The amendments would enshrine in the constitution the right to reproductive healthcare, including abortion; remove a ban on same-sex marriage; and restore voting rights to formerly incarcerated people.
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Cardinal News covers the political issues facing Southwest and Southside Virginia
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Virginia board approves ‘last resort’ fee increases for hunting, fishing, trapping licenses
The board also passed new fees and regulations related to boating, camping and conservation.
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Notes from the Square: DCCC triples down on its push to flip the 5th Congressional District
Plus: Debates in the 6th District; Hashmi announces energy listening tour; Southwest and Southside producers win grants; emergency preparedness executive order issued; and Spanberger formally intervenes in proposed Dominion-NextEra merger.
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General Assembly launches effort to study tax exemptions, consumption tax for data centers
The effort is part of a compromise reached during biennial budget negotiations that took place in the spring.
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State revenues exceed forecast; Spanberger urges ‘prudent budgeting’
Many of the state’s job losses came from retirements, helping soften their blow to the state’s coffers, the governor and Secretary of Finance said.
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Funding for Virginia’s fire service is insufficient, studies show. There are ideas for how to change that.
Here’s a guide to how fire departments are funded in Virginia, in eight FAQs gathered from Cardinal readers.
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Notes from the Square: Griffith weighs in on Dominion, NextEra merger
Plus: Hashmi plans an energy listening tour, Spanberger urges Virginians to sign up as poll workers, and more board appointments and essay contest winners are announced.
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Perriello opposes Valley Link, open to more nuclear at North Anna, silent on Joshua Falls; McGuire mum except for letter on Valley Link
The 5th Congressional District faces a unique set of energy issues, which prompted questions to both candidates for the House seat.
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Candidate drops out of Lynchburg City Council race
That leaves nine candidates seeking three open seats this November.
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Notes from the Square: Spanberger plans to intervene with SCC over Dominion-NextEra merger
Virginia’s sales tax holiday is this weekend, and the attorney general joins 24 other states in a lawsuit against the latest round of tariffs.
