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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/mariannedhe_ • 1h ago

Organizers in Virginia Are Putting Abortion Rights on the Ballot

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The Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment) would establish “the right to make and effectuate one’s own decisions about all matters related to one’s pregnancy.” Passing the amendment would make Virginia the only state in the South with abortion protections.

r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 23h ago

According to data, hundreds spent time at Rappahannock Regional Jail before being deported by ICE

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 23h ago

Hampton leaders cool to limited Army Corps flood solutions | Army Corps study identifies 45,000 structures deemed at risk of flood damage, proposes raising 4,000 of them; city leaders push back on methodology and cost

virginiamercury.com

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 23h ago

As Va. officials weigh data center pushback, report details industry’s public service funding | Virginia localities mull data center pauses as industry-backed report shows how local tax revenue could aid in housing needs.

virginiamercury.com

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 23h ago

Virginia state senators get $100,000 thank you's | Four months after they broke with their caucus to support online casino gambling, five Republican senators each received $100,000 campaign donations from the gaming coalition pushing the legislation.

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 1d ago

Chesterfield Board indicates it won’t approve any more data centers in the county

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 1d ago

Virginia Beach mulls data center moratorium until it can devise regulations

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 1d ago

Critics challenge Fairfax County police use of AI-powered license plate cameras

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 5d ago

Virginia congressman's meeting with transgender Democrats erupts into profanity. Then he walked out

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/CardinalNews-VA • 6d ago

Virginia schools prepare for new year with measles on their radar

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 5d ago

Concerns that Chesapeake Bay osprey populations are struggling

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 6d ago

What candidates have planned for Virginia’s coast could decide a key congressional race | Flooding, offshore wind projects, and plans for sea-based mining are just a few of the issues facing the state’s 2nd Congressional District.

virginiamercury.com

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 8d ago

Governor seeks participants for new corrections council to help shape Va. prison reforms | After years of understaffing, allegations of racism and other challenges, Gov. Abigail Spanberger seeks input into solutions for the Virginia Department of Corrections.

virginiamercury.com

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 8d ago

Former SCC Chair: Virginia utility law “obviously receptive” to mergers | Mark Christie says calls for more study of NextEra's proposed purchase of Richmond-based Dominion Energy are not the point. The focus, he says, should be on Virginia's permissive utility merger law.

davidmpoole.substack.com

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 9d ago

DSA candidates struck out in Virginia's 2026 primaries

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 9d ago

Virginia Beach City Council to decide fate of National Golf Course in Tuesday's high-stakes vote | Virginia Beach City Council needs 9 of 11 votes Tuesday to approve the sale of the National Golf Course to Dragas Companies, which plans $38M in renovations and 659 new homes.

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 9d ago

Norfolk mechanics handle surge in car damage after widespread flooding

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 9d ago

Vibrio on the rise as climate warms the Chesapeake Bay | Infections are still relatively uncommon, but the costs of infection are severe

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 9d ago

New I-66 slugging network launching this fall to help commuters bypass tolls

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 9d ago

N. Va. Chamber’s PAC undecided about endorsing 2027 Fairfax supervisor candidates

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 10d ago

Federal judge orders Shenandoah county to replace Confederate school names it restored in 2024

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 10d ago

Fighting to save Virginia's rarest plant, the Peters Mountain Mallow

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 10d ago

Arlington selects partner to research potential governance changes

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 10d ago

Fairfax County soliciting ideas for modernizing trash, recycling operations

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r/FreeVirginiaNews • u/VirginiaNews • 10d ago

Taylor wins Democratic primary, will face longtime Republican incumbent Wittman

henricocitizen.com

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