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The governor also amended six bills and signed two others.
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The General Assembly has granted nine localities the necessary power on a case-by-case basis.
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Most of the rejected legislation affected policing, prosecution and incarceration.
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City Council is considering a proposal that would require taxpayer notification within 90 days of an overpayment being made.
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The Democrat-controlled General Assembly wrapped up its session earlier this month.
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Eight Republican challengers have lined up to face the Democrat.
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Three graduating college seniors reflect on how their final semester, during the Trump presidency, has changed how they think about higher education.
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President Trump doubled down on his claims that the U.S. strikes in Iran last weekend "obliterated" its key nuclear facilities. But experts say that regardless of the amount of damage done to Iran's nuclear facilities, deliberate negotiations leading to a lasting agreement are crucial to prevent the resumption of war.
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Michelle Obama is in a place in her life where she gets to integrate her public and private self a little more. She tells Rachel that means saying "no" to some of the things that are expected of her.
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How did a little known assemblyman become the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City? NPR's A Martinez talks to Bob Hardt, political director of the NY1 news channel.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže about the trans-Atlantic relationship under President Trump.
Arts & Culture
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad
- How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?