Warren Fiske
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The Republican Party of Virginia recently held a weekend bash at a Dulles hotel to celebrate its sweep in the statewide elections last fall and discuss its agenda. High among its goals is to repeal the state’s Clean Economy Act, a law that commits Virginia to joining a regional cap-and-trade program and achieving 100% carbon-free power by 2050.
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Rep. Don Beyer of Northern Virginia is among the many Democrats disappointed by a draft opinion showing the U.S. Supreme Court has tentatively voted to strike down its 49-year-old Roe v. Wade decision establishing a right to an abortion.
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Bus riders may have to pay fares again if Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and the Greater Richmond Transit Company don’t resolve a budget dispute this spring.
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U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman recently mischaracterized a government tool being used to track people entering the country illegally as a smartphone giveaway.
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The General Assembly is hashing out a new two-year state budget that will go into effect July 1. Former Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, proposed his final budget in December 2021 - one month before leaving office. The House and the Senate separately amended Northam’s plan, and each chamber approved its own two-year budget.
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Virginia teachers seem certain to get healthy raises during the next two school years, but how healthy remains to be seen.
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During a meeting with state Senate budget writers in February, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration laid out what it sees as troubling trends in Virginia’s economy.
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Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) recently said Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson “detests the constitution” and essentially thinks there should be no restrictions on abortion.
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Virginia women received a median weekly pay of $1,002 in 2020 compared to $1,260 for men. In other words, women earned 79.5% as much as men, though that's not an apples-to-apples comparison.
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Virginia is among three states that fully tax military pensions, according to the web sites. It joins California and Vermont. Another 12 states tax the retirement pay, but at reduced levels.