Government
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Lawmakers Asked to Back Fresh-Produce Program
VA Lawmakers Asked to Back Fresh-Produce Program for SNAP Users Diane Bernard RICHMOND, Va. – Hunger-fighting and public-health groups are…
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AARP Urges VA Lawmakers to Provide Relief for Family Caregivers
RICHMOND, Va. – More than 1 million family caregivers in Virginia provided an estimated 870 million hours of unpaid care…
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Activists Press Lawmakers to Stop Amazon Ring’s Police Alliances
RICHMOND, Va. – Civil rights groups are sounding the alarm about Amazon’s Ring doorbell system. Representatives from 30 activist groups…
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Will Virginia Voters Demand Answers on Retirement Security?
RICHMOND, Va. – With state and local elections in Virginia less than a month away, AARP Virginia says it’s prime…
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Heart Assn. Urges VA Lawmakers to Add School Water-Filling Stations
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – We all know that drinking water is essential to health, and the American Heart Association of…
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Virginia Lawmakers Urged to Tackle Student Loan Crisis
RICHMOND, Va. – Groups in Virginia are pushing state lawmakers to pass a Borrower’s Bill of Rights, just days after…
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WWII Veteran: Ignorance, Indifference Greatest Threats to America
NEW YORK – Seventy-four years after he saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima, a World War II veteran has…
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Protest Ends in Arrest
SUMMERS CO., W.Va. – Protests against the Mountain Valley Pipeline continue this week, and Wednesday a man was arrested after…
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