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The Aug. 7 complaint says a potential 7-3-1 system violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965. The city responded this week by saying plaintiffs are challenging a voting system that hasn’t been used.
The tech giant will power projects in Chesterfield, Loudoun and Prince William.
“The tests are 30 to 40% more challenging, more content, more breadth,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin said.
Former Virginia Beach resident Inez Davenport Jones returned home recently for a party celebrating her 100th birthday. She reflected on a student protest in 1951 that changed education in the U.S.
“It’s compassion; you’re just treating people like they have value and worth,” said Roy Gerardi, human services outreach and crisis counselor.
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