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The Truth About Abortion, and Why It Matters

Protecting reproductive rights requires accurate knowledge, and shows like Shrill help shed light on facts about abortion and contraception that are largely absent from political debates around the issue. In the first episode of the Hulu comedy series Shrill, writer...

Tethering Bill Will Add New Protections For Animals Kept Outside

A bill designed to make animal tethering more humane and keep pets from being left outside in freezing cold is currently working its way through the General Assembly, and animal rights advocates want to see it pass. Animal rights advocates want lawmakers to advance...

GRTC Connects: Route 78 – Randolph to Jackson Ward

The tenth installment in a monthly series in which a hometown Richmonder who has spent over a decade abroad explores the many different neighborhoods accessible by GRTC bus lines to discover the ways transit connects us all. Jackson Ward: From the wrought iron...

Informing The Youth

Virginia onAir is working to ensure that young voters in the Commonwealth are able to stay informed about this year's important election cycle. The new decade is starting off with an election year, and many college students will become first-time voters in November....

Lobby Day: A Peaceful Event Filled With Inflammatory Ideas

The Capitol Square gun rally Monday managed to avoid outbreaks of violence, but the abundant rhetoric still struck an ominous note for the Commonwealth. After all the talk, after all the hype, lobby day in Richmond on Monday came and went without any serious incidents...

The Many Faces of the Virginia Gun Rally

Monday's gun rally wasn't violent, thankfully. But there was a lot to see at the Capitol that day nonetheless. Tens of thousands of people from throughout Virginia and all over the nation descended on the Capitol Building Monday for a massive pro-gun rally, and the...

Standing Strong For Women’s Rights

Freezing temperatures and even hail did nothing to prevent the 2020 Women's March from making a strong statement for women's rights in the nation's capital. Saturday, January 18th was the kind of cold that required three layers, two pairs of gloves, and three cups of...

Richmond Climate Activists Host Their Largest Climate Strike to Date

At the Capitol Bell Tower on Friday, the Youth Climate Strike drew over 300 protesters who left their jobs and schools to demand climate action from legislators. Environmental activists marched into Capitol Square Friday, chanting and begging for climate action from Virginia legislators.  The U.S. Youth Climate Strike brought an estimated...

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Adding Fuel To The Fire

A polarizing petition circulated on the first day of school by state Senator Glen Sturtevant has local school and government officials outraged. Tuesday, September 3 was the first day of school for Richmond Public Schools, a day that is generally fun and memorable for students and their families. But at Mary Munford and William Fox Elementary...

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Virginia Democrats Working to Catch Second Wave

From the General Assembly elections this November to the all-important 2020 election, Henrico County Democrats are creating a community around turning the Commonwealth blue. When the ice cream came out, it felt like a party.  But this wasn’t a party; it was a political event.  Bursts of laughter peppered the air. The space on Parham...

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Morrissey Has “No Scores To Settle” In Senate, Lays Out Policy

Joe Morrissey's two-fisted reputation precedes him, but behind the fisticuffs, his policy positions are the sort that should please his fellow Democrats. When Joe Morrissey staged a primary challenge against Sen. Rosalyn Dance, he also faced off against the state’s top Democratic leadership -- Gov. Ralph Northam, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and former...

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Attorney General Puts The Kibosh On Armed Private Militias

In the wake of the General Assembly's special session, Attorney General Mark Herring released an opinion making clear that militias acting as unofficial security forces are breaking the law. Attorney General Mark Herring released a formal opinion last month solidifying his opposition to private militia groups which act as unofficial security...

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Loose Tweets Sink Ships

Social media hate directed at Catholics and presidential candidates led to gubernatorial appointee Gail Gordon Donegan's resignation. “Abortion is morally indefensible to Catholic priests bcuz it results in fewer children to rape.”  These are the words of Gail Gordon Donegan, who was recently nominated to the Virginia Council on Women by...

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