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Virginia to receive $28 million in ongoing opioid settlement with Kroger, part of over $1 billion in total settlements

Virginia's Attorney General, Jason Miyares, has announced a significant multi-state settlement with Kroger, compelling the grocery giant to contribute $1.37 billion to address its role in the nationwide opioid crisis, with approximately $28 million of this amount earmarked for Virginia over an 11-year period. This latest development brings Virginia's total settlements from pharmaceutical companies and retailers to over $1 billion, marking a crucial step in the state's ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.

By Lynchburg Reporter | Sep 13, 2023

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New website to publish which Lynchburg residents voted, did not vote in gubernatorial election

A new website is posting individual Lynchburg residents' voting records online, including who did and didn’t vote in the 2021 gubernatorial election between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin.

By Lynchburg Reporter | Oct 28, 2021

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OPINION: 'Stay away from socially divisive issues'

By Marilyn Quigley | 3 years ago

On schools, Candidate McAuliffe isn’t taking former Governor McAuliffe’s advice

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Electoral Interference: Democrats in Appomattox see 19.5 change in votes after private funding given to voting officialsr

By Lynchburg Reporter | Oct 4, 2021

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 26% of total votes cast in Appomattox.

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Republicans in Amherst see biggest gain in 2020 election after grants given to voting officials

By Lynchburg Reporter | Oct 3, 2021

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 33% of total votes cast in Amherst.

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Democrat support in Lynchburg rises 22% in 2020 after Mark Zuckerburg tries to influence election

By Lynchburg Reporter | Oct 2, 2021

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 49% of total votes cast in Lynchburg.

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Voting officials in Lynchburg received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By Lynchburg Reporter | Jun 22, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Lynchburg to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Voting officials in Amherst County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By Lynchburg Reporter | Jun 21, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Amherst County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Voting officials in Appomattox County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By Lynchburg Reporter | Jun 20, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Appomattox County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Liberty professor's election lawsuits allege big tech, corporations, ignore rural areas

By Juliette Fairley | Nov 11, 2020

A Liberty University School of Law professor was concerned about the postmarking of mail-in and absentee ballots before the election. Now that Nov. 3 has come and gone, the issue is at the core of allegations of improper voting in Detroit.

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Arizona man's Change.org petition for election revote has more than 2 million signatures

By Juliette Fairley | Nov 11, 2020

Anthony Kintz was caught off guard by the changing numbers on election night.

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Even as USPS takes steps to ensure every ballot is counted, Liberty professor continues his crusade for a fair election

By Juliette Fairley | Oct 28, 2020

The U.S. Postal Service has begun postmarking mail-in and absentee ballots that are pre-paid in order to ensure that all ballots are counted, according to an Oct. 26 letter signed by a government relations manager.