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Details Published: 05 April 2021
Last year the Defense Department released a survey showing an increasing number of military spouses are happy with their financial situation, and a majority are happy with their marriages.
At the same time, the number of these people who want their spouses to stay in the military has dropped over the last several years from 68% in 2012 to 59% in 2019.
Published: 31 March 2021
This spring, local multimedia artist Heidi Peelen has been working on a four-part mystery puzzle series called Buried in the Begonias. Rebecca Weinstein spoke with Heidi about her inspiration and creative process.
Judge Rules Virginia Beach Election System Violates Voting Rights Act
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A federal judge ruled the election system in Virginia Beach is illegal under the Voting Rights Act.
Virginia Beach residents Latasha Holloway and George Allen, who are both Black, filed a lawsuit in 2017, arguing that the city’s election process dilutes minority votes.
Seven of the city’s 11 council members represent, and must live in, specific districts, but voters throughout the city get to vote in all of these races.
U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson said Virginia Beach cannot use this system in any future elections. In the 135-page order, he said the city cannot adopt any other policies or procedures that dilute minority participation in the electoral process.
Everyone In Virginia 16 And Older Will Be Eligible For COVID Vaccine By April 18
Details Published: 01 April 2021
Virginia will make the COVID-19 vaccine available to everyone over the age of 16 by April 18, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday.
That s about two weeks ahead of the president s nationwide goal for states to expand vaccine eligiblity.
“The COVID-19 vaccine is the light at the end of the tunnel and that light is getting brighter every day as more and more Virginians get vaccinated,” Northam said Thursday.
Nearly everyone in the state’s first two priority groups which include healthcare workers, older adults and people with underlying health conditions has been able to make an appointment, according to a statement from the governor’s office. Those still on the pre-registration list will get to sign up the next two weeks.
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