Know Their Names project creating a database of enslaved people who lived in Fauquier Co.
A local historical group is documenting the African American presence in this county from its founding in 1759 to the Jim ...
WRUL20h
Consolidated Election Choices in Gallatin County
A smaller pool than White County, but there will be some contested races voters will choose from in Gallatin County on April 1st.  Among those contested, there include two village trustee races.  In ...
Fauquier Now4d
Halftime in Richmond: Virginia lawmakers clash over taxes, health care and gun control
As Virginia’s General Assembly reaches “crossover” on Tuesday — the midpoint of the legislative session when bills move from ...
Philadelphia Tribune15d
New York county agrees to redraw voting lines that lawsuit said disenfranchised residents of color
Nassau County reached a settlement Thursday in which the suburban region, located just east of New York City borough of Queens, would create six voting districts in which Black, Latino and Asian ...
The Virginian-Pilot16d
Virginia Senate committee hears bills that would change elections, how people vote
RICHMOND — Among the three constitutional amendments the Virginia Senate advanced this ... several other bills that would makes changes to elections or how people vote. Experts say that ...
The Washington Post18d
Virginia Senate backs abortion, marriage, voting amendments to constitution
RICHMOND — The Virginia Senate passed three resolutions Tuesday to enshrine abortion rights, same-sex marriage and the automatic restoration of felon voting rights in the Virginia Constitution ...
Military.com21d
Republicans in Congress Try Again for Rules Allowing Expedited Firings of VA Employees
In one of their first concrete actions of the new congressional session ... a bill Thursday aimed at making it easier to fire bad VA employees. The bill, called the Restore VA Accountability ...
Associated Press22d
Justice Department sues Georgia county, saying elections violate rights of Black voters
(AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sued a Georgia county Thursday, alleging that its method of electing county commissioners discriminates against Black voters. Houston County, home to 163,000 people ...
Fox 522d
Fauquier High School takes extreme measures to remove 100 unwanted vultures
FAUQUIER COUNTY, Va. - A flock of unwanted vultures at Fauquier High School is raising a number of concerns. The vultures tend to congregate around the school farm and present a health risk for ...
votebeat22d
Apache County, Arizona, official who oversaw troubled Election Day is out
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. The official who oversaw Apache ...
Chicago Tribune23d
Early voting begins in Lake County; ‘It’s very important to … vote so your voice can be heard’
(Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun) As seven people cast ballots in the first three hours of early voting in the Waukegan and North Chicago primary for municipal offices, candidates are ...
WVEC23d
Virginia House passes resolutions protecting abortion, voting rights, marriage equality
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia House of Delegates passed resolutions on Tuesday enshrining rights to abortion, voting, and marriage equality in a critical step for Democrats hoping to amend the ...