Stories tagged: "virginia"

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Politics Progressives Notched Big Wins at the State Level This Year. Here Are a Few.

2020 wasn’t a banner year at the national policy making level, but that void made the work of state leaders all the more critical.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil December 23, 2020 8:00 am EST
Elections Voting stations are set up for the primary election at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Monday, June 22, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. With one polling place designated for Louisville on Tuesday, voters who didn’t cast mail-in ballots could potentially face long lines in Kentucky’s unprecedented primary election. (AP Photo/Piper Blackburn)
Elections Today Could Decide the Democratic Party’s Future: 6 Things You Need to Know About Tuesday’s Primaries

New York, Kentucky, and Virginia are holding primary elections today. Here's what you need to know.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil June 23, 2020 12:36 pm EDT
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Coronavirus Vaccinations Are Dropping During Coronavirus. Doctors Warn That Could Lead to Big Problems.

The Virginia chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics conducted a survey of more than 100 pediatric providers in the state and found the pandemic is having a significant impact on how many vaccinations doctors have given children.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers May 1, 2020 11:08 am EDT
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Money Virginia has weaker payday loan rules than most states

Protesters gather in Winchester to oppose interest rates that can be three times higher than in other states.

Sean Galvin November 26, 2019 8:33 pm EST
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Politics How Virginia congresswomen who helped start impeachment inquiry talk about it back home

Reps. Abigail Spanberger, Elaine Luria and Jennifer Wexton represent districts that lean Republican. But that doesn’t mean they are backing down from talking about impeachment.

Meghan McCarthy Meghan McCarthy November 24, 2019 2:31 pm EST

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
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Politics After historic election, Democrats will run Virginia in 2020

For the first time in more than two decades, Republicans no longer control the state legislature.

Davis Burroughs Davis Burroughs November 6, 2019 2:58 pm EST
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Politics Virginia polling station runs out of ballots by 8 a.m.

Today’s election could give Democrats control of the state legislature.

Sean Galvin November 5, 2019 5:54 pm EST