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2024年10月31日 · Inaction on climate change costs Va.’s agriculture industry hundreds of millions of dollars yearly BY: Bobby Whitescarver - November 4, 2024 More than $125 million. That’s the preliminary estimate of damage to farmers in Southwest Virginia after Hurricane Helene brought damaging winds, heavy rain and flooding to the region.
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5 天之前 · Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss, and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims BY: KFF Health News - November 19, 2024 By KFF Health News/Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration could try to remove fluoride from drinking water, according to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy, who was tapped last week by Trump to lead the Department of ...
Live updates: Election Day in Virginia • Virginia Mercury
2024年11月5日 · Polls are now closed, and Virginians’ votes are being tallied. We’re posting live election results on our site as they come in.. 11:09 p.m.: Democrat Jennifer McClellan wins reelection in Virginia’s 4th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.. 10:58 p.m.:
Virginia’s new mayors include first Black woman, Indian-American …
5 天之前 · By Marlene Dolla/VCU Capital News Service. RICHMOND, Va. — There were many competitive mayoral races across Virginia and the outcomes include some historic firsts, and two races within the margin of a recount.. Democrat Alyia Gaskins ran unopposed to become the City of Alexandria’s first Black woman elected mayor. She received 94% of over 65,000 citywide votes, according to unofficial ...
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears announces run for Virginia governor
2024年9月6日 · Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on Thursday evening officially announced her candidacy for governor of Virginia in the upcoming 2025 election, aiming to become the nation’s first Black female governor.
Plans to restore 1776 Commission recall efforts to revise Virginia’s …
2024年11月15日 · As Virginians prepare for the beginning of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, Republicans, according to the party’s 2024 platform, plan to reinstate the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission, an initiative created by Trump in 2020 to “better enable a rising generation to understand the history and principles of the founding of the United States in 1776.”
Where do Virginia congressional candidates in key districts stand …
2024年9月9日 · As Election Day draws closer, The Mercury asked candidates in four key Virginia congressional races — Districts 2, 7, 9 and 10 — to share their views and policy plans on the issues that most impact the commonwealth, and reviewed their positions on their campaign websites, social media pages, and in other media.
Virginia Democrats triumph in statehouse elections, reducing …
2023年11月8日 · RICHMOND — Virginia Democrats beat back Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s effort to turn the state fully red by defending their state Senate majority in Tuesday’s General Assembly elections and flipping control of the House of Delegates.
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2024年11月11日 · These competitive Va. races could play a key role in battle for Congress and more headlines BY: Staff Report - November 6, 2024 • “Competitive Virginia races could play a critical role in the battle for Congress.”—Associated Press • “Richmond voter precinct chief removed from polling location after ballot issues.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch • “Is casino gambling coming to ...