The front yard of Virginia’s Executive Mansion was turned into a miniature farmers market Monday as Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill meant to make life a little easier for a home baker he called “the kingpin of cake pops.” He was referring to Kelly Phillips, a 41-year-old cake
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A House subcommittee voted 5-3 along party lines to advance what supporters call a “born alive” bill that would require healthcare providers to provide professional care to infants who survive failed abortion attempts and terminated pregnancies. The bill, HB 1795, proposed by Del. Nick Freitas, R-Culpepper, specifies that practitioners who
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Two bills introduced by Republicans to halt future minimum wage increases have advanced to the House floor. Minimum wage in Virginia increased to $11 an hour on Jan. 1 and is set to increase to $12 next January. The House Commerce and Energy committee approved House Bill 320, introduced by
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State Senator Bryce Reeves (R- Spotsylvania) announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District Friday. The district is currently represented by two-term Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Henrico). “Under President Trump our economy was humming, people were working, and government did not dominate or intrude in our
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Republican Nick Freitas, who challenged incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger for the Seventh District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued an apparent concession on Facebook Thursday, then later said he wasn't conceding. Spanberger claimed victory last week, and the Associated Press called the race for
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