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Today’s Sponsor: As the Virginia Senate returns to Richmond today, one fact has become abundantly clear: advocates for convenience-store slots will do anything to push for expanding gambling in Virginia. The latest? Attempting to hijack today’s special session. Gold Star Spouse Kristen Fenty said it best when she recently told legislators, “when commitments made to families of those who have laid down their lives in service or suffered immeasurably because of that service are held hostage to priorities of profit such as higher ed and skill game revenue, we must reevaluate our commonwealth leadership in every branch and at every level.” Learn more here.
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Results are pouring in for congressional primaries across Virginia.