Hate Crimes Not Tolerated in Virginia, AG Herring Pushes New Bills

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Virginia Attorney General Michael Herring is cracking down on hate crimes in Virginia. This is in response to the new FBI data showing a jump in hate crimes in the commonwealth. AG Herring is pushing bills where he wants to be able to prosecute hate crimes and restrict gun rights for those convicted of a hate crime. Herring tried but was unsuccessful in pushing bills in the past, but he thinks it will be different this time.

View the Full text of Virginia Attorney Michael Herring’s news release.

Celebs Who Voted In The 2018 Midterms

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Celebs Who Voted In The 2018 Midterms

1. LeToya Luckett And Her Baby Bump

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A post shared by LeToya Luckett-Walker (@letoyaluckett) on Nov 5, 2018 at 7:26pm PST

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2. Beyonce Showed Support For Beto

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A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Nov 6, 2018 at 2:09pm PST

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3. Rihanna Was Behind Andrew Gillum

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A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Nov 4, 2018 at 11:29am PST

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4. Oprah Showed Support For Stacey Abrams

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A post shared by Oprah (@oprah) on Nov 1, 2018 at 10:51am PDT

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5. Kerry Washington Headed To The Polls

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A post shared by Kerry Washington (@kerrywashington) on Nov 6, 2018 at 11:00am PST

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6. Alicia Keys Voted

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A post shared by Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) on Nov 6, 2018 at 1:09pm PST

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7. Zendaya Voted

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A post shared by Zendaya (@zendaya) on Nov 5, 2018 at 3:32pm PST

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8. Larenz Voted

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A post shared by Larenz Tate (@larenztate) on Nov 6, 2018 at 9:11am PST

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9. Kerry Washington Rocking Her 'I Voted' Sticker

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A post shared by Kerry Washington (@kerrywashington) on Nov 2, 2018 at 1:56pm PDT

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10. Karruche Voted

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A post shared by karrueche (@karrueche) on Nov 6, 2018 at 8:15am PST

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11. Jussie Smollett

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12. Nia Long Shows Off Her Sticker

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A post shared by Nia Long (@iamnialong) on Nov 6, 2018 at 3:56pm PST

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13. Romany Malco

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A post shared by Romany Malco Actor | Director (@romanymalco) on Nov 6, 2018 at 8:22am PST

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14. Kelly Rowland Got Her Vote On

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A post shared by Kelly Rowland (@kellyrowland) on Nov 6, 2018 at 3:01pm PST

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