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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

VA: Immigration

Una encuesta de Lumina Foundation/Gallup encuentra que uno de cada cuatro estudiantes hispanos
Muchos estudiantes universitarios hispanos consideran abandonar sus estudios

La mayoría de los estudiantes hispanos de colegios comunitarios dicen a los encuestadores que querían dejar la escuela. La encuesta de la …

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Some faith leaders believe the Trump administration's family separation policy disrupts the sanctity of families. (Adobe stock)<br /><br />
Virginia Faith Leaders Demand an End to Immigrant Child Detentions

RICHMOND, Va. -- More than 450 faith leaders - from Virginia and across the United States - are urging President Donald Trump to end what they call …

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In early July, every detainee at the Farmville Detention Center was tested for COVID-19, and 93% of those whose results were reported positive. (Farmville Detention Center)<br /><br />
Hearing Aims to Limit COVID-19 Spread at Virginia ICE Center

Correction: The transfers at Farmville occurred without testing but they did include quarantine. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said …

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Virginia's new workplace safety rules are expected to help poultry workers who have been hit hard by coronavirus outbreaks. (Earl Dotter/Oxfam America)<br /><br />
Virginia First State to Adopt COVID-19 Worker Safety Rules

RICHMOND, Va. - In the absence of federal guidelines, this week Virginia has become the first state to adopt mandatory workplace safety rules to …

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Virginia is poised to pass a law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses, which Democrats in the Legislature had tried to pass for years. (Adobe Stock)
VA Poised to Aid Undocumented Immigrants with Driver's Licenses

RICHMOND, Va. - Several thousand undocumented immigrants in Virginia could get driver's licenses if a bill passed in the General Assembly this week …

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A congressional investigation has found that nine migrant children younger than a year old and 18 younger than two have been forcibly separated from their families and held in detention. (Office Of Refugee Resettlement/Wikipedia)
Family Separation, Detention of Minors Called Child Abuse

RICHMOND, Va. – Social workers and mental health professionals are trying to have the detention of migrant children away from their families …

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According to the Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association, it can take as many as 15 years to grow a Christmas tree, but the average growing time is 7 years. (Ed Kennedy/Flickr)
Fewer Christmas Trees? Fewer Workers on Tree Farms

ELKTON, Md. – Christmas trees will be available this holiday season, although growers say they've had a tougher time getting Balsam, Frasier …

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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) makes immigrants who are lawfully present, including green card holders and temporary visitors, eligible for subsidies to purchase private health coverage. (Pixabay)
Public Can Comment on Green Card Limits to Immigrants Who Use Benefits

RICHMOND, Va. – People can now officially weigh in on a proposal by the Trump administration to punish legal permanent residents who have used …

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Virginia House Republican lawmakers failed to override Gov. Ralph Northam’s veto of HB 1257. (Maleka Ali/Twenty20)
Immigrant-Rights Group Celebrates Failed Veto Override on Sanctuary Cities

RICHMOND, Va. – During the special session on the state budget and Medicaid, Republicans in the House of Delegates tried but failed to get the …

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Thousands of U.S. immigrants from Central America, who've had protected status for decades, lost it last week. (Pixabay)
Decades of Protected Immigration Status Abruptly Ended

RICHMOND, Va. -- Latino groups are speaking out against last week's decision by the Trump administration to end legal status for some people from …

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Ralph Northam's personal background is winning favor from some of those concerned about Ed Gillespie's rhetoric. (Northam for Governor)
Union Official Rips Gillespie Attacks As Distraction

RICHMOND, Va. – Even some Republicans say they're disgusted by Ed Gillespie's campaign, but a Northern Virginia union official says the …

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A new study finds white children in Virginia get a much better start than Hispanic or African-American children. (Pixabay)
Report Finds Huge Racial and Ethnic Disparities For VA Children

RICHMOND, Va. – A major new report on child well-being shows huge disparities by race and ethnicity in Virginia. The Annie E. Casey …

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