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Virginia legislator was allowed to use campaign funds for her defense. So she did.

  • Roger Chesley

State Sen. Louise Lucas, the powerful Portsmouth Democrat, used $300,000 in campaign funds to contribute to her legal defense fund and hire a law firm following an FBI raid in May on her businesses in Portsmouth. That’s a sizable amount.  What The Virginian-Pilot article should have noted higher in the story was that Lucas was […]

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Northern Virginia Republicans vie to take on US Sen. Mark Warner and more headlines

  • Staff Report

• “Northern Virginia Republicans vie to take on US Sen. Mark Warner.” — WTOP • “New study lists Virginia Beach as America’s safest large city.” — WAVY • “Crops and solar power? Virginia farms are ripe for the combo.” — WHRO • “Danville’s Black history center is ‘without walls’ for now, but it will soon […]

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Virginia voters could gain a bigger voice in choosing the 2028 presidential nominees

  • Markus Schmidt

Virginia is on track to become the sixth and final early-voting state in the 2028 Democratic presidential nominating calendar under a proposal unveiled last week, a move that could bring presidential candidates, campaign spending and national attention to the commonwealth in the weeks before Super Tuesday.  The Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee recommended […]