Polls are open across Virginia for early voting, but that's only for people who have registered to vote. For now, new voters who fill out a registration to vote will have to wait five days before they’re able to cast a ballot, according to the Virginia Department of Elections. Next year, though, voters will be able to register and vote on the same day.
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A traditional crop and a developing power source are the latest ideas for boosting the economy in Southwestern Virginia.Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project's Va. News link. -
Anti-abortion rights protestors gathered on Capitol Square Friday for an annual rally said they were energized by a near-total ban on abortions in Texas. But anti-abortion state-wide candidates and organizers distanced themselves from the new law while still calling for restrictions on abortions.
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Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration supported boosters of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for a smaller group of people after they voted against recommending it for anyone 16 and older.
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Seven weeks before Election Day, some Virginians have already cast their ballots. Early in-person and absentee voting started Friday.
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It’s the morning after the first debate in the 2021 campaign for governor.As the political parties spin winners and losers, Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Michael Pope have some analysis.
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The two candidates squared off at Appalachian School of Law in Grundy in a debate where each was trying to frame the election by portraying the other candidate as too extreme
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The Virginia Department of Health announced Thursday that a system of scannable barcodes linking to vaccination status was live.
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Experts say the pandemic has made a common problem worse for kids. Two of three will have sleep problems before the age of 18.
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The Virginia Redistricting Commission will look at long-awaited new political maps on Monday. Wednesday the Commission gave map-drawers a few sets of instructions to draw the maps, but were at a partisan stalemate over directives around districting and race.
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Candidates for governor used to do four televised debates. In recent election cycles, they've done three. This year the candidates could agree on only two debates, which means the stakes are super high for the first debate in Grundy this week.
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