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Jeff Katz
November 11, 2019 - 4:06 pm

The Latest On Ralph Northam's Plan To Take Your Guns

Gov. Ralph Northam (D) is gearing up for his big gun grab after Democrats took control of both houses of the Virginia legislature last week. Northam told CNN he plans to push universal background checks, a ban "high capacity magazines," and bump stocks, among other things. READ MORE .
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says Democratic gains in this week's elections were largely powered by voters who wanted commonsense gun laws.
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November 06, 2019 - 12:42 pm

Northam says gun safety voters powered wins

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says Democratic gains in this week's elections were largely powered by voters who wanted commonsense gun laws. Northam said at a cabinet meeting Wednesday morning that he's going to push for the same gun safety laws he proposed at a special session...
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Officials want results of ethics probe into Metro chairman. (iStock / Getty Images Plus /smolaw11)
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June 19, 2019 - 11:35 am

City Council Personal Gain

WASHINGTON (AP) - The governors of Virginia and Maryland and the mayor of Washington, D.C., want Virginia transit officials to release the findings of an ethics investigation into their board chairman. The Washington Post reports Govs. Larry Hogan and Ralph Northam on Monday demanded the Washington...
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Jeff Katz
June 04, 2019 - 11:14 am

Ralph Northam Using Murders In Virginia Beach To Push Gun-Grabbing Agenda

Four months in hiding and now suddenly Ralph Northam appears again. And just in time to further his political agenda. Four days after a gunman opened fire and killed 12 people at a Virginia Beach government building, Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday called for a special General Assembly session on gun...
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A law firm has completed its investigation into how a racist photo appeared on a yearbook page for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. (WRVA/ Matt Demlien)
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May 21, 2019 - 11:53 am

Blackface Investigation Complete

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A law firm has completed its investigation into how a racist photo appeared on a yearbook page for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. Eastern Virginia Medical School said in a statement Tuesday that the findings will be announced at a press conference on Wednesday. The independent...
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has vetoed legislation that would allow officials to temporarily block convicted sex offenders from using emergency shelters. (benjaminec/iStock / Getty Images Plus)
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April 30, 2019 - 2:00 pm

Northam Vetoes Emergency Shelters

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has vetoed legislation that would allow officials to temporarily block convicted sex offenders from using emergency shelters. Northam said Tuesday it is "unconscionable" that people could be turned away from shelters during hurricanes, flash floods...
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April 19, 2019 - 11:50 am

Northam wants Confederate monument removed

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam is calling for the removal of an arch honoring the former president of the Confederacy at Fort Monroe, where the first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia 400 years ago. Northam's office reportedly presented a letter to member of the Fort Monroe Authority...
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April 17, 2019 - 1:10 pm

Virginia Democrats face fundraising woes

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — New campaign finance records show Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's fundraising efforts dried up after a scandal involving blackface. First quarter reports were released Monday. They show Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and Attorney General Mark Herring all struggling to raise...
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Northam won't be part of graduations amid blackface scandal. (Michael Burrell/iStock / Getty Images Plus)
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April 17, 2019 - 11:08 am

Northam Withdraws Plans as a Commencement Speaker

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has withdrawn from plans to be a commencement speaker at his alma mater, Virginia Military Institute, and won't participate in any other graduation ceremonies amid the persisting scandal over a blackface photo. News outlets report the Democrat is...
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A law firm may soon finish its probe into how a racist photo appeared on a yearbook page for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. (CathyKaplan/iStock / Getty Images Plus)
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April 10, 2019 - 1:05 pm

Racist Yearbook Photo Probe

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A law firm may soon finish its probe into how a racist photo appeared on a yearbook page for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. Richard Cullen told The Associated Press in an email Monday that the firm hopes to finish up by the end of April. Cullen is an attorney with the firm...
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