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Curran launches write in campaign for LG Miyares talks first term and his reelection campaign In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay? Spanberger splits the middle on right-to-work, opposes full repeal Walkinshaw and Pekarsky announce congressional campaigns
Curran launches write in campaign for LG
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Curran launches write in campaign for LG
Miyares talks first term and his reelection campaign
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Miyares talks first term and his reelection campaign
In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?
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In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?
Spanberger splits the middle on right-to-work, opposes full repeal
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Spanberger splits the middle on right-to-work, opposes full repeal
Walkinshaw and Pekarsky announce congressional campaigns
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Walkinshaw and Pekarsky announce congressional campaigns
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Curran launches write in campaign for LG

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Miyares talks first term and his reelection campaign

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In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?

May 12, 2025 vascope
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Spanberger splits the middle on right-to-work, opposes full repeal

May 8, 2025 vascope
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Walkinshaw and Pekarsky announce congressional campaigns

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Curran launches write in campaign for LG
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Curran launches write in campaign for LG
Miyares talks first term and his reelection campaign
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Miyares talks first term and his reelection campaign
In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?
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In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?
Spanberger splits the middle on right-to-work, opposes full repeal
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Spanberger splits the middle on right-to-work, opposes full repeal
The retail legalization of marijuana could be significantly impacted by November’s elections in Virginia
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The retail legalization of marijuana could be significantly impacted by November’s elections in Virginia
Guest Op-Ed on ending prison profiteering in Virginia
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Guest Op-Ed on ending prison profiteering in Virginia
After voting against it earlier this year, Torian now says he supports repealing right-to-work
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After voting against it earlier this year, Torian now says he supports repealing right-to-work
National Republican group says they are investing another $100K in Winsome Sears for lieutenant governor
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National Republican group says they are investing another $100K in Winsome Sears for lieutenant governor
Curran launches write in campaign for LG
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Curran launches write in campaign for LG
Miyares talks first term and his reelection campaign
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Miyares talks first term and his reelection campaign
In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?
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In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?
Spanberger splits the middle on right-to-work, opposes full repeal
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Spanberger splits the middle on right-to-work, opposes full repeal
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Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears opposed anti-discrimination marriage bill in handwritten note

May 1, 2025 vascope

by Brandon Jarvis Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears took the unusual step last year of including a note of personal objection to a bill she was constitutionally required to sign —…

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Reid rallies supporters amid controversy, calls for GOP unity

April 30, 2025 vascope

by Brandon Jarvis HENRICO, Va. — In a scene reminiscent of Glenn Youngkin’s 2021 gubernatorial campaign, Republican lieutenant governor nominee John Reid addressed hundreds of supporters in Western Henrico on…

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Youngkin PAC director breaks silence on Reid controversy

April 30, 2025 vascope

by Brandon Jarvis Matt Moran, executive director of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s political action committee, broke his silence Wednesday in the escalating feud with Republican lieutenant governor nominee John Reid —…

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How two Virginia candidates’ scandals reflect changing attitudes

April 29, 2025 vascope

by Brandon Jarvis When sexually explicit videos of House candidate Susanna Gibson surfaced online in 2023, John Reid — then a conservative talk radio host — was unapologetically blunt. “Don’t…

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Tensions rise as Reid demands Youngkin’s PAC retract ‘Defamatory’ statements

April 28, 2025 vascope

by Brandon Jarvis A lawyer representing Republican lieutenant governor nominee John Reid sent a cease-and-desist letter Monday to Spirit of Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s political action committee. The letter directed…

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Rep. Gerry Connolly to retire after nearly two decades in Congress

April 28, 2025 vascope

by Brandon Jarvis Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-VA11, who has served Northern Virginia for nearly 20 years in the U.S. House, announced Monday he will not seek reelection in 2026. In…

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From the trail: Democrats attack Earle-Sears with billboards

April 28, 2025 vascope

Virginia Democrats launched three billboards along I-64 that they say are “highlighting Winsome Earle-Sears downplaying and defending the Trump Administration’s attacks on Virginia jobs.” The billboards read “Winsome Earle-Sears doesn’t…

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The weekend that sent the Virginia Republican Party into a tailspin

April 27, 2025 vascope

by Brandon Jarvis In just 72 hours, the Republican Party of Virginia has gone from unity to open warfare. John Reid, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor and the first…

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Youngkin’s event with the GOP statewide ticket next week is no longer happening

April 26, 2025 vascope

by Brandon Jarvis The Virginia Republican Party was thrown into turmoil Friday after news broke that Gov. Glenn Youngkin had asked GOP lieutenant governor nominee John Reid to withdraw from…

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Trump administration’s plan to ‘reverse’ chronic disease leaves experts skeptical 

April 26, 2025 vascope

By Brooke Lindberg, VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — President Donald Trump’s administration wants to tackle chronic diseases, but its own budget cuts threaten to undermine those efforts, along…

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  • Miyares talks first term and his reelection campaign
  • In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?
  • Spanberger splits the middle on right-to-work, opposes full repeal
  • Walkinshaw and Pekarsky announce congressional campaigns
  • Miyares breaks silence, says he will campaign with LG nominee John Reid
  • Jones is going on TV with the first ad of the attorney general race
  • Democrats respond to the note from Earle-Sears on an anti-discrimination marriage bill
  • Pressed on Reid leak, Youngkin points to progress, not responsibility
  • Secret audio raises questions in GOP dispute but offers no clear answers

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