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May 01

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How a congressional freshman is learning to balance people and party

By Lisa Desjardins

Freshman GOP Congressman Denver Riggleman is now four months into his new job. Between the government shutdown and hearings over the Mueller report, he’s learning to balance life on the Hill with the needs of his Virginia constituents. Lisa Desjardins…

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Apr 30

‘What’s the end game here?’ Voters in this Virginia district divided over Mueller report

By Alexandra D'Elia

Outside the Beltway, in Charlottesville and other parts of Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, voters appear just as divided Congress as they watch the fight over the Mueller report play out on Capitol Hill.

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Feb 28

Virginia first lady expresses regret after complaint of racially insensitive tour

By Associated Press

The mother of eighth-grader says Pam Northam singled out African-American students when passing out cotton and discussing the horrors of slavery during a tour of the governor's mansion. Northam's office said the first lady did not single anyone out.

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Feb 22

Virginia Republicans to invite Justin Fairfax’s accusers to testify

By Alan Suderman, Associated Press

Two women have come forward with allegations that Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a Democrat, sexually assaulted them years ago.

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Feb 15

Amazon’s exit could scare off tech companies from New York

By Michael R. Sisak, Josh Boak, Associated Press

Amazon jilted New York City on Valentine's Day, scrapping plans to build a massive headquarters campus in Queens amid fierce opposition from politicians angry about nearly $3 billion in tax breaks and the company's anti-union stance.

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Feb 14

Amazon ditches New York headquarters

By Associated Press

The online retailer has faced opposition from some New York politicians, who were unhappy with the tax incentives Amazon was promised.

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Feb 11

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News Wrap: House Democratic leaders condemn tweet by Omar

In our news wrap Monday, Democratic leaders criticized freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for a tweet accusing a powerful pro-Israel lobbying group of paying members of Congress to support Israel. Also, a Democratic delegate from Virginia backed down on his…

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Feb 11

Gov. Northam’s ‘indentured servant’ remark challenged

By Associated Press

Historians say Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wrongly used the term "indentured servants" when referring to the first Africans to arrive in what is now Virginia. Scholars say they were enslaved.

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Feb 09

Virginia Gov. Northam, Lt. Gov. Fairfax reject growing calls for resignation

By Alan Suderman, Associated Press

Calls were mounting for Virginia’s lieutenant governor to resign Saturday, at the tail end of an astonishing week that saw the state’s top three elected officials — all Democrats — embroiled in potentially career-ending scandals fraught with questions of race,…

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Feb 09

Black Virginia voters feel betrayed, left in no-win scenario

By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press

Black voters who factored prominently in the 2017 election and helped Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam win are feeling betrayed over scandals that have engulfed the state this past week: a governor and attorney general who wore blackface and a lieutenant…

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