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Republican Bloodbath: 12 House GOP Members Unseated
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 10, 2017
Credit: AP Photo / Steve Helber
12 Republican House members are packing up their offices in Richmond and headed home after being fired by voters this week. Michael Pope has this look at the unseated.
What Impacts Could Proposed Republican Healthcare Plan Have in Virginia?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 13, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s proposed replacement of the Affordable Care Act could potentially mean the end of coverage for nearly half a million Virginians. (Credit: J. Scott Applewhite / AP, File)
As the debate about health care takes center stage, what kind of impact could the Republican plan have in Virginia? Michael Pope is digging into the numbers.
Red-Tape Reduction and Welfare Reform Flame Out in Richmond Despite Being Republican Priorities
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 13, 2017
Majority Leader Kirk Cox, seen here in a photo from last year’s session, says failed legislation still serves a purpose. (Credit: Steve Helber / AP)
Republican leaders in the House of Delegates have an overwhelming majority — about two thirds of the members. But as Michael Pope reports from the Capitol, that doesn’t always mean that they get their way.
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From NPR News- 1 Simple Step Could Help Election Security. Governments Aren't Doing It January 29, 2020Local governments could perform a simple upgrade to make it clear to voters that they are reading from a legitimate source. But on the whole, they aren't doing it.
- Impeachment Trial Moves To Question Phase, While Witness Vote Looms January 29, 2020Over the next two days, senators will be able to ask questions of both prosecutors and defense lawyers. A much-anticipated vote on bringing in witnesses to the trial could happen as early as Friday.
- What Iowa Looks Like Ahead Of The Caucuses January 29, 2020Democrats have descended on the state in the hopes that they pass muster with Iowans. Hear the voices and see the scene in the days leading up to first contest in the 2020 presidential race.
- Florida's Brightline Railroad Is Nation's Deadliest After High Rate Of Track Deaths January 29, 2020In its first two years, 40 people have been killed on tracks by the passenger line. Florida officials are concerned, but Brightline says suicides and people using drugs make up most of the deaths.
- Starbucks Closes More Than 2,000 Stores In China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak January 29, 2020The coffee chain has temporarily closed the stores locations to limit the spread of the coronavirus that has sickened more than 4,500 people.
- 1 Simple Step Could Help Election Security. Governments Aren't Doing It January 29, 2020
- From BBC News
- Northern: Rail firm brought under government control January 29, 2020The government is to take control of the troubled train operator after two years of passenger chaos.
- Coronavirus: Britons on Wuhan flights to be quarantined January 29, 2020Those returning from the centre of the coronavirus outbreak could be taken to a UK military facility.
- BBC News to close 450 posts as part of £80m savings drive January 29, 2020There will be cuts to Radio 5 Live and BBC Two’s Newsnight as part of an £80m savings drive.
- Seriously ill wait more than hour for ambulance January 29, 2020Heart attack and stroke patients are among those facing long delays for crews to arrive, BBC finds.
- Snotsicles and snowdrifts: Extreme climate science January 29, 2020Scientists face some unique challenges working in the harsh conditions of the Antarctic.
- Northern: Rail firm brought under government control January 29, 2020
