The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the night before.
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Crixell Matthews/VPM NewsLieutenant governor says landmark case was about school choice, not segregation. -
John C. Clark/APState Sen. Mark Obenshain recently claimed otherwise in a floor speech.
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Scott Elmquist/VPM NewsSeveral Virginia governors have seen their party lose General Assembly seats during their term.
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Crixell Matthews/VPM NewsState general fund collections have increased by 45% over the past four years.
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The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the night before.
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Office of Congressman Robert Garcia/Wikimedia CommonsThe inaccurate statements date back to a mid-2022 claim from prominent Republican politicians.
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Crixell Matthews/Setting new standards for teaching history in Virginia public schools has opened raw wounds along political and racial lines.
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At issue is a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would set a national ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Jones is introducing himself to voters in his newly-redrawn district as the champion of Medicaid expansion in Virginia. The Democratic Party of Virginia says his claim is bogus. -
Cuccinelli said a federal pilot program to DNA test illegal immigrants showed "something like 30% [if test subjects] are fake families."
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Del. Jason Miyares said, "on average, 65% of all gun deaths in America are from suicides."
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Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League rated "Mostly True" on criminal background checks.
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PolitiFact examines General Assembly candidate Sheila Bynum-Coleman's statement regarding disproportionate drug arrest rates for African Americans.
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U.S. Representative Bobby Scott recently claimed that minimum wage was not enough to rent a modest, two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States. PolitiFact Virginia investigated that claim.
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Statement: “How many people with a concealed carry permit have committed a crime in Virginia? ...The answer is zero.”Speaker: Bill StanleyDate: July…
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Is it true that more immigrants are becoming U.S. citizens than has happened in years? In total numbers, yes. But the approval rate isn’t the highest it’s been in recent years. And the number Cuccinelli mentioned is inflated.
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PolitiFact Virginia Editor Warren Fiske looks at Steve Bannon's claim regarding the benefits of a wall on the southern border.
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The claim has been part of McAuliffe’s pitch since shortly after he took office in 2014. We fact-checked it in 2015, wondering how he could have inherited a deficit from his predecessor, Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell, when the state constitution requires a balanced budget. It’s a good time to examine the statement again.
