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RVA's Got Issues
Headwaters Down
Un-wine'd
Virginia News
NPR News
Virginia News
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One proposal from Del. Carr stemmed from a constituent's cycling story. -
The turnout gap between white and nonwhite voters in Virginia increased between 2020 and 2022.
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The new law, which passed unanimously in the Virginia House and Senate, will take effect July 1.
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Ten people have been charged with misdemeanors, according to state police.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin warned state lawmakers that the bill needs “a lot of work.”
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Legislators resolved their differences, which still run contrary to the administration’s agenda.
NPR News
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After surviving many close calls as a war correspondent, Norland was diagnosed with a lethal brain tumor in 2019. He died June 22. In this 2024 interview, he reflected on facing mortality.
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At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed was an illegal racial gerrymander.
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The ruling is the first time that the court has imposed requirements on adult consumers in order to protect minors from having access to sexually explicit material.
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At issue was whether school systems are required to provide parents with an "opt-out" option when parents claim their religious beliefs conflict with their children's course material.
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There's a rise of pronatalism in our politics and our culture. Is a falling birth rate an issue?
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?
