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Sen. Louise Lucas said Joe Morrissey tried to turn original casino legislation 'into his bill' that shoehorned Petersburg into the gambling picture

Friday marks the beginning of a 45-day window for in-person early voting at your local registrars office. Registrars are issuing absentee ballots to Virginians who have applied to vote by mail.

Community gathers at Petersburg church to support, love on families and friends of murder victims

Call it a special birthday present. Just two days before turning 37, Lashrecse D. Aird celebrated in advance Tuesday by putting an election whipping on maverick Democratic state Sen. Joseph D. Morrissey in their head-to-head contest.

Lashrecse Aird triumphed in Virginia's Democratic primary race on June 20, 2023. Aird's Democratic opponent was Joe Morrissey, who is anti-abortion.

On Tuesday, former Virginia Delegate Lashrecse Aird won a Democratic primary race against incumbent state Sen. Joe Morrissey. The race was largely fueled by the debate over abortion rights in the state, as Morrissey had repeatedly sided with Republicans to restrict abortion while Aird is vocally for abortion rights. Coming nearly one year after the… Continue reading Anti-Abortion Democratic Incumbent Defeated In Virginia Senate Primary As Lashrecse Aird Wins

Lashrecse Aird has defeated state Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond) in the Democratic primary for the Virginia Senate’s 13th District.

Former Del. Lashrecse Aird defeats Sen. Joe Morrissey as the Democratic Party establishment rallies around her campaign in defense of abortion rights.

Aird’s victory, nearly one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, bolsters protections for abortion rights in the state.

The midterm red wave that wasn’t was one thing. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race was another. 2024 Republicans' ongoing, awkward, obvious flailing on abortion has…