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Virginia Town Crier (Richard Martin)

@lrmartinjr

Curator of Virginia Town Crier (https://virginiatowncrier.link/) sharing Virginia political and governmental news. Retired director of legislative and regulatory affairs for Virginia Department of Social Services. Former broadcast journalist.

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Coming down to the wire, a bill on probation stumbles at Virginia General Assembly On the last day for General Assembly committees to act, with minutes to go before Senators had to head for their caucus briefings on floor action, freshman Del. Charlie Schmidt’s bill on probation ran...

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Moves being made in the new VA-07 Republicans turn on Youngkin, national groups for lack of support

Virginia Politics

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Candidates in two possible congressional districts make pitches to Arlington Dems | ARLnow.com It's still far from clear what the district boundaries will be, but two more congressional candidates pitched their case to Arlington Democrats last week. Del. Dan Helmer (D-10), of Fairfax County, be...

Virginia Politics

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🔴→🔵 The 26 most vulnerable GOP-held House seats in 2026 Part two of a three-part series breaking down the U.S. House situation and which seats look likeliest to decide the majority in November

Virginia Politics

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In General Assembly's final sprint, lots left to do With less than a week to go, now comes the heavy lift at the General Assembly.

Virginia Politics

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Health care costs and access will feature prominently in 2026 congressional midterms • Virginia Mercury “Health care policy is going to be a top issue in all of these competitive House races this cycle,” said Cook Political Report analyst Erin Covey.

Virginia Politics

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Pentagon eyes Virginia Tech for senior officers in place of ‘woke’ Ivy League The Trump administration is considering Virginia Tech to replace “woke” Ivy League schools in educating senior military officers.

In Virginia

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Virginia could miss complying with court order on services for the disabled, advocates say Virginia could miss complying with court order on services for the disabled, advocates say

In Virginia

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Data center regulation was a hot topic in General Assembly. But many bills fell by the wayside. Regulation of data centers was a hot topic in the Virginia General Assembly. But many bills introduced will not become law this year. Advocates are concerned lawmakers have not done enough to rein …

In Virginia

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Screenshot of Politics & Poll Tracker tweet about Dorothy McAuliffe's donations page

Screenshot of Politics & Poll Tracker tweet about Dorothy McAuliffe's donations page

Good catch by @PunchbowlNews - "Dorothy McAuliffe (D), the wife of former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, sets up donation page for congressional bid in #VA07" bluevirginia.us/2026/03/sund... h/t @PollTracker2024

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State won’t say which law enforcement agencies are breaking surveillance camera laws The Virginia State Crime Commission won't reveal which law enforcement agencies said they were violating license plate reader laws. Del. Charniele Herring, who chairs the commission, also declined to ...

In Virginia

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Sen. Tim Kaine says he made a "big mistake" voting for Kristi Noem's confirmation
Sen. Tim Kaine says he made a "big mistake" voting for Kristi Noem's confirmation YouTube video by Face the Nation

In Virginia

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Nationals Reportedly Agree to Contract With Zack Littell Before spring training got underway, Washington Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni said he was still going to be active, and that resulted i

Nationals

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Sen. Mark Warner says Iran was not 'imminent threat' to the US as operations escalate | Fox News Video Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., criticizes the U.S. role in operations against Iran as the country's military infrastructure  faces total decimation by U.S. and Israeli forces.

Virginia Politics

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In General Assembly's final sprint, lots left to do With less than a week to go, now comes the heavy lift at the General Assembly.

Virginia General Assembly

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He reported racism at VMI. Now he’s lobbying to cut its Confederate ties. Jeremiah Woods, a Black 21-year-old who transferred out of the Virginia Military Institute this year, is trying to change the oldest state-supported military college.

In Virginia

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Transcript: Sen. Tim Kaine on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 8, 2026 The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on March 8, 2026.

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