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The Future of Abortion in Virginia Could Hinge on Next Year's Election
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the importance of next year’s election in the future of abortion rights in the state.
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Maryland Governor Submits $292M Supplemental Budget
Gov. Larry Hogan has submitted a supplemental budget of about $292 million to the General Assembly
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Va. Delegate Shares Emotional Story in Support of Red Flag Law
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on efforts in the Virginia General Assembly to repeal the red flag law that enables law enforcement to seize weapons from those in crisis.
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Effort to End School Mask Mandates Advances in Virginia
A law that would end school mask mandates has advanced to the next step in Virginia. News4’s Julie Carey reports.
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Parental Notification Bill About Sexually Explicit Material in Schools Advances in Virginia
Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder updates progress on a Virginia bill that would require parents be notified about sexually explicit material available in schools.
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Divided General Assembly Begins New Session in Virginia
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the opening session of Virginia’s General Assembly.
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Youngkin Visits Northam at Governor's Mansion
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s visit to the governor’s mansion and state lawmakers planning for his administration.
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COVID-19 Is Priority as Virginia General Assembly Convenes
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on priorities as Virginia’s General Assembly convenes.
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Virginia Lawmakers Pass New Budget Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Virginia lawmakers have all but wrapped up a special legislative session by approving a new state budget that gives bonuses to police, pays for new criminal justice reforms, and extends moratoriums on evictions and utility shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic
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Virginia State Senator Tests Positive for COVID-19
Virginia Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) said he has tested positive for COVID-19. Reeves posted on Facebook that he was tested Monday after experiencing “mild cold symptoms.” After getting a positive result, he immediately started to self-quarantine, he wrote. The news came less than a week after the Virginia General Assembly convened for a special session. The special session involves both…
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Procedure, Not Policy, at Virginia General Assembly Special Session
Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports on the opening day of Virginia’s General Assembly special session.
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Lawmakers Vote to Delay Wage Hike, Raises Because of Virus
The coronavirus pandemic is upending a Virginia legislative session as lawmakers in surgical masks sat far apart to abide by social distancing restrictions at separate spots in Richmond
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Virginia Lawmakers Hold Unprecedented Session
An unprecedented General Assembly session in Richmond Wednesday where the House met outdoors to social distance while the Senate met at a museum. Protesters jammed the streets calling for lawmakers to reopen Virginia. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.
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Northam to Postpone Action on Teacher Raises, Tuition Freeze
Gov. Ralph Northam plans to push back decisions on whether to give teachers and state workers raises, freeze in-state college tuition, and other new spending items in a proposed state budget in response to the coronavirus
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Communities Rally in Acts of Kindness Across the US
Americans have been told to practice “social distancing” to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but that hasn’t prevented people across the country from lifting the spirits of those in need and saying thanks to those on the front lines of the crisis.
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Maryland General Assembly Passes Extensive Education Bill
The Maryland General Assembly has given final approval to a far-reaching education measure
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Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore pleaded guilty Thursday to federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges in a case involving sales of her self-published children’s books.
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Virginia Counties Declare They Are ‘2nd Amendement Sanctuaries'
A growing number of rural Virginia counties are declaring they will not implement any gun reforms passed by the newly elected Democratic majority.
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Virginia Democrats' Wins Could Bring Down Confederate Statues
An army of Confederate monuments dots Virginia’s landscape but some of those statues could soon start coming down after Election Day gave Democrats control of the General Assembly for the first time in decades.
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Virginia Democrats Nominate First-Ever Female Speaker of the House
Democrats from Virginia’s House of Delegates have nominated Eileen Filler-Corn to be the first female Speaker of the House in state history.