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Cambridge will now accept and process bids for recreational cannabis businesses after a Superior Court judge ruled the city must do so, according to a Feb. 20 announcement.

The Cambridge solicitors office filed a motion last week appealing a Middlesex Superior Court decision which ruled Cambridges marijuana moratorium illegal. The moratorium which gave economic empowerment applicants a two-year head-start in recreational marijuana sales violated the the home rule amendment to the Massachusetts state constitution, the judge ruled.

Cambridge defined economic empowerment applicants as businesses run by people who have been disproportionately harmed by past marijuana laws.

During a city council meeting in June, Sumbul Siddiqui who now serves as Cambridges mayor spoke about the need for the two-year economic empowerment amendment.

The country's racist war on drugs has heavily impacted and criminalized black and brown folks, Siddiqui said.It's our collective responsibility to do the best we can to fight [for] policies that provide equitable access to the wealth and opportunity inherent in this emerging billion dollar cannabis industry.

Though a Feb. 14 statement said Cambridge would await further action by either the Superior Court or the Appeals Court before agreeing to new contracts with recreational pot companies, the city has revised its original position.

Cambridge will now accept all applications for host community agreements from interested parties. The city will also enter into HCAs with qualifying applicants, according to the revised announcement.

In order to obtain an HCA in Cambridge, businesses must submit a statement of interest to the city. Applicants may also be asked to present their information in person so city staff can ask them further questions.

According to city guidelines, a statement of interest consists of a cover letter, a special permit from the Cambridge planning board, a cannabis business permit, a management and operations profile, and qualifying documentation.

Moreover, applicants must submit a plan for positive community impact and certification, which mandates that a majority of the applicants employees will be minorities, women, or military veterans. Certification guidelines also encourage businesses to hire Cambridge residents.

Finally, if the application is approved, the business must hold semi-annual community outreach meetings.

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FRANCISCO Ten of the 13 local candidates for countywide office were present at the Candidate Forum sponsored by Our Communities of Northwest Stokes, even a Democrat.

Brian Davis, the lone Democratic candidate for County Commissioner who automatically advances to the General Election because he has no opposition, was invited to participate with the Republicans who will appear on Tuesdays primary ballot.

Both candidates for Register of Deeds, four of the five candidates for Commissioners and three of the five Board of Education hopefuls participated in the event at the Community Building, and everyone offered their presentation with polite professionalism.

The most newsworthy aspect of the event was that Board of Education candidates Cheryl Lawson Knight, Von Robertson and Dwayne Bryant who have been running as a trio offered the first draft of a drug abuse plan called Project Help, which would decriminalize drug usage.

This is a proposal that is 25 pages long and still growing, said Robertson. Opioids now kill more Americans than automobiles. Two hundred Americans die daily from opioids. But its not just an opioid crisis; we have a drug addiction crisis. Its cocaine, methamphetamine, and vaping is destroying peoples lungs.

Robertson noted that America has spent $1 trillion in the 49-year War on Drugs and the problem is only worse.

There is too much emphasis on incarceration, Bryant said. African Americans are 13-times more likely to be incarcerated than white people. In Stokes County, we have the DARE program and random drug testing. If a student asks for help they get help. But if they get caught with drugs they go out in handcuffs.

Drug addiction should not be a crime, Knight added. Its an illness. There is a program in Nashville, N.C., near Rocky Mount, that helps hundreds at a cost of only $65,000. Seattle has a great program. We need to start in the schools, because thats the age most drug use starts.

The program would not complete with DARE, Knight added, but would compliment it.

In his introduction, Davis said he was not a typical Democrat. I have a concealed carry permit myself. Trump is my president, and I was in the Navy.

He said he sees the county slowly going down-hill and thats his reason for running. We need more things for our kids to do. Families move out because there is not a lot to offer our youth. We need better cell service and internet; those things bring in business. If we put the focus on local businesses then the local economy will go through the roof.

The first question offered to the Commissioner candidates dealt with the local economy.

Mike Brown complained that when he went to the county for help in starting a small business, they told me if we help you then we have to help everyone. But 99 percent of businesses are small businesses.

Ronnie Mendenhall, the incumbent Commissioner who is seeking re-election, said hed like to see more emphasis on tourism. Were blessed with many great attractions here, he said.

Mike Fulp mentioned the need for more water and sewer lines. If we move forward with better infrastructure, business will come here. Fulp also talked about the lack of businesses in the northwestern quadrant of the county. There aint nothing up here, he said. There used to be a racetrack here that brought people in. It took ten years to get a Dollar General to Lawsonville.

Both Register of Deeds candidates, incumbent Brandon Hooker and Karen Handy, who worked in the office for years, talked about the rise of technology in that department. When I came to work 30 years ago it was pen and paper, and maybe the typewriter, Handy said. Technology is wonderful. But you have to make sure all the work is done accurately.

