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Abortion is back on the ballot in two battleground states with votes on Tuesday

Abortion is once again on the ballot. Has the equation changed at all?

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What Virginia's legislative elections could spell for 2024 on abortion rights

Virginia voters are deciding whether to keep divided government at the state level. At stake is the chance to dramatically reshape abortion policy.

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Virginia school board elections face a pivotal moment as a cozy corner of democracy turns toxic

Over the past three years, local school board elections have become the place where America’s deep political divisions are on full display

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Abigail Spanberger flexes her political power in a battleground state: ‘I could see her as president’

The centrist congresswoman is boosting Virginia Democrats for election day, and perhaps even eyeing the governor’s mansion for 2026

The Guardian - US

What abortion ban votes in Virginia and Ohio could mean for 2024 election

Abortion is once again on the ballot. Has the equation changed at all?

The Independent UK

Book bans and school bathrooms: Republicans to test power of ‘parents’ rights’ movement in Virginia

From pandemic to book bans and school bathrooms, ‘parents’ rights’ are playing a key role – but its electoral potency is being questioned

The Guardian - US

Virginia admits thousands of voters wrongly purged days before election

Voting rights groups decry error days before elections that will determine which party controls the state legislature

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‘There is no ban’: Republicans test-drive new abortion messaging

Ad released in Virginia part of well-funded effort to portray Democrats as abortion extremists and Republicans as reasonable compromisers

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Are journalists serving Virginia's voters well? Election could offer insights on media on national level

As Virginia holds elections on Nov. 7, 2023, to fill all 140 seats in the state legislature, the results will likely offer insights on the nation’s political pulse. Voters’ preferences for Democrats or Republicans may well reflect how they feel about Joe Biden or Donald Trump – and about key…

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Youngkin purged 3,400 eligible voters

Youngkin's team admitted the issue affected thousands of voters after initially estimating the number at 270

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‘He’s pretty smooth’: Glenn Youngkin of Virginia may be a challenger for Trump

Republican governor is anti-abortion, anti-trans and a ‘nightmare’ for Democrats

The Guardian - US

The South's last post-Roe stand

Millions of Americans’ ability to get an abortion hinges on Virginia’s Upcoming Election

Salon

Back in the 1960s, the push for parental rights over school standards was not led by white conservatives but by Black and Latino parents

A key issue underlying the 2023 Virginia election first drew statewide – and national – attention in a debate two years ago.

The Conversation

The 15 battleground districts that will decide Virginia’s legislative elections

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Virginia Democrats defend Susanna Gibson after sex-livestream revelation

Party calls explicit Republican flyers ‘desperate’ attempt to foil Democratic challenger and distract voters from abortion ban

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Proceed with caution on what 2023 races tell us - Roll Call

Republican Jeff Landry flipped Louisiana's governor's office, but Democrats were running on borrowed time, Nathan L. Gonzales writes.

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Lawsuit dropped after school board changes course, adopts Youngkin's transgender student policy

A lawsuit filed last month relating to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new policies on transgender students will be dropped

The Independent UK

Youngkin administration says unknown number of eligible voters were wrongly removed from rolls

Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says it is working to fix an error that caused an unknown number of eligible Virginians to be removed from the voter rolls

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November elections will determine control of Virginia House

Republicans currently hold a 49-46 majority in the Virginia House, and the Nov. 7, 2023, election will determine control of the state legislature and Virginia’s trifecta status. Virginia’s trifecta status changed from Democratic to divided as a result of the 2021 elections. Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) was elected to succeed…

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Tropical Storm Ophelia forecast to make landfall early Saturday on North Carolina coast

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to make landfall on the North Carolina coast with the potential for damaging winds and dangerous surges of water

The Independent UK

Both parties rally supporters as voting begins in Virginia's closely watched legislative elections

Early voting has begun in Virginia’s costly, high-stakes and closely watched legislative elections after a week in which elected officials and candidates rallied their supporters across the state

The Guardian - US

Virginia governor urges Republicans to vote early despite Trump’s skepticism

Glenn Youngkin sees matching Democratic push to get ballots in early as key to gaining full control of senate and house of delegates

The Independent UK

After leaving bipartisan voting information group, Virginia announces new data-sharing agreements

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says it has taken a series of recent steps to improve the accuracy of the state’s voter rolls, including entering into new data-sharing agreements with five states and Washington, D

The Independent UK

Virginia is the next big battleground for abortion rights and may send a signal for 2024

One of the biggest fights over abortion rights this year is in Virginia, where all of the state House and Senate seats are up for reelection

The Guardian - US

Virginia Democratic candidate denounces report of sex videos

Susanna Gibson, who is running for a seat in state’s house of delegates, called report ‘gutter politics’

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