Richmond
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Some UVA alumni ask for Helen Dragas to be rejected as rector
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Richard Marks of UVa Alumni for Responsible Corporate Governance told legislators at a town hall Thursday night that alumni would ask members of the General Assembly to block Rector Helen Dragas' nomination.
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Judge Gregory Rupe denies suit challenging lethal injection
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Richmond Circuit Judge Gregory Rupe commended two Alexandria attorneys for an "imaginative" challenge, but he refused to let their lawsuit go to trial.
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Virginia abortion clinic regulations to be stricter
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Virginia's Board of Health voted 13-2 Friday to enact abortion clinic regulations, including a hotly contested provision that requires Virginia's 20 existing abortion clinics to meet the same architectural standards as new hospitals.
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Virginia to get $52 million in federal transportation funds
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Virginia will get $52 million in federal transportation funds because other states didn't use their transportation money.
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Richmond institution closing doors after eight decades
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Bill's Barbecue finally gives in to financial struggles.
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Paul Ryan campaigns in Richmond
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"We're going to bring real leadership back to the White House. And with your help, Virginia ... we can get this done," said Paul Ryan in Richmond.
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No Child Left Behind Virginia waivers being worked on
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Virginia is developing annual measurable objectives that will be used to measure "challenging but attainable goals" to improve student achievement, including achievement in specific student subgroups.
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Richmond thunderstorms: Severe storms passing through central Virginia
CommentOfficials are still assessing the damage from what initially forecast as a tornado in the Richmond area. The National Weather Service described the storm as a "massive wind event," not quite a tornado.
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Virginia Board of Health rejects most controversial abortion clinic regulation
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The board voted 7-4 Friday to strike a requirement that existing clinics meet the same strict building standards as new hospital construction.
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Washington Redskins training camp moving to Richmond in 2013
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"Virginia considers the Redskins our team," Gov. Bob McDonnell said in a statement announcing that the NFL franchise is moving it's three-week summer training camp to the Commonwealth's capital.
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ACLU, Libertarians lawsuit challenges Virginia's ballot access law
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A new complaint alleges a restriction that allows only Virginia residents to circulate petitions to get minor party candidates on the ballot in Virginia violates the plaintiffs' First Amendment right of free speech and association.
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Tareq Salahi to run for governor of Virginia
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Tareq Salahi, whose claims to fame include his crashing of a White House state dinner in 2009, says he's going to run for governor of Virginia. Really?
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Virginia sued over lethal injections
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Attorneys Meghan Shapiro and Christopher Leibig asked the Richmond Circuit Court for an injunction halting the allegedly unauthorized practices.
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Virginia's Senate passes tougher juvenile drug measure
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Under a bill passed by Virginia's Senate, juveniles facing a third conviction for serious drug offenses can be tried as adults.
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Virginia's 'Tebow bill' dies
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A proposed Virginia bill allowing home-schooled kids to public sports has died. The bill was named after the famously home schooled Denver Bronco's quarterback.
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Virginia 'personhood' bill dies
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Virginia's controversial proposed bill that would define life starting at conception has died.
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Virginia 'personhood' abortion bill passes Senate committee
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Eight Virginia Republicans in a key committee voted for the measure that defines life as starting at conception.
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Bob McDonnell backs away from controvertial abortion bill
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“No person should be directed to undergo an invasive procedure by the state, without their consent, as a precondition to another medical procedure," McDonnell said Wednesday.
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