Art Cook
LATEST ARTICLES BY Art Cook
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Politics
Virginia primary elections: a mixed result for workers
June 19, 2017Perriello carried his home territory in southeastern Virginia plus a middle portion of Virginia... That wasn’t enough to stop Northam who carried voter rich areas in northern Virginia.
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U.S.
“Trumpcare” would hit Virginians really hard
May 17, 2017“This proposal to end the Medicaid program as we know it would lock Virginia into the very lean and mean program that we have currently into perpetuity."
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Politics
Virginia’s fifth Congressional district could switch to blue
October 26, 2016The 5th District seat became open when the Republican incumbent, Robert Hurt, decided not to run for re-election this year.
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U.S.
Defying high court, Va. Gov. McAuliffe moves to restore ex-felons’ voting rights
July 26, 2016The Virginia Supreme Court struck down the governor's restoration of voting rights for ex-felons. But McAuliffe has a back-up plan.
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Two of Virginia’s Congressional districts get re-drawn over GOP objections
May 31, 2016Judges re-drew Southern Va.'s 3rd and 4th Congressional districts; GOP lawmakers had concentrated the region's African-American voters into a single district.
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Confederate “flaggers” fight for twisted history
December 2, 2015A slim majority of whites with a college degree see the Confederate flag as a symbol of heritage and pride, while 41 percent see it as a racist symbol.
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November election results: Not as good in Virginia as in Louisiana
November 30, 2015The problem was Democrats didn't turn out: Only 26 percent of registered voters in Virginia voted.
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Southern town government refuses to remove Confederate flag
November 12, 2014A local museum's request to remove a Confederate flag was rejected by the City Council in a poor, struggling former textile town.
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