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Virginia governor wants Confederate arch gone from US fort
Gov. Ralph Northam is calling for the removal of an arch honoring the former president of the Confederacy at Fort Monroe, where the first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia 400 years ago.
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Scandals lead to fundraising woes for top Virginia Democrats
Gov. Ralph Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and Attorney General Mark Herring all posted anemic campaign finance reports Monday that are far below what their predecessors have raised at similar points in past election cycles.
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Va. governor nixes appearance at event that drew protesters
Virginia’s governor pulled out of an event where he would have faced protesters for wearing blackface in the 1980s.
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‘The outrage stays:’ Protesters at Va. fundraiser haven’t forgotten Northam racist photo scandal
At a Sunday fundraiser for Democratic state Sen. Dave Marsden in Burke, Virginia, two separate groups gathered outside to protest against Gov. Ralph Northam. They come from both Republican and Democratic parties, and they have not forgotten that racist yearbook photo.
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Va. Gov. to try again next year on hands-free driving
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will try again next year to prohibit drivers from holding cellphones, after a last-ditch effort was ruled out of order in last week’s reconvened session.
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Approval ratings for top 3 Va. officials tumble but will it matter in November?
More than two months after a blackface photo in Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook came to light, the scandal is continuing to dent his approval ratings, according to a new survey. But nearly a quarter of voters said they were not aware of the controversy, and Democrats continue to hold a slight edge on what’s known as the generic ballot test for control of the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates.
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Governor hails new jobs at tobacco packaging company
An Italian-owned company that makes high-tech machinery for producing and packaging tobacco products is expanding its operations in Virginia with the state’s help.
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From roads to furloughed feds, Va. makes big changes in veto session
A variety of changes were made in Virginia’s so-called “veto session.” including more funding for the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and a popular move to restore driver’s licenses to more than 600,000 Virginians.
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Northam nixes online sales tax set-aside for Amazon
Gov. Ralph Northam doesn’t want Virginia’s online sales tax used to pay Amazon.com Inc.’s promised $750 million incentive deal. At least not yet.
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Accuser: Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax’s response ‘disgraceful’
One of the two women accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault says his response has been “disgraceful, irresponsible and manipulative.”
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Northam encourages voter registration in Virginia high schools
The Democratic governor recently issued a proclamation designating the week of April 21 as Virginia High School Voter Registration Week.
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Virginia governor finds ways to get beyond blackface scandal
Two months after a blackface photo in an old yearbook nearly ended the political career of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, his life seems mostly back to normal.
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Va. gov.’s push for handheld cellphone ban appears doomed
House Speaker Kirk Cox spokesman Parker Slaybaugh said the speaker believes an amendment Northam is proposing is out of order.
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Dominion bows to pressure on energy efficiency spending
Dominion Energy has bowed to pressure from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and others and has agreed to spend $870 million on energy efficiency programs over the next decade.
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Virginia may raise truck fees, gas taxes for I-81 fixes and Northern Virginia projects
Late Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam proposed increased truck registration fees across Virginia, a higher diesel tax to more closely match neighboring states, and an expansion of the additional gas tax charged in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads to include all areas along Interstate 81.
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