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Biden pardons Virginia House Speaker Don Scott for 1994 drug offense
President Joe Biden issued a pardon Sunday of Virginia House Speaker Don Scott for a 1994 non-violent drug offense for which he served almost eight years in prison.
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VA House passes resolutions protecting abortion, voting rights, marriage equality
Lawmakers in the Virginia House of Delegates passed resolutions on Tuesday enshrining rights to abortion, voting and marriage equality in a critical step for Democrats hoping to amend the state’s constitution next year. The Democratic-lead House advanced the three proposed constitutional amendments Tuesday while sister resolutions work their way through the Senate. Proposed constitutional amendments are not subject to vetoes...
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Virginia House passes resolutions protecting abortion
In Virginia, a resolution to put a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights on the ballot took its first step forward Tuesday on a party line vote.
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Virginia lawmakers seek to add reproductive rights, marriage equality to state constitution
Protections for reproductive rights, marriage equality and the restoration of voting rights for some felons could be enshrined in the Virginia state Constitution, if a measure begun on Wednesday in the state’s General Assembly is seen through to the end.
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Virginia House repeals eligibility restrictions to veteran tuition benefits
Virginia’s House of Delegates has voted unanimously to restore free college tuition for families of veterans who were killed or seriously disabled while on active duty. The 92-0 vote Friday would repeal restrictions to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program that had been placed in the state’s annual budget earlier this year. Military families complained about the restrictions...
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Virginia military families fight for education benefits
Virginia military families are fighting education benefits yanked from them in the state budget. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Winder has been following the story.
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Youngkin calls for repeal of change to veteran benefit
Virginia’s recently approved state budget changed a state program that pays in-state college tuition costs for spouses and children of servicemembers killed or severely disabled as a result of their duty. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains the military families say the changes are preventing some of them from receiving a promised benefit.
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Youngkin vetoes bills on skill games, contraception and Confederate heritage tax breaks
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has taken final action on a last batch of bills from the year’s regular legislative session. In a statement late Friday, Youngkin said he was signing seven measures but vetoing 48. Among those he vetoed were closely watched bills that would have ended a tax break for a Confederate heritage organization and allowed small businesses...
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Virginia governor swiftly signs compromise budget deal
Virginia’s Democratic-led General Assembly has passed a compromise budget plan and Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed it. The plan signed Monday afternoon includes more funds for public schools, a pay bump for teachers and other government workers and no changes in Virginia’s tax policies. The compromise ended a long-running standoff between Youngkin and legislative leaders over the two-year spending...
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Early voting begins for Virginia's 2024 primary
Early voting will be available from Friday, May 3 through Saturday, June 15 at 5 p.m. at your local registrar’s office.
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What to know about primary day in Maryland
Here are the dates you should keep in mind if you are participating in the Maryland 2024 primary elections.