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Virginia Assembly approves two state songs - Fredericksburg.com: Va Md Dc - 0 views

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    Two state songs have been approved in the Virginia General Assembly
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    Two state songs have been approved in the Virginia General Assembly
meghan gaffney

Virginia assembly approves right to breast-feed in public - Virginia - Fredericksburg.com - 1 views

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    RICHMOND — Both houses of the General Assembly unanimously passed legislation  that would protect the right of mothers to breast-feed in public.
Chris Suarez

VA Democrats Aim to Add Abortion to Health Care, Repeal Ultrasound Law | The Centrevill... - 0 views

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    Two abortion-related bills were passed this past week by The Virginia Health and Education Senate Committee a day after the House of Delegates struck down a pair of identical measures in committee. The issue has the state legislature split, as both measures attempt to overturn laws that were passed in 2012 and 2013 under a Republican-controlled General Assembly.
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    Two abortion-related bills were passed this past week by The Virginia Health and Education Senate Committee a day after the House of Delegates struck down a pair of identical measures in committee. The issue has the state legislature split, as both measures attempt to overturn laws that were passed in 2012 and 2013 under a Republican-controlled General Assembly.
Michael Melkonian

Watchdog group blasts General Assembly's "murky practices" - RVANews - 0 views

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    Transparency Virginia, a nonprofit, nonpartisan legislative watchdog group, released a report last Tuesday highlighting "murky practices" and "disturbing" findings from the 2015 General Assembly session with regard to unrecorded votes and short notices for committee meetings.
Jeff South

Virginia lawmakers spent nearly 2 hours in prayer at General Assembly | WTVR.com - 0 views

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    Virginia lawmakers spent nearly 2 hours in prayer at General Assembl
meghan gaffney

Assembly OKs right to breastfeed in public - RVANews - 0 views

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    Mothers across Virginia can rejoice now that both houses of the General Assembly have unanimously passed legislation that would protect the right of mothers to breast-feed in public.
sequeiraquema

Va. General Assembly reaches highest women representation in history | WSET - 0 views

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    Election Day concluded and women now have the biggest representation in the General Assembly in the history of Virginia politics. Four women gained seats and pushed the total of female-held seats to 30. The Senate added two more female representatives.
garabelliva

Women will hold more General Assembly seats than at any other time in history of Virgin... - 3 views

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    Election Day concluded and women now have the biggest representation in the General Assembly in the history of Virginia politics. Four women gained seats and pushed the total of female-held seats to 30. The Senate added two more female representatives.
Stefanie Z. R.

Legislative Session a Mixed Bag for Immigrants - The Virginia Free Citizen - 0 views

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    The 2015 General Assembly session was a mixed bag for advocates of undocumented immigrants in Virginia. On one hand, legislation that would have allowed such immigrants to get driver's licenses didn't pass, but bills that would have hurt immigrants didn't pass either.
Jeff South

Political parties at odds over voter ID laws - Alexandria Virginia News | LocalKicks - 0 views

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    The debate has played out in Virginia, where Republicans control the General Assembly and a Democrat is governor, with few signs of a compromise.
Chris Suarez

Virginia House Kills Bill To Ban Ex-Gay Therapy on Youth | Gay Richmond News, Entertain... - 0 views

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    The Virginia House subcommittee tabled a measure that would have banned conversion or "ex-gay" therapy programs for minors, on a 4 to 1 party line vote early Thursday Morning. The American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association are among the organizations condemning gay conversion therapy.
meghan gaffney

Assembly OK's right to breast-feed in public - 0 views

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    RICHMOND, Va. - Women across Virginia can rejoice now that both houses of the General Assembly have unanimously passed legislation that would protect the right of mothers to breast-feed in public. "Thank you so much, Senator Wexton, for being a critical force in moving this common-sense legislation forward into a law that will support and protect women, children, and families across the Commonwealth," one woman wrote on Sen.
Paige Baxter

After Obsessing Over Abortion, VA General Assembly Took a Year Off | AltDaily : Creatin... - 0 views

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    RICHMOND - Last year around this time, Virginia was in the spotlight: Newspapers and talk show hosts, like comedian Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show," ripped state legislators for passing a bundle of laws targeting abortion.
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