Posts from r/Virginia on Saturday, 05/09
POSTS - SATURDAY, 05/09
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Opinion | Democrats Who Are Soft on Republicans Have Got to Go (Gift Article)
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Virginia Supreme Court blocks referendum that would have helped Democrats win up to four more US House seats
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Commentary: Spanberger’s data center position is the test of her affordability message | The governor says data centers should pay their fair share, but “fair share” has the shape of a position without its substance, guest columnist Tommy Turner writes.
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Hampton Roads saw 16 times more ICE arrests last year as dread ripples through the community | About three-quarters of those detained in the region last year had no prior criminal convictions.
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Proposed WIC cuts could strain low-income Virginia families, advocates warn | National estimates show 80,000 Virginians could see reductions to their WIC fruit and vegetable benefits under a proposed federal spending bill.
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Commentary: What we’ve learned in Bristol about reproductive freedom | Abortion bans not only create barriers to health care, like we saw with the closure of the Bristol health clinic, but they also change how doctors and nurses approach treatment, guest columnist Cheryl Hanzik writes.
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Virginia public health expert urges calm response to hantavirus
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Commentary: Guv’s emphatic veto on Fairfax casino won’t be the last word | Scott Surovell – the Senate majority leader, Fairfax County Democrat, and persistent supporter of a casino-entertainment complex – has indicated this saga isn’t over, columnist Roger Chesley writes.
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Trying to find peaceful nature spots or climbs in Virginia
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Montgomery County folks, Opinions on Spa/LMTs in the area?
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