State Politics
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Cards for Lee: Community rallies around Danville City Councilman’s recovery
A GoFundMe page and a greeting card effort sprung up over the weekend, showing support for Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler.
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‘Violence is never the answer’: Virginia leaders react to attack on Danville Councilman Lee Vogler
Danville Councilman Lee Vogler is receiving treatment for third-degree burns after a brutal attack at his workplace.
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Danville councilman, who’s helped revitalize the city, set on fire in attack
Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler was set on fire as part of an attack that occurred at his place of employment.
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Stark contrast between Spanberger, Earle-Sears when it comes to Virginians’ reproductive freedom
Earle-Sears says choices should be made before women get pregnant—and doesn’t support abortion options for rape victims. Spanberger, on the other hand, vows to keep Virginia women safe from abortion bans.
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Virginia is on track to lose 32,000 jobs in Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s final year on the job
Youngkin pitched himself as a reasonable Republican, but has been aligned with Trump’s policies that hurt Virginians.
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Fort Gregg-Adams’ commanding general says legacies will live on despite post name change
Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams may be having their names removed from the signs at Virginia’s Fort Gregg-Adams, but the post’s commanding general has told their families that she was “committed” to ensuring their loved ones will always be a part of the installation’s fabric.
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Communities in Virginia Beach fight back as local school board votes to suspend DEIA programming
Frustrated community members from across Virginia Beach are speaking out following the Virginia Beach School Board’s recent vote to suspend diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives in K-12 schools.
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Millennials, here’s the biggest Virginia news story from the year you were born
Whether it was 1981, 1996, or somewhere in between, millennials can discover the top Virginia news story from the year they were born.
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Gov. Youngkin vetoes contraception protections—again
For the second year in a row, Virginia’s governor rejected legislation that would have guaranteed access to birth control. Advocates said the decision continues to leave Virginians vulnerable.
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Opinion: The Youngkin-Sears administration doesn’t care about us
In March, the Youngkin-Sears administration vetoed commonsense bills that would allow hard-working Virginians to do more than just survive.
