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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: Animal Welfare

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission regulates 27 nearshore species including menhaden, for Atlantic coastal states. (Icewall42/Pixabay)
Environmental Group Speaks Out Against Possible Omega Protein Certification

RICHMOND, Va. – Omega Protein Inc. is in the process of acquiring approval to raise the number of menhaden fish it can harvest, but …

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According to the ASPCA, a study in Wisconsin found 68 percent of domestic-violence survivors reported their abusers were also violent toward their animals. (Pixabay)
PAWS Act Protects Pets, Human Victims of Domestic Violence

NORFOLK, Va. — Killing, harming or threatening to harm beloved pets are weapons used by domestic abusers to manipulate victims into silence…

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Global fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken has committed to no longer purchasing chicken raised on antibiotics by 2018. (Ralf Roletschek/Wikimedia Commons)
Colonel Sanders to Kick the Antibiotics Habit

RICHMOND, Va. — Consumer and public health advocates are applauding the latest pledge by a fast food chain to phase out its use of chickens …

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The shad, an iconic fish in Virginia, has been denied saltwater protections. (Shermon Foote Denton)
River Herring and Shad Denied Protections at Sea

RICHMOND, Va. -- Fishery regulators have refused to put ocean catch limits on shad and river herring, drawing criticism from recreational fishermen …

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More than a dozen circuses continue to use elephants, but Ringling Bros. has ended the practice this week. (Amoghavarsha/Wikepedia)
Circus Packs It Up for Pachyderms

RICHMOND, Va. - Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus has closed the curtain on its use of elephants with final performances in Pennsylvania and …

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Oysters are only at 1 percent of historic levels in the Chesapeake Bay. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Disease-Resistant Oyster Could Aid Chesapeake Bay

RICHMOND, Va. - Marine police are cracking down on illegal oyster harvesting in Chesapeake Bay, but catching someone in action isn't easy. It's …

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The U.S. Navy is rethinking its exercises that could harm marine mammals. Credit: Daniel Du Toit/ Wikimedia Commons
Navy Shifts Training to Protect Whales, Dolphins

RICHMOND, Va. - The U.S. Navy is analyzing the harm its sonar exercises do to whales, dolphins and sea turtles and may modify its training exercises …

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PHOTO: A federal court has cleared the way for what conservationists say needs to happen to clean up Chesapeake Bay - including reducing polluted farm runoff. Photo courtesy Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Virginia Could Do More for Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

HANOVER, Va. – A federal court victory has cleared the way for what conservationists say needs to happen on farms within the Chesapeake Bay …

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PHOTO: Virginia's beach tourism industry groups are opposing plans to open up the Atlantic coast to offshore drilling. Photo by Krystle Chick and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
VA Beach Tourism Industry Unifying Against Offshore Drilling

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's beach tourism industry is unifying against offshore drilling in the Atlantic. The state's beach resort, restaurant…

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PHOTO: Hilton Worldwide will begin to eliminate the use of cages for egg-laying hens and gestation crates for breeding pigs from its global supply chain. Photo Credit: The Humane Society of the United States.
Hilton Hotels to Ban Cages for Hens and Pigs in Food Supply

MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide, one of the world's oldest and largest resort and hotel chains, has announced it will begin to eliminate the use of …

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PHOTO: U.S. wildlife agencies and animal rights groups are working to help prevent poaching half a world away. As the African elephant population dwindles, the U.S. plans to strengthen its ban on importing and purchasing ivory. Photo credit: Copyright K. Branon/IFAW; used with permission.
35K Elephants Killed Yearly: U.S. Group Works to Save Them

RICHMOND, Va. – Close to 35,000 African elephants are killed every year for their tusks, according to some estimates, and U.S. wildlife experts …

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PHOTO: It may look like fun, but such close proximity to exotic animals invites trouble, according to an undercover investigation of Virginia's Natural Bridge Zoo. In addition to human safety issues, investigators say they found evidence of animal neglect and abuse. Photo courtesy Humane Society of the United States.
Undercover Probe at VA Roadside Zoo: Abuse, Neglect, Public Danger

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. - Abuse, neglect and unsanitary conditions are just a few of the terms used to describe the scene at a roadside zoo in Natural …

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