It was the group’s third annual legislative lunch, dolling out barbecue chicken to elected officials and their staff, with the goal of raising awareness for what they consider vital work in the Commonwealth.
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Democrats are betting that Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s affordability-focused message, which helped her flip a Republican-held office last November, will resonate with the country.
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Members of the House of Delegates are considering a bill that would allow more students to take Black history courses.
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Virginia was one of the first states to entice data center growth by having no sales tax on equipment within the facilities, but that may change if Senate President Louise Lucas gets her way.
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The bill from Delegate Dan Helme will be considered on the Senate floor later this week.
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The Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast recently held their annual Cookie Count ’n’ Go. The regional council wants to sell more than one million boxes of cookies this year.
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If you’re an avid reader, you may want to mark your calendar for March 20th through the 22nd. That’s when about 150 authors will be in Charlottesville for the Virginia Festival of the Book.
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Nearly half of Virginia's college graduates leave the state within five years of receiving their degrees, a circumstance that Governor Abigail Spanberger has identified as a point of concern.
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During the 1940s, 23 Black families in Pulaski County signed a historic lawsuit, fighting for equal education for their children. Their story is the focus of a new documentary.
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Both major political parties in Virginia have objected to the politicization of public universities’ Board of Visitors. And on her first day in office, Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger issued an executive order to study how selections to those positions are made.
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Public health experts agree – it’s not if but when. Mankind will see another pandemic, and a team of scientists at the University of Virginia hopes to be ready with a new way of making vaccines. It’s faster and less expensive than anything now available as Sandy Hausman reports.
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