https://boltsmag.org/virginia-governor-youngkin-rights-restoration/
“Back to 1902”: Virginia Governor Revives Lifetime Ban on Voting | Bolts
Nov 15, 2023 - Governor Glenn Youngkin just gave himself a lot more power to pick and choose Virginia voters. The Republican governor’s administration told state lawmakers...
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https://boltsmag.org/election-night-2023-state-governments-abortion-rights-democratic-wins-kentucky-virginia/
Abortion Rights Power Democratic Wins in Kentucky and Virginia | Bolts
Nov 16, 2023 - Voters decided who will run the state government in four states on Tuesday, with Democrats also making gains in New Jersey and the GOP keeping hold of...
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-absentee-voting-reform-covid/
Virginia Makes It Easier to Vote by Mail | Bolts
Jan 19, 2022 - The state will no longer require an excuse when voters request an absentee ballot. Advocates say public authorities need to devote enough resources to...
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-prosecutor-primaries-arlington-fairfax-loudoun/
Reform Prosecutors Sweep Three Northern Virginia Primaries | Bolts
Jun 21, 2023 - Northern Virginia voters doubled down on criminal justice reform in Tuesday’s primaries, carrying to victory a trio of Democratic prosecutors who were facing...
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https://boltsmag.org/west-virginia-drug-treatment-medicaid-drug-criminalization/
Drug Treatment Crisis Grows in West Virginia, But State Just Looks Toward More Punishment | Bolts
Mar 11, 2024 - Amid record overdoses, lawmakers ignore calls to restore pandemic-era Medicaid policies expanding access to treatment. They used this session to debate...
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-and-minors-eligible-for-parole/
Virginia Makes All Children Eligible for Parole, a Major Shift for This Punitive State | Bolts
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A Pro-ICE Bastion Ends Its Partnership With the Agency in Virginia | Bolts
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-drivers-license-suspensions-court-debt/
Virginia Takes a Big Step Against Criminalizing Poverty | Bolts
Jan 16, 2022 - Ending the suspension of driver’s licenses over court debt will spare hundreds of thousands each year, and Virginia is just the eighth state to do so....
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The Next Virginia Governor Could Wipe Out New Voting Rights Gains | Bolts
Jan 15, 2022 - People with felony convictions who aren’t in prison can now vote. State elections could bring further progress or a sharp retreat. When Virginia resident...
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https://boltsmag.org/west-virginia-adds-to-election-deniers-ongoing-takeover-of-state-politics/
West Virginia Adds to Election Deniers’ Ongoing Takeover of State Politics | Bolts
Mar 5, 2023 - In January 2021, days after rallying outside the U.S. Capitol against legitimate presidential election results, West Virginia state Senator Mike Azinger said...
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-erroneous-voter-purge/
“I Don’t Think They Care”: Virginia Is Slow-Walking the Fix to a Wrongful Voter Purge | Bolts
Oct 17, 2023 - With elections weeks away, state officials admitted improperly removing some people from voter rolls. Local advocates say the state is doing too little, too...
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Reform Candidates Face Pushback in Virginia | Bolts
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Will November Bring a “Wave” of Reform Prosecutors in Virginia? | Bolts
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New Law Could Make It Even Harder to Get Health Care in Deadly West Virginia Lockups | Bolts
Sep 6, 2023 - Deborah Ujevich has forgotten Jenny’s last name, but remembers well how desperately she wanted to be free, how scared she was of dying in prison. Jenny had...
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https://boltsmag.org/chesapeake-sheriff-election-democratic-endorsement-rosado/
Democrats in Southeast Virginia Endorse “Pro-Trump, Pro-ICE” Sheriff | Bolts
Jul 18, 2025 - The Democratic Party in Chesapeake, Virginia’s second-largest city, has embraced and endorsed the local sheriff who proclaimed his office “pro-Trump,...
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-prosecutors-form-progressive-alliance/
Eleven Prosecutors Form a Progressive Alliance in Virginia | Bolts
Jan 15, 2022 - Their move breaches the conventional expectations of a neutral and monolithic law enforcement perspective, which in the past have helped prosecutorial...
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-advances-measure-to-end-lifetime-ban-on-voting/
Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated. | Bolts
Jan 30, 2025 - Alonzo Bland Jr., of Richmond, did everything the state asked of him following his felony conviction: He served time in state prison, completed a term of...
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-parole-nearly-vanished-glenn-youngkin/
Under Glenn Youngkin, Parole in Virginia Has Nearly Vanished | Bolts
Jul 19, 2024 - “What’s the point of having a second chance available when you’re not willing to give it?”
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-death-penalty/
Virginia Becomes the First Southern State to Abolish the Death Penalty | Bolts
Jan 15, 2022 - Abolition advocates are celebrating a milestone for racial justice. Virginia, the state that has executed more people than any other in the nation, has...
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Bribery and Fraud Charges Loom Over a MAGA Sheriff Seeking Reelection in Virginia | Bolts
May 27, 2025 - Scott Jenkins, a so-called constitutional sheriff with deep ties to far-right groups, faces multiple indictments alleging he exchanged favors for campaign...
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https://boltsmag.org/virginia-prison-gerrymandering-felony-disenfranchisement/
Virginia Ends Prison Gerrymandering, the Latest Chapter in a Recent Tidal Wave | Bolts
Jan 22, 2022 - A new reform changes where incarcerated people are counted for redistricting. State advocates vow to push against felony disenfranchisement next year. Virginia...
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Tuesday's Elections Could Overhaul Prosecution in Northern Virginia | Bolts
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In Key Virginia Primaries, Winners Ran on Ending Mass Incarceration | Bolts
Jan 29, 2022 - Parisa Dehghani-Tafti and Steve Descano oust the chief prosecutors of Arlington and Fairfax counties, overhauling prosecution in Northern Virginia. Theo...
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