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Jun 21, 2023

House Republicans Want To Ban Traffic Cameras In D.C., Keep City From Legalizing Marijuana Sales

A proposed Republican spending bill includes a slate of D.C.-specific provisions, including one that would prohibit the city from enforcing a new law to ban right turns on red lights by drivers.

Jan 12, 2022

Republican Opposition To D.C.’s Vax Mandate Has Escalated To Nazi Comparisons

Republicans have repeatedly invoked Nazism and the Holocaust to oppose pandemic-related policies, with the most recent invocation coming in response to D.C.’s upcoming vaccine mandate for businesses.

Apr 23, 2021

As Republicans Ramp Up For Governor’s Race, Some Ask: Can They Win Back Northern Virginia?

“We keep losing because we’re not expanding the voting base. If you want to win, you’ve got to win in Northern Virginia,” says one Republican running for governor in Virginia.

Apr 13, 2021

Republican Attorneys General Decry D.C. Statehood As Unconstitutional, Say It Would Empower ‘Ruling Class’

The letter says making D.C. a state would give residents an unfair advantage because they’d be closer to the White House and U.S. Capitol than anyone else.

Oct 09, 2020

Democrats Are Urging Virginia Voters To Reject Redistricting Reform They Once Backed

A proposed amendment to Virginia’s Constitution would change how voting districts are drawn every 10 years, but Democrats who long supported the cause — and are now in power — are urging voters to reject it.

Oct 05, 2020

GOP’s Tim Hugo And Del. Elizabeth Guzman File To Run For Virginia Lt. Gov.

Virginia’s statewide election isn’t until next year but Tim Hugo and Elizabeth Guzman just joined an expanding list of candidates for the state’s second-highest office.

Sep 09, 2020

Pence To Appear At Virginia Military Institute Days After Reports Of Trump Calling Fallen Service Members ‘Losers’

Vice President Mike Pence will speak to cadets at the Virginia Military Institute days after President Trump was reported to have called fallen service members “suckers” and “losers.”

Jun 26, 2020

Virginia To Hold Hearings On Criminal Justice, Police Reform Ahead Of Summer Session

Eileen Filler-Corn, a Democrat, says lawmakers will convene three public hearings on how to reform police and the criminal justice system.

May 04, 2017

House Republicans Manage To Pass Healthcare Bill

This thing is now in the hands of the Senate.

Jul 12, 2016

GOP Draft Platform Not So Hot On D.C. Statehood

A D.C. delegate also tried to include support of same sex marriage in the platform, but the measure failed.

 
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