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Virginia bill to join compact to elect president by popular vote dies in Senate
(The Center Square) – Legislation that would have entered Virginia into a compact with other states to ensure the president…
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Committee advances bill to end death penalty to Virginia Senate floor
(The Center Square) – A Virginia Senate committee voted Tuesday to advance legislation that would abolish the death penalty in…
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Virginia state Sen. Chase stripped from committee assignment after connection to Trump rally
(The Center Square) – The Virginia Senate stripped Sen. Amanda Chase from her committee assignment Tuesday after she spoke at…
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Missouri becomes first state in U.S. to no longer perform abortions
(The Center Square) – Missouri has become the first state in the U.S. where abortions are no longer performed. A…
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New Mexico sees second worst job losses over last year
(The Center Square) – New Mexico retained its ranking as one of the states with the biggest year- over-year increases…
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Northam: New guidelines coming to allow Virginia schools to reopen
(The Center Square) – The Virginia Department of Education is working on new state guidelines for reopening schools to in-person…
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With 350,000 doses idling, Missouri extends vaccine to 65-and-over
(The Center Square) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Thursday announced the state will move into Phase 1B of its COVID-19…
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Business community worried about permanent COVID-19 safety regulations adopted by Virginia board
(The Center Square) – COVID-19-related safety restrictions on Virginia businesses will be in place indefinitely, a state regulatory board decided.…
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Most Virginians support state aid for school-choice opportunities during pandemic
(The Center Square) – With public schools in Virginia failing to offer in-person classes five days a week, a majority…
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Virginia board denies bid to let business restrictions expire; permanent regulations still possible
(The Center Square) – A Virginia state board voted against a measure Tuesday that would make COVID-19 restrictions on businesses…
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Upcoming Virginia legislative session will focus on budget, COVID-19 issues
(The Center Square) – The Virginia General Assembly’s 2021 legislative session begins Wednesday, and lawmakers will be focused on the…
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County government budgets feeling stress from COVID-19 economic restrictions
(The Center Square) – Additional costs and economic restrictions have not created problems for only state government, but they also…
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COVID-19 vaccine should be available by summer for Virginia’s general population despite setbacks
(The Center Square) – COVID-19 vaccinations should be available for the general population in Virginia by the summer, despite a…
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Senate Democrats urge Virginia state Sen. Chase to resign over Trump rally, Antifa comments
(The Center Square) – Virginia Senate Democrats are calling for a Republican state senator to resign after she attended a…
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Northam orders curfew in Arlington, Alexandria after violent protest in Washington
(The Center Square) – Gov. Ralph Northam ordered a 6 p.m. curfew for Arlington County and the city of Alexandria…
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Cox urges Virginia to use federal COVID-19 money for parents’ private school, homeschool expenses
(The Center Square) – Republican gubernatorial candidate and state lawmaker Kirk Cox is urging Virginia to use federal COVID-19 relief…
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Debt-to-income ratio of Pennsylvania households below national average
(The Center Square) – The median household debt-to-income ratio in Pennsylvania during the second quarter of 2020 stood at 1.33…
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Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts band together for faster COVID-19 tests
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel…
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Virginia has 3rd-highest share of military personnel among the 50 states
(The Center Square) – Among Virginia residents, active military personnel make up 1,514 out of every 100,000 people – the third-highest share among…
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Virginia ranks 19th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Virginia came in 19th highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based…
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PM to deliver keynote address at India Ideas Summit on 22 July
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the India Ideas Summit on 22 July. The Summit…
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Virginia’s new COVID-19 workplace regulations approved without input from businesses
An American flag flies outside the Tyson Foods Temperanceville Complex on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Temperanceville, Va. Steve Helber…
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Hampton Roads will be Virginia’s focus for stricter COVID-19 enforcement on businesses
Beachgoers crowd the shoreline along the oceanfront Monday, June 29, 2020, in Virginia Beach, Va. Steve Helber / AP By…
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Business groups leery of Virginia joining regional greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program
Shutterstock photo By Tyler Arnold (The Center Square) – Virginia’s entry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) – a…
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