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Millions of dollars are being spent to persuade voters to support or oppose three constitutional amendments on the ballot this year.
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Both staff and the governor had suggestions that could cure deficiencies with the merger.
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Back in June, immigration agents detained 49 people in Greene County, north of Charlottesville, after local officers began stopping drivers on U.S. Route 29. Many were Hispanic men. Their cars and trucks were pulled over and towed away when owners were arrested. Local moms united to assist women whose husbands didn’t come home.
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In 2021, Joshua Mast helped the family leave Afghanistan during the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from the country.Once they were in the U.S., Mast took the child at a refugee resettlement center over her relatives' objections.
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Local surfers reflect on what’s shaped Virginia Beach’s surf culture and how it’s still changing.
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Three different credit-rating agencies are giving Virginia the gold standard for states, a triple A credit rating.Fights over debt spending helped shape Virginia politics.
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Saturday's statue and park dedication marks the culmination of a twelve-member committee over about eighteen months of work.
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NASA is funding a project at Virginia Tech to help improve companies be more efficient and safer as they design small aircraft.
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Almost every locality in Virginia is hoping for economic growth. But growing communities also need places for new workers and their families to live.
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