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Animal Rights Activists Question Virginia Tech’s Dog Purchases
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals calls on Virginia Tech to stop purchasing beagles from a controversial dog breeding facility.
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Want A Facial In Virginia? A Mask Is Still Required And Estheticians Object
Amid the pandemic, estheticians say the Gov. Northam’s current business guidelines have essentially shut down an entire industry.
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Virginia Regulators Accused Of Slow-Walking New Turbidity Standard
Officials are moving at a sluggish pace to develop a standard that would help regulate muddied waters that have dogged the project.
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Henrico County Expunges Funding For Police Oversight Job After Prosecutor Hires Black Lives Matter Supporter
If the removal of funds is solely about the lawyer's media posts supporting Black Lives Matter, does it reflect racial prejudice?
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Making A Governor’s School More Diverse Isn’t ‘Anti-Asian’
Guest writer believes the label "misses the mark," "trivializes very real racial biases."
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Times Have Changed, But The Disenfranchisement Game Is The Same
State officials, a half-century after her momentous voting rights victory, have decided to honor activist Evelyn Butts in her hometown.
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Virginia Colleges And Universities See Drop In Enrollment, But Far Less Than Initially Anticipated
Early head counts from Virginia’s colleges and universities show an overall 1.3 percent decline in student enrollment this fall.
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New State Dashboard Aims To Illustrate The Regional Spread Of COVID-19
The pandemic metrics data aims to assess the burden of the disease; eight different statistics will be used to evaluate.
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How To Watch A Political Debate — It’s Not About Winners And Losers
Many voters have already decided their choice, and view the debate for other reasons.
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Kids’ Perceptions Of Police Fall As They Age, And For Black Children, The Decline Starts Earlier And Is Constant
The perceptions seem to fit the brutal and murderous attitudes police seem to have toward African-Americans, as they have killed several.
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Virginia Lawmakers Weigh A $500 Bonus For Cops, Expanded Eviction Protections And A Lifeline For Struggling Schools
House and Senate budget writers presented their proposed amendments to Gov. Ralph Northam’s retooled spending plan Friday.
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D.C. Girds For A Battle As Trump Picks Anti-Abortion Judge For Supreme Court
Barrett is a far right-wing extremist who will buttress the Supreme Court's virulent conservative agenda, should it end up 6-3.
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Child Care Providers Are Still Closed And Virginia’s Labor Force Is Declining. What Happens If Parents Can’t Go Back To Work?
Until the pandemic hit, Cate Garstang said her life was going pretty normally. She gave birth to her son, Andy, in May 2019.
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Hopes For COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Expansion Ends In Senate Committee
The bill would have extended COVID-19-related workers’ compensation to first responders, teachers, and health care providers.
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Virginia Prisoners Request Independent Monitor As COVID-19 Cases And Deaths Mount
It is a request to evaluate the Department of Corrections’ response to the pandemic.
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As Regulators Weigh Rate Hike For Appalachian Power, Years Of Legislative Intervention Have Complicated The Task
The hearings involved thousands of pages of filings, from Attorney General Mark Herring's office to the Virginia Poverty Law Center.
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Senate Panel Votes To Keep Public Hearing Rules For Confederate Statue Removals
A proposal to eliminate the legal hoops Virginia cities and counties have to go through before taking down Confederate monuments failed.
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State Delegate Joins Business Owners In Lawsuit Challenging Virginia’s Virus Workplace Safety Regulations
A state delegate joined the Virginia Manufacturers Association and other business owners to challenge emergency COVID-19 safety regulations.
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How And When Will We Know That A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe And Effective?
Dr. Petri discusses clinical and animal trials, side effects, shows instructional video
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As Child Welfare Calls Plummet During Pandemic, Advocates Worry Numbers Do Not Tell Full Story
Beginning in April, child welfare calls dropped by about 98 percent, the report states, and officials want to know why.
