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Giles County restaurant is well worth the drive ow.ly/kUo0303EYsN
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Senate backs House bill to set minimum marriage age at 16 ow.ly/Z598J
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Breaking: Virginia GOP abandons plan for loyalty oath in primary. #va @realDonaldTrump ow.ly/XJJ8J
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.@GovernorVA says Richmond "cannot lose" Flying Squirrels ow.ly/XDYhB via @gmoomaw
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A curious history of government's effect on beer — and new laws Va. is considering this year ow.ly/XDXZC

First Drafts: A curious history of government's effect on beer

What if I told you that governments could be credited (or blamed) for lager beer, male domination of brewing, the disappearance of billiard tables in pubs and decades of bland

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Emails detail extent of Richmond official's involvement in construction of mayor's church ow.ly/XDXMe
Widowed mother makes case for Medicaid expansion at General Assembly ow.ly/XDXBI

Widowed mother makes case for Medicaid expansion

Republican legislators have dismissed the possibility of extending health insurance coverage to uninsured Virginians this year, but Melyssa Dove said they should try walking in her shoes.

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Bill to allow hunting with slingshots clears #VA House subcommittee ow.ly/XDWVo

Bill to legalize slingshot hunting advances from subcommittee

Virginia’s wildlife are fair game for rifles, shotguns, pistols and bows, but a state lawmaker wants to add another weapon into the mix: slingshots.

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#VA Senate panel advances bills to restore concealed carry reciprocity ow.ly/XDXme

Senate panel advances bills to restore concealed carry reciprocity

The Senate Courts of Justice Committee Wednesday advanced a round of bills aimed at restoring reciprocity for concealed handgun permit holders who travel to and from Virginia.

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Bill to let #VA clerks refrain from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples advances in General Assembly ow.ly/XDWt9
. @RTDSchapiro As a newspaperman, Stewart Bryan had a passion for politics ow.ly/XBFyw
House panel endorses GOP, @GovernorVA's choices for #VA Supreme Court ow.ly/XBNsp
#VA House passes bill to give legislature oversight of sweeping energy plan ow.ly/XBz0i via @gmoomaw
Richmond lawyer to seek GOP nomination for #VA attorney general ow.ly/XBkCF
Will bill to honor Nelsonite face rocky future? ow.ly/XyHTs via @RTDNolan
Bills to decriminalize pot fail in House subcommittee ow.ly/XyGb3
.@TimKaine to campaign for Hillary Clinton in Iowa this weekend ow.ly/XmFmS
Banning tolls on I-66 project could jeopardize road funding elsewhere, #Va. official warns ow.ly/XmEQl
MT @gmoomaw: .@vahousegop wants to boost penalties for stalking, make it easier for "women in crisis" to get guns bit.ly/1Nn22iu
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Reporters meet with #VA state senators about access to chamber ow.ly/XmEf0 via @AndrewCainRTD
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