Democrats were on the winning side of the statewide referendum on redistricting last week. But the Democratic Party-supported position underperformed across Virginia.Some political analysts are blaming voter confusion.
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Monday morning’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court of Virginia touched on a number of issues, but one stand out was the authority the legislature has to call a special session.
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The governor has now signed a bill making Virginia the first state to protect wild baby animals from those who profit from their sale. Sandy Hausman reports on the measure inspired by the disappearance of two young giraffes from the Natural Bridge Zoo.
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Democrats in the General Assembly created a partisan map to harm Republicans, and then the Supreme Court of Virginia declared it was unconstitutional. That's what happened in 1932, when the court threw out the congressional map three weeks before the November election.
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Volvo may turn more of its assembly line in the New River Valley over to robots in the coming years. It’s a trend many manufacturing companies across the country are exploring.
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BWXT is scaling up its development of tri-structural isotropic fuel – also known as TRISO fuel – to go along with its micro-reactor program.
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The Richmond school’s board of visitors voted Friday to fund what VCU calls the East Marshall Street Well Project, an effort to right wrongs committed more than a century ago.
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The murder-suicide of a former state official and his wife reveals a common thread in family violence
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Ahead of Monday’s hearing, former Virginia AG Cuccinelli backs legal challenge against redistrictingKen Cuccinelli said the timing is a problem because the Virginia constitution requires an intervening election to have occurred.
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One woman stood before eight VMRC commissioners asking them to pause industrial fishing in the Chesapeake Bay, pitting her against a corporate giant and the village that fishes for them.
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Virginians will soon have access to paid family leave. But, what happens to a bill that would implement paid sick leave is up to the governor.
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