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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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- March 13, 2019
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Virginia Enacts Law Allowing School Nurses To Administer Opioid Overdose Drugs

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“More people died of overdose last year than died in the Vietnam War,” Delegate John McGuire said, speaking to the nationwide numbers of opioid-related deaths.

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- March 12, 2019
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Healthcare Provisions In Trump’s Budget Would Give States Control Over Medicaid

Although the plan is impossible to pass with a Democratic majority in Congress, leaving Virginia in control of Medicaid funding via federal block grants could reignite last year’s expansion battle.

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- March 12, 2019
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Virginia Unemployment Rate Holds At 2.8 Percent For Sixth Consecutive Month

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The last time Virginia’s unemployment rate was this low was April 2001.

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- March 11, 2019
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Virginia High School Student Had ‘Trump 2020’ Flag Wrapped Around Neck By School Employee

“The York County School Division is aware of the video being circulated on social media depicting an interaction between a para-educator and a student…administrators are continuing to review this personnel matter,” a statement reads.

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- March 8, 2019
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State Senator Frank Wagner Announces Retirement After 28 Years In Virginia Legislature

“It has been one of the highest honors of my life to serve the citizens of the Commonwealth. I want to thank the citizens of Virginia Beach and Norfolk for giving me that privilege,” Wagner said.

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- March 5, 2019
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VA Dems Executive Calls African-American Conservatives ‘Embarrassment To America’

“Dinesh D’Souza and the rest of that group are an embarrassment to America. We can’t wait for them to exit our Commonwealth,” said a Virginia Democratic Party spokesman as “Blexit” came to Richmond over the weekend.

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