Graduation is weeks away for approximately 90,000 Virginia high school seniors. For some, that milestone is cut short by tragedy. When a high school student dies before graduation, it can be difficult for a family to obtain a posthumous diploma. State lawmakers this recent General Assembly session passed House
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Veterans’ testimony on the health benefits of psychedelic mushrooms did not convince House lawmakers to advance a bill allowing doctors to prescribe it — although the Senate agreed to create an advisory board to study such treatment. Psilocybin is a chemical obtained from certain types of fresh or dried mushrooms, and
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Henrico County would be represented in the Virginia House of Delegates by only five delegates instead of six but would gain a third Virginia Senate member if the Virginia Supreme Court ultimately adopts the new district maps proposed by its two special masters Dec. 8. The new proposals would move
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As Republicans celebrated an apparent sweep of all three statewide offices in Virginia early Wednesday morning, incumbent Democrats in three House of Delegates races involving Henrico breathed a sigh of relief after holding off their Republican challengers thanks to absentee and early-voter ballots. For a time early Wednesday morning, it
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Del. Dawn Adams claimed victory in the 68th District race Tuesday night over Republican challenger Mark Earley, Jr. The mostly low-key contest led to a victory for Adams, who captured 53.51% of the reported votes with most of her support coming from Richmond, where she won 60.98% of
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