Advance Evening News
This afternoon's stories include potential federal funding for FailSafe ERA and the upcoming free program "Waiting for Lafayette."
Significant Funding for FailSafe ERA Included in Draft Senate Spending Bills
By Adele Uphaus
Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner secured funding for the organization, which provides reentry services and support to people affected by incarceration, in draft spending bills for next fiscal year. Congress still needs to approve the bills.
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Waiting for Lafayette
By Adele Uphaus
Three presidents will discuss their friendships with General Lafayette in a special program on Thursday evening.
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