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Should Virginia Take Partisanship Out of its Elections?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 20, 2016
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This year, only one congressional race in Virginia is competitive. That means almost all the members of Virginia’s congressional delegation are in totally safe seats. During the General Assembly election last year, NONE of the incumbents lost their seats. Now, one member of the House of Delegates says it’s time to introduce some more competition into the process. Michael Pope reports.
ACLU Report Claims Majority of Virginia Prosecutor Elections Are Uncontested
Posted by Payton Knobeloch in Virginia's News on June 17, 2016
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Prosecutors in Virginia are elected to four-year terms. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they have to do much campaigning. As Michael Pope tells us, a new report from the ACLU of Virginia says the vast majority of these elections are uncontested.
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From NPR News- Has The U.S. Census Ever Asked About Everyone's Citizenship Status? May 22, 2019Never before has the U.S. census directly asked for the citizenship status of every person living in every household. The question the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census could change that.
- Italy's Matteo Salvini Hopes To Lead Nationalist Wave In Upcoming European Elections May 22, 2019Salvini, Italy's deputy prime minister, leader of a far-right party and Europe's rising populist star, counts President Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon as one of his biggest fans.
- Nevada Law Removing Abortion Restrictions Passes State Assembly May 22, 2019Bucking a national trend toward more restrictions on abortion, the Nevada law relaxes certain abortion requirements. Every Republican voted against the measure.
- Collateral Damage Of The Trade War, Farmers Want Chinese Market Reopened May 22, 2019American farmers rely heavily on selling their goods overseas. As the trade war heats up again, many Midwest soybean farmers have huge surpluses and are receiving government aid.
- Scientists Modify Viruses With CRISPR To Create New Weapon Against Superbugs May 22, 2019Superbugs are bacteria that can beat modern medicine's most powerful drugs. So doctors are racing to find new ways to fight back, such as developing "living antibiotics."
- Has The U.S. Census Ever Asked About Everyone's Citizenship Status? May 22, 2019
- From BBC News
- British Steel enters insolvency endangering 5,000 jobs May 22, 2019British Steel enters compulsory liquidation, threatening 5,000 jobs directly and 20,000 more indirectly.
- Brexit: PM under fire over new Brexit plan May 22, 2019Some Tory MPs are renewing calls to oust the PM, as Labour calls her new offer "too weak".
- US-China trade war: Shoe giants urge Trump to end tariffs May 22, 2019Nike and Adidas are among 173 firms who say higher tariffs are "catastrophic" for consumers.
- European elections 2019: Expats in France fear postal votes will not count May 22, 2019Some UK citizens in France have received their European election postal votes late - or not at all.
- Poverty in the UK is 'systematic' and 'tragic', says UN special rapporteur May 22, 2019The UK's social safety net has been "deliberately removed", says a UN-commissioned report on the UK.
- British Steel enters insolvency endangering 5,000 jobs May 22, 2019
