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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Is there a slow pace of testing attributable to Pres. Obama? Is the US screening too few people? And, does the coronavirus test cost $3,200? PolitiFact VA editor Warren Fiske fact checks the coronavirus. -
PolitiFact Virginia editor Warren Fiske sits down with VPM News Director Craig Carper to fact check statements made by Senator Bernie Sanders at his rally in Richmond.
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PolitiFact Virginia editor Warren Fiske fact checks some of Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg's claims at the annual Virginia Democratic gala.
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House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, recently accused the newly-elected Democratic majorities in the General Assembly of undermining Virginia’s pro-business environment.
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PolitiFact Virginia rates a gun control claim.
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A Democratic-backed package on gun-control bills is advancing in the General Assembly this winter despite protests that it would confiscate firearms from law-abiding Virginians. PolitiFact Virginia examines the details of that legislation.
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In imposing a gun ban at the State Capitol, newly-empowered House Democrats repeatedly said they were acting on the recommendation of the Capitol Police.
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A leading gun rights activist says Democratic lawmakers are trying to penalize law-abiding firearm owners for violence committed by gangs. We rated this statement false.
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Adam’s recent post on Virginia centers on a bill recently introduced by state Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, that would add restrictions to Virginia’s paramilitary activities laws. Passed in 1987, the laws make it a felony to assemble - or teach how to assemble - guns, explosives or incendiary devices with the intention of abetting civil disorder. Violators face a maximum of 10 years in prison and $2,500 fine.
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A conservative broadcaster who predicts President Donald Trump will be re-elected recently asked White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, “What will you do during the second term?”
