Lee County School division is challenging Attorney General Mark Herring’s legal opinion on arming teachers to protect students.

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...