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No. of Va. 'dropout factories' stays constant

A new report says the number of Virginia high schools considered "dropout factories" remained constant between 2002 and 2010, but the number of students attending such schools grew during the period.

Tags: dropout, high school,

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Va. governor signs pre-abortion ultrasound bill

Abdominal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions in Virginia will become mandatory on July 1 under a law signed Wednesday by Gov. Bob McDonnell, who faced a political uproar before lawmakers deleted language that would have made the exams medically invasive.

Tags: abortion, measure, ultrasound

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Gas tax hike back in debate in Virginia

The version approved by the Virginia Senate Finance Committee would index the gas tax with inflation, meaning it would go up slowly, tied to the inflation rate, above the current 17-cent tax.

Tags: gas tax, Bob Brink, Thomas "Tag" Greason, hank silverberg

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Battlefield Bypass could be back on the priority list

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments will consider putting the Battlefield Bypass on the long term list of projects to alleviate local congestion and protect Manassas National Battlefield Park.

Tags: Battlefield Bypass, hank silverberg, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Manassas, Coalition for Smarter Growth, Piedmont Environmental Council

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Bill to tax Va online sales unanimously endorsed

A bill to force online retailers such as Amazon to collect the same sales taxes that mall discount stores and corner bookstores must assess from their customers won unanimous support Tuesday from the Senate Finance Committee.

Tags: Download Tax,

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Va. ballot suit dies after last plaintiff dismissed

The lawsuit by four Republican presidential candidates challenging Virginia's ballot access law is now dead.

Tags: Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, ballot access law, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Pat Millins, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, John Gibney, absentee ballots, Virginia State Board of Elections, ACLU

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Virginia moves to clamp down on human trafficking

A series of bills in Virginia's General Assembly would stiffen the penalties for human trafficking and better educate people who work with children to spot potential victims.

Tags: General Assembly, human trafficking, Bills, Adam Ebbin, hank silverberg

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Proposed Va. bill would allow professors to carry guns

With the goal of preventing the next Virginia Tech massacre, a delegate in Virginia is proposing full-time college professors be allowed to carry guns on campus.

Tags: gun, concealed carry, bill, Delegate Bob Marshall, Virginia Tech

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Foreclosures continue to flood local housing market

Foreclosures may not own the housing market, but they do continue to flood it.

Tags: foreclosure, Maryland, Realty Trac, housing market, darci marchese, real estate

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20-cent bag fee proposed in Virginia

Would you give up plastic supermarket bags to save 20 cents? The latest bag fee proposal in Virginia is sparking debate.

Tags: bag tax, 20 cents, scott surovell, Joe Morrissey, Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River, grocery shopping

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