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Could a “Digital Tax” Be on the Way for Virginia?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 15, 2020
Lawmakers are about to return to Richmond for a special session, and they’ll be looking for ways to fund criminal justice reform during an economic crisis. Michael Pope has this report about one possible new source of money.
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From NPR News- Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps that bolster the GOP October 19, 2021Texas Republicans approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing minority communities, even as Latinos drive much of the state's growth.
- North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea in its latest test October 19, 2021Hours after the U.S. reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the North fired a ballistic missile into the sea, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said.
- A missing Alabama woman's body is found in a parked, unoccupied police van October 19, 2021Christina Nance had been missing since Sept. 25, her family said. Video footage from that day shows her entering the van, which was in a police parking lot. Her body was found 12 days later.
- Families of Parkland victims reach a $25 million settlement with the school district October 18, 2021The families of the 17 people killed and others affected by the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High had filed suit against the Broward County school district, accusing it of negligence.
- Colin Powell's legacy, defined by two very different wars in Iraq October 18, 2021Colin Powell was hailed as a hero for a swift and speedy U.S. victory in the Gulf in 1991. But his reputation suffered from his flawed presentation in advance of the second Iraq war 12 years later.
- Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps that bolster the GOP October 19, 2021
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- Heat pump grants worth £5,000 to kickstart low carbon heating October 18, 2021The grants for England and Wales are part of the government's strategy for low carbon heating.
- Four in hospital after explosion destroys Ayr house October 19, 2021Two adults and two children are taken to hospital after four homes are caught up in an explosion in Ayrshire.
- North Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile into waters off Japan October 19, 2021Pyongyang fires a submarine-launched ballistic missile weeks after the South unveiled its own such weapon.
- Dennis Hutchings: Ex-soldier on trial over Troubles shooting dies October 18, 2021The trial of Dennis Hutchings, 80, had been adjourned when he tested positive for Covid-19.
- Sir David Amess death: Parliament pays tribute to former colleague October 18, 2021MPs have been remembering Sir David Amess, who was killed in his Essex constituency.
- Heat pump grants worth £5,000 to kickstart low carbon heating October 18, 2021
