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- January 30, 2019
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Governor Northam’s Push To Strike Down Voter ID Laws Fails

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Proposals to rescind voter ID laws have remained widely unpopular across the U.S., which tells the tale of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s effort to repeal them.

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- January 29, 2019
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With Livestock Designation, Virginia’s Alpacas To Receive More Legal Protections

After three alpacas were attacked and injured last October in James City County, Virginia, lawmakers in Richmond are set to classify the animals as livestock, granting them legal protections they did not have before.

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- January 29, 2019
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Virginia Lawmaker’s Bill Promotes Education Among Parents, Student-Athletes About Concussions

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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- January 28, 2019
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House Republicans Set To Kill Off Every Gun Control Bill From Democrats

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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Two Republican Bills Set To Levy Bigger Penalties Against Annoying ‘Spoofing’ Calls

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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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- January 23, 2019
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K-9 Officers Garner More Protections Against Abuse With GOP-Led Bill

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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- January 22, 2019
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‘Numerous Changes’ To Virginia’s Foster Care System Proposed By GOP State Senator

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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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- January 21, 2019
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House Republicans Unveil Legislation From Select Committee On School Safety

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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Virginia’s Unemployment Rate Holds At 2.8 Percent

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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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Will The Commonwealth Continue To Evade The Natural Right Of Religious Freedom?

“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.

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