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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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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: Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Pol

A new report says Congress' attempt to ease regulations on the financial industry would have harmful side effects for the nation's military families. (Pixabay)
Bank Deregulation Has Consequences for Military Families

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Financial CHOICE Act is in the U.S. Senate, and its backers aim to ease restrictions on banks put in place by the Dodd-Frank Act …

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Dow Chemical executives asked the Trump administration to scrap studies that said the company's agricultural products were harmful to endangered species, leaked documents show. (Wikipedia)
Dow Chemical Letters to EPA Raise Alarms

RICHMOND, Va. -- A conservation group is raising questions about attempts by Dow Chemical to convince the Trump administration to drop studies that …

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A watchdog group wants the Trump administration to avoid political interference in law enforcement issues. (whitehouse.gov)
Former U.S. Attorneys Press Trump on Law Enforcement Independence

RICHMOND, Va. – There's a call for the White House to release its policy on how it will keep from interfering in law enforcement matters…

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Donald Trump has so far refused to release his tax returns. Journalists say those documents are crucial to getting a financial picture of a candidate. (Gage Skidmore/Wikipedia)
What Can We Learn from a Candidate’s Tax Forms?

RICHMOND, Va. — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has so far refused to release his tax returns. But what could be learned if he did?…

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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., co-founder of the cyber-crime caucus and seen here using Skype, says the DNC hack could have profoundly disturbing implications. (Warner's Office)
Sen. Warner: Disturbing Implications of DNC Hack

RICHMOND, Va. — Charges the Russians may have hacked the Democratic National Committee to help Donald Trump are "extraordinarily disturbing" to …

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Teacher and VEA president Meg Gruber is praising a SCOTUS decision reaffirming the rights of public sector unions to charge so-called fair share fees. (Virginia Beach Education Association)
Court Decision Gets an 'A' from Virginia Teachers

RICHMOND, Va. - In a deadlocked decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has reaffirmed the right of public-sector unions to charge so-called "fair share" …

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The trial of coal baron Don Blankenship comes at a time of rising anger against CEOs who break the law, legal observers say. Brian Hayden/Wikimedia
Coal Baron's Trial Spotlights Patterns in Corporate Prosecutions

RICHMOND, Va. - Coal baron Don Blankenship's high-profile trial is coming at a time of anger against corporate wrongdoing but experts say that anger …

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PHOTO: An amended gift limit is making the ethics bill just passed by the Virginia General Assembly more palatable to watchdogs. Photo of the state Capitol's interior courtesy of Wikimedia.
Good-Government Groups Have Guarded Praise for Amended Ethics Bill

RICHMOND, Va. – After passing an ethics bill that drew criticism and amendments from the governor, the Virginia General Assembly has added …

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GRAPHIC: Several government watchdog groups say they want Gov. Terry McAuliffe to press for changes to a newly passed ethics bill, which they describe as
Watchdogs to McAuliffe: Send Back "Inadequate" Ethics Bills

RICHMOND, Va. - Saying it could actually make some ethics dilemmas worse, several watchdog groups are calling on Gov. Terry McAuliffe to press for …

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PHOTO: Despite the growing influence of money in politics, civic and community groups are keeping up the fight to keep elections clean. Photo credit: Dodgerton Skillhause/Morguefile.
Getting Dark Money Out of Elections

RICHMOND, Va. - Recent reports from Clean Slate Now and the Center for Responsive Politics show the corrupting influence of money in politics is …

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PHOTO: In the five years since the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, analysis shows that American elections have become increasingly influenced by big, anonymous political donations.
Anonymous Money Flooding American Politics

RICHMOND, Va. - In the five years since the Citizens United decision, big anonymous money has grown increasingly important in the American political …

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Alabama businessman Shaun McCutcheon is the plaintiff in a campaign-finance case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supremes Could Decide Sky's the Limit for Campaign Donations

WASHINGTON - Another major Supreme Court decision on campaign finance could come as early as next week. In McCutcheon v. Federal Elections Commission…

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