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- April 20, 2019
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Republican Bill Set To Raise Nationwide Age Limit For Smoking, Vaping To 21

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will introduce legislation next month to raise the age limit for people to purchase tobacco products and vaping devices from 18 to 21, but it will have exemptions for those who serve in the military.

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- April 19, 2019
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Virginia Unemployment Rate At 2.9 Percent, 8,000 Jobs Created In March

Seasonally-adjusted non-farm employment increased by 8,000 jobs in March after February’s figures were revised downward by 400.

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- April 18, 2019
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‘Database Of House Members’ Released To Publicly Share 400-Year House Of Delegates History

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400 years to the day after George Yeardley arrived in the British colony of Virginia to assume the governorship, the House of Delegates released its ambitious, multi-year project to record and share biographical sketches and legislative information on the men and women who have served as Burgesses or Delegates since 1619.

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- April 15, 2019
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Northam Cancels Appearance At Marsden Fundraiser After Protests

Speaking in defense of the embattled governor, State Senator Dave Marsden said he still does not see Ralph Northam as a liability after his support of a highly controversial late-term abortion bill, subsequent “infanticide” comments, and the release of racist photos from his past.

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- April 12, 2019
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2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates Begin To Make Their Way To Virginia

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is scheduled to make appearances all over Virginia next week as the Commonwealth becomes a 2020 battleground state.

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- April 10, 2019
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SCOTUS Ruling On Right-To-Work Shows Nearly All Workers Choose Not To Unionize

The Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME shows that right-to-work laws are not inherently union busting, but create an atmosphere wherein a union does not have to exist when workers are given freedom of choice. 

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- April 8, 2019
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Trump, Pence Commit To Flipping Virginia Republican In 2020

The first push in flipping the Commonwealth red is the upcoming 2019 elections, with all 140 seats in the General Assembly on the ballot in November.

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- April 8, 2019
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Investigation Into Northam’s Racist Photo Will Conclude Later This Month

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Eastern Virginia Medical School and McGuireWoods teamed up to unearth the origin of the scandal that rocked in Commonwealth the February 2019.

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- April 5, 2019
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At Least 6,500 Marched On State Capitol Against Democrat’s Late-Term Abortion Bill

Earlier in the day, Democrats held their own pro-abortion rally which had just 60 people in attendance, showing a stark contrast compared to those who came out to support protections for the unborn.

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- April 4, 2019
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House Democrats Refuse Bipartisan Hearing For Sexual Assault Survivors In Reconvened Session

“This is good news for Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, but a bad day for sexual assault survivors who simply want their chance to be heard,” said House Courts of Justice Committee Chairman Rob Bell. 

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