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- March 29, 2019
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I-81 Funding Amendments Proposed By Northam Set To Play Out Next Week

Governor Ralph Northam is proposing increases in tractor-trailer registration fees and gas taxes statewide to put funding into the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan and other roadway projects throughout Virginia.

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- March 28, 2019
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Virginia Republicans Define 2019 Elections Early, Leaving Democrats Playing Defense

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In most competitive House districts across the Commonwealth, Republicans have outspent Democrats two-to-one on digital media via Facebook since the November midterm elections.

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- March 22, 2019
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Age Cap On Healthcare Coverage For Virginians With Autism Spectrum Disorder Lifted

Approximately 10,000 Virginians with autism will now have increased access to healthcare coverage, regardless of their age.

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- March 21, 2019
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‘Kings Dominion Law’ Struck Down, Virginia Schools Will Open Before Labor Day

Schools may now begin earlier, but no more than 14 days before Labor Day.

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- March 20, 2019
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Could A Moratorium On The Death Penalty Be Coming For Virginia?

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Considering the waning use of the death penalty in the Commonwealth, a stay on executions may not even be needed.

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- March 19, 2019
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Northam Vetoes Two Immigration Bills, Including One That Would Ban Sanctuary Cities

Governor Ralph Northam vetoed bills set to curb the creation of sanctuary cities in Virginia and require correctional facilities officials to notify federal immigration authorities when undocumented immigrants are released from custody.

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- March 19, 2019
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Del. John McGuire Helps Vietnam Vet Fly American Flag After Years-Long Battle With HOA

“When I went to Richard [Oulton] to tell him that he would get his flagpole, he had tears in his eyes,” said Delegate John McGuire, ending a nearly two-decade struggle to fly an American flag outside his home to honor his fallen Vietnam brethren.

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- March 18, 2019
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Did ‘#MeToo’ Forget About Justin Fairfax?

It is quite interesting that while the calls for Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax to resign are continuing, the protests that have blanketed Gov. Ralph Northam’s reputation for racist photos have been absent for Fairfax’s sexual assault and rape allegations.

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- March 18, 2019
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Gruesome MS-13 Attack In Northern Virginia Could Give Life To Bill Banning Sanctuary Cities

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As transnational gangs like MS-13 continue to plague the Northern Virginia area with horrific crimes, it is not legislation like banning sanctuary cities that “have negative impacts on public safety,” which Governor Northam says, but the fact that there are none.  

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- March 15, 2019
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Richmond’s ‘Day Of Mourning’ To Show Solidarity Against Gov. Northam’s ‘Infanticide’ Comments

After 4,000 were present at the event in Albany, New York, just weeks ago, thousands are expected to be in attendance in Richmond, Virginia, to “stand in solidarity with the unborn and mourn over the sin of abortion.”

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