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Business Groups Are Lining Up Against Democratic Efforts to Help Virginia Workers
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 15, 2020
Business leaders from across Virginia appear at a press conference announcing united opposition to raising the minimum wage, mandating paid family leave and overturning the right-to-work law. (Credit: Michael Pope)
Democrats in the General Assembly are planning to move forward with a number of bills designed to help workers. But, those efforts will have serious opposition. Michael Pope reports.
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