With West Virginia about to lose another congressional seat because of steady population decline, Republican lawmakers are convinced a massive income tax cut is the key to reversing the trend.
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Virginia governor candidate boosts down-ballot Republicans with PAC money, says state ‘ready for a new day’
Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin announced the first wave of spending from his new political action committee (PAC) on Thursday aimed at helping down-ballot GOP campaigns in the state Democrats
West Virginia pins population growth hopes on income tax cut
With West Virginia about to lose another congressional seat because of steady population decline, Republican lawmakers are convinced a massive income tax cut is the key to reversing the trend.
Virginia Gov. Northam endorses McAuliffe, who once called on him to resign over blackface scandal
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Thursday endorsed former Gov. Terry McAuliffe to replace him in the 2021 gubernatorial election despite the fact McAuliffe once called on him to resign amid his
AP Exclusive: Northam endorses McAuliffe for Va. governor
Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that he is backing Terry McAuliffe in the race to succeed him, handing his predecessor one of the contest’s most coveted endorsements. Northam,
Manchin says ‘no’ to ending or weakening the filibuster
West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin firmly planted his foot down Wednesday, penning an op-ed on his decision not to vote in favor of weakening or removing the filibuster. “I
Manchin Says He Will Never Back Weakening Filibuster
Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a key moderate Democrat, on Wednesday reaffirmed his vow to protect the filibuster in the evenly divided Senate and suggested reluctance to his
Virginia becomes first Southern state to legalize marijuana
Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana Wednesday, as lawmakers voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a bill that will allow adults to possess and
Justin Fairfax accuses former Ex-Virginia governor McAuliffe of treating him like George Floyd
In a Tuesday night debate for the Virginia governorship, gubernatorial candidate lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, a Black man, accused his competitor Terry McAuliffe, of treating him “like George Floyd and
Justin Fairfax Accuses Terry McAuliffe of Treating Him Like Emmett Till
Terry McAuliffe, the leading candidate in this year’s Democratic primary for Virginia governor, faced a flurry of attacks from his rivals at a debate on Tuesday night as they aimed
School District Investigating ‘Abhorrent’ George Floyd Image Posted by Student
A Virginia school district said it was investigating an image posted on social media by a high school football player that repurposed a photo of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis
Virginia Adults Eligible for Covid Vaccine on April 19
Virginia said it would allow residents 16 or older to begin getting vaccinated against Covid-19 on April 19, joining more than 40 states that have sped up efforts to open
Virginia’s Governor Announces Support for Voting Rights Bill
Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia cleared the way for a landmark voting rights bill to become law in his state on Thursday, announcing his approval of a sweeping proposal that
Virginia governor seeks to accelerate marijuana legalization
Adults in Virginia could legally possess and grow small amounts of marijuana beginning in July, about three years sooner than initially envisioned, under changes the governor proposed Wednesday to legislation
State police to probe deadly Virginia Beach police shooting
Virginia Beach police have turned over their investigation of an officer-involved shooting of a former college football player to Virginia State Police after the Black man’s death amid a rash
Virginia Beach Shootings Leave at Least 2 Dead
At least 10 people were shot and two killed in a “chaotic” night of violence in Virginia Beach, the police said early Saturday morning. The city’s police chief, Paul Neudigate,
West Virginia lawmakers pass bill requiring student athletes to play on teams based on sex recognized at birth
The West Virginia House of Delegates has approved legislation that would require student athletes to present a birth certificate or signed physician’s statement verifying their sex matches the one of the
Virginia Republicans slam Charlottesville mayor after obscene poem about city: ‘Step aside’
Republicans slammed Charlottesville, Virginia, Mayor Nikuyah Walker after she posted on Facebook an obscene poem she wrote claiming the city “rapes you.” Virginia gubernatorial candidate Pete Snyder, a Republican, suggested that
Sergio De La Peña, immigrant who grew up on ‘dirt floors,’ says he’s only Republican who can win VA gov
Retired Army Col. Sergio De La Peña is a different kind of candidate for Virginia governor and has the ability to reach the state’s immigrant community for Republicans, he told Fox
Virginia Abolishes the Death Penalty
new video loaded: Virginia Abolishes the Death Penalty transcript Back bars 0:00/1:10 -1:10 transcript Virginia Abolishes the Death Penalty Gov. Ralph S. Northam of Virginia on Wednesday signed a bill
Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Abolish the Death Penalty
The bill, which the Virginia House and Senate passed last month, stipulates that the sentences of the remaining death row inmates be converted to life in prison without eligibility for
Charlottesville mayor says city ‘rapes you’ and ‘tells you to keep its secrets’
Charlottesville, Virginia Mayor Nikuyah Walker turned some heads after she attacked her own city in a Facebook post on Wednesday. “Charlottesville: The beautiful-ugly it is,” wrote Walker, who was first
Virginia, with 2nd-most executions, outlaws death penalty
This undated file photo provided by the Virginia Department of Corrections shows the execution chamber at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Va. | AP The bills were the culmination
Final report finds no motive in Virginia Beach mass shooting
Police in Virginia Beach cannot determine a motive for a city engineer’s rampage in 2019 that killed 12 people in the municipal building where he worked, according to the city’s
Virginia governor to sign legislation ending death penalty
Gov. Ralph Northam is set to sign historic legislation that will put an end to the death penalty in Virginia, a state with a long and prolific history of carrying
Oscar-nominated actor George Segal, of ABC’s ‘The Goldbergs,’ dead at 87
Veteran actor George Segal, who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966′s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in TV’s “The Goldbergs,” died on Tuesday. He was 87. “The family
13-seed Ohio’s Jason Preston on upsetting Virginia and studying LeBron & Chris Paul | SportsNation
13-seed Ohio’s Jason Preston on upsetting Virginia and studying LeBron & Chris Paul | SportsNation Ohio Bobcats guard Jason Preston talks about beating the 4-seed Virginia Cavaliers in the 2021
N.C.A.A. Tournament: Same Courts, Same Game, New Emptiness
INDIANAPOLIS — When the ball was thrown up for Florida and Virginia Tech at just past noon, so began in earnest an N.C.A.A. men’s tournament that is certain to be
After Nearly Four Decades, a Tip Helps Solve the Killing of a School Cook
Thirty-seven years ago, Virginia Hannon, a cook at an elementary school in Pembroke, Mass., was found dead in her home. She had been beaten, stabbed and strangled. Detectives interviewed more
Biden says 65% of people 65 or older have received at least one COVID vaccine shot
© Reuters. COVID-19 vaccines are administered in Martinsburg, West Virginia WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday said 65% of Americans who are 65 years and older have received