MARKUS SCHMIDT Virginia Mercury
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Federal judge effectively blocks new law limiting ICE cooperation (opens the original)
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing most provisions of a new law restricting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, allowing existing partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement to continue while the legal challenge plays out. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Robert Payne in Richmond issued a preliminary injunction Monday, barring the commonwealth from applying the law against federal immigration officers, employe
Virginia primary voters choose Mizusawa to face Warner (opens the original)
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RICHMOND â Virginians cast their ballots Tuesday in an unusually-timed primary that settled a statewide Republican contest for the U.S. Senate and determined several of Virginiaâs most closely watched congressional matchups for the November election. Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa won the GOPâs nomination to challenge longtime Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Warner, while incumbents and former members of Congress emerged victorious in a number of the nightâs marquee House races.
Spanberger restores voting rights to more than 60,000 (opens the original)
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RICHMOND â Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored voting and other civil rights to more than 60,000 Virginians since taking office in January, reversing the more restrictive restoration process adopted by her predecessor and reopening voting access for thousands of people with past felony convictions, her administration said Friday. The 66,085 Virginians whose rights have been restored may now vote, serve on juries, run for public office and become notaries public. The announcement comes about s
Pay transparency law changes rules for job postings (opens the original)
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RICHMOND â Virginia job seekers now have a right to know what a position pays before applying online under a new state law aimed at giving workers more leverage in hiring and salary negotiations. The new law, which took effect July 1, requires employers to include a good-faith wage or salary range in public and internal job postings for openings, promotions, transfers and other employment opportunities. It also bars employers from asking applicants about their salary history or using prior pa
GOP Senate hopefuls face long odds in race to challenge Mark Warner (opens the original)
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For nearly a quarter of a century, Virginia Republicans have been chasing a Capitol Hill victory they havenât been able to recapture. The last Republican from Virginia elected to the U.S. Senate was Sen. John Warner â no relation to the stateâs current senior senator â when he won a fifth term in 2002. Since then, Democrats have swept every Senate contest in the commonwealth, and Republicans now face another uphill battle in a state where President Donald Trump remains highly unpopular.
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