The winner of the June 17 primary will go on to face John Reid, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, in the November election.
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Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor talk Southwest Virginia, flood recovery and economic growth
Six candidates are seeking the party’s nomination. Here’s how the candidates answered a series of questions from Cardinal News.
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Jerrauld Jones, pioneering legislator and judge from Norfolk, dies
He went to high school in Lynchburg and law school in Lexington. His son is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general.
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Feds list multiple localities in Southwest and Southside as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions.’ These Trump-voting places are baffled.
The Department of Homeland Security published a list of places it said were “defying” federal authorities. Some conservative communities say they were listed in error. Sen. Tim Kaine says administration may have used artificial intelligence to generate a faulty list.
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Democratic candidates for attorney general talk opioids, Trump and Southwest Virginia
Jay Jones and Shannon Taylor are vying for the Democratic nomination to face Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares in the November election.
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How local police are using LPR surveillance cameras
Nearly 25% of LPR searches from one police department’s audit used “Other” as the reason to access data from over 10,000 cameras.
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Virginia’s western congressional delegation forms own search committee for U.S. attorney post
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine already offered up their recommendations to the White House. The region’s Republican members of Congress “expressed their preferences” to fill the role in 2017 during the first Trump administration as well.
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6 Democratic candidates for Lt. Gov. attempt to distinguish themselves from their peers in debate
The race is one of two statewide primaries that will take place on June 17.
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Rep. Connolly of Fairfax County dies
The 11th District representative was 75 and had been battling cancer.
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4 things Virginians need to know about the Medicaid decisions the U.S. House just made
Statewide, about 480,000 people could be affected by the new work requirements and 147,000 could be affected by new copays for certain services, according to one estimate.