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Northam Appoints First African American Judge To State Corporation Commission
The vice president of government affairs for the National Hydropower Association and a previous director of government affairs for the F ...
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Richmond’s Columbus Statue Pulled Down, Covid-19 Outbreaks In Roanoke Valley, Concerns Over Danville Teacher Contract, And More Headlines
• Protesters in Richmond pulled a statue of Christopher Columbus off its pedestal and rolled it into a nearby lake. “People came to this ...
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Rep. Mceachin To U.S. House Leaders: Ban Military Force Against Protesters
The Richmond Democrat sent a letter this month asking lawmakers to include language in an annual defense spending bill that would block ...
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Richmond Police Won’t Say How Many Officers Face Discipline For Attacking Protesters
“I don’t think the chief plans to revisit this anytime soon,” said a police department spokesman, Gene Lepley, of the incident a week ag ...
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The Whole World Is Watching The Brutal Police Response To Protests
The curbside killing of George Floyd in broad daylight by a white Minneapolis cop who was on patrol despite a lengthy record of abuse co ...
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Judge Pauses Lee Statue Removal, Henrico Weighs Hate Crime Charges In Attack By Klan Member, 17-Year Cicadas, And More Headlines
• “A judge in Richmond issued an injunction preventing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration from removing an iconic statue of Co ...
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CMS Data, Riddled With Errors, Gives Little Clarity On Covid-19 In Virginia’s Nursing Homes
But less than 24 hours after the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the names of nursing homes with COVID-19 case ...
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From The Eastern Shore To Martinsville, A Weekend Of Protests
From the Eastern Shore to Martinsville, thousands continued to demonstrate against police brutality and racial inequality over the weekend:
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In Virginia’s Confederate Statue Debate, Change Came Slowly — Then All At Once
After a speech by historian Edward Ayers, then-City Councilor Kristin Szakos asked if it was time to start talking about removing Confed ...
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The Number Of People On Unemployment In Virginia Begins Slight Decline
Ongoing unemployment claims began rising mid-March as the coronavirus pandemic spread to Virginia, peaking on May 10, with a record 403, ...
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Reopening VA’s Nursing Homes Could Hinge On Sweeping New Testing Requirements, Who Pays?
A lingering question is who’s on the hook for the cost of sweeping new coronavirus tests at Virginia's nursing homes ahead of reopening.
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Removing VA's Confederate Monuments Is Only A First Step
Richmond’s Confederate monuments are coming down, which is a good beginning in the path toward reconciliation, says the Virginia Mercury.
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Richmond’s Largest Confederate Statue Is Coming Down. More Could Follow.
A senior administration official told the Associated Press that Northam will to announce plans Thursday to remove a state-owned, 60-foot ...
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Virginia African American Leaders Respond To Four Days Of Protests
Let’s get to work to make a difference so that for the next generation — the 6-year-old granddaughter that I have, and my little adopted ...
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Richmond Councilmembers Back Monument Removals, Delegate Calls To Have Byrd Statue Removed, Bear Roams Downtown Richmond, And More Headlines
• After Gov. Ralph Northam announced plans to remove a state-owned statue of Robert E. Lee on Richmond’s Monument Avenue, a majority on ...
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The Criminal Justice Reform Agenda Virginia Democrats Deferred To 2021
Newly elected Democratic majorities entered the 60-day legislative session in January with a wide range of criminal justice reform propo ...
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Confederate Monuments In Richmond Slated For Removal, Demonstrations In Norfolk, A Small-Town Offer To Take Lee Statue, And More Headlines
• Jubilant roars erupted at the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond as news spread that Gov. Ralph Northam plans to have the statue remov ...
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As Nation Reels From Unrest, Virginia Leaders Begin Search For Solutions
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus called on the State Crime Commission to review "institutional racism in our criminal justice system."
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A Horrific Slaying, Massive Protests And Depressing Déjà Vu
For young people, or those unaware of U.S. history, that’s not a good thing.
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Northam Denies National Guard Request, Confederate Statue Removed In Alexandria
Gov. Ralph Northam rejected President Donald Trump’s request to send National Guard troops to Washington.