Technology has been the silver bullet in the office for the last 10 or 15 years, said Hooker. Its made things more convenient. The bulk of our records come (online) from out of county, from Greensboro and Winston-Salem, and those people dont want to have to drive to Danbury. The technology has changed the office more than anything else.

In closing remarks, Sonya Cox cited her record and years of public service. Im very passionate about this county, Cox said. No one will work harder.

Fulp said he work to attract business and leave no community behind. Brown said that his business experience gives me a unique perspective. He also pledged to donate his Commissioners salary to local charities and pushed for term limits for local offices.

Mendenhall said my wife wonders why I do this; we miss a lot of our grandchildrens events. But I believe Stokes County is the greatest county in North Carolina and I want to serve it.

Davis said he already had two strikes against him. Im black and Im a Democrat. But we need more diversity. Things wont change by keeping them the same old way.

Hooker said he would continue to try and make the Register of Deeds office more user-friendly. He also noted that this position allows me to help more people than any Ive ever had. Handy mentioned her many years of working in the office until she stepped down on Nov. 1 to run for the office.

Knight mentioned having a view of the schools from her parents perspective, while Robertson said he would work from his business experience to make sure the school system gets a dollars worth of value for every dollar spent. Bryant talked about listening to people. The complaint I hear most often on the campaign trail is that if you go and speak to the school board they do not respond, other to say thank you, never put your issue on the agenda and you never hear about it again.

Candidate Mike Fulp (right) speaks at the Francisco Candidate Form on Sunday, as Ronnie Mendenhall and Sonya Cox listen to his comment.

Register of Deeds Brandon Hooker is seeking re-election on Tuesday.

Brian Davis (left) was the lone Democrat at the Forum. Hes unopposed in the primary election. Fellow candidate Mike Brown and Ronnie Mendenhall are at right.

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The Emerald Conference, which focuses on how science and data support several sectors of the cannabis industry, kicked off Wednesday in California.

The event, now in its sixth year, is an industry forum for discussion on best practices in cultivation, production and quality assurance through the lens of science.

The conference runs through Saturday at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego and is expected to draw around 800.

This year, the session content is aimed at segments of the cannabis industry that generate products intended for medicinal and lifestyle use, as well as other key areas of science and research.

Speakers and attendees represent the fields of analytical testing, extraction science, research and development, cultivation science, formulations and preclinical research, among others.

Conference attendees will have the opportunity to sit in on sessions on a wide range of science-focused cannabis topics, including:

Emerald Scientific, headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California, distributes scientific equipment and supplies exclusively to the cannabis industry.

The company launched the Emerald Conference in 2015 to bring together scientists, researchers, testing labs and businesses to advance cannabis science.

Marijuana Business Dailyhas partnered with Emerald Scientific since 2016 to produce the one-day Science Symposium, a precursor to the companys marquee event,MJBizCon, in Las Vegas.

MJBizDaily acquiredthe Emerald Conference inundisclosed terms in January, highlighting the importance of research to the cannabis industry.

The Emerald Conferences programming this year is guided by a committee of scientists and others tasked withcutting-edge technical content to provoke collaboration and the advancement of science in the cannabis industry.

The conference also includes talks by:

The four-day event began Wednesday with a golf outingto benefit the Last Prisoner Project,a nonprofit that seeks to correct the ills of the war on drugs, and ends Saturday with a separately ticketed Quality Summit.

More information about the Emerald Conference is available here.

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A drug bust last year was hailed as the largest fentanyl bust in U.S. history254 pounds seized at an Arizona border crossing.

The seizure came as the scourge of fentanyl continues to fueltheopioid epidemic,ravagingcommunities across the U.S. while killingtens of thousands of people.

"Fentanyl also continues to be a tremendous problem, contributing to 68,000 overdose deaths in the United States in 2018,"Mark Morgan, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Congress in November. He said CBP's seizures of fentanyl rose by 30 percent in fiscal year 2019, totaling2,770 pounds.

Fentanyl comes from China. Often it is smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico by drug cartels involved in a violent war withMexican police and military forces.

The historic 254-pound bust was just one of a half-dozen big fentanyl busts recorded by law enforcement in recent years, a tally shows.

These six busts have led to the seizure of some 818pounds of fentanyl--enough to kill 229 million people, according to authorities.

OHIO DRUG BUST NETS ENOUGH FENTANYL TO 'KILL EVERYONE' IN THE STATE

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Nogales, Ariz., 254 pounds

A Border Patrol K-9 at the Nogales border crossing sniffed narcotics when an 18-wheeler transporting cucumbers from Mexico came through for inspection on Jan. 31, 2019.

Photo from news conference announcing the seizure of 254 pounds of fentanyl at the Port of Nogales border crossing in Arizona. (U.S. Customs and Border Patrol)

Further inspection discovered nearly 254 pounds of fentanyl worth $3.5 million in a secret compartment, enough to kill 115 million people.

It was the largest fentanyl seizure ever at a U.S. border crossing.

MISSOURI FENTANYL DEALER LEFT CLIENT DYING OF OVERDOSE IN CASINO BEFORE ODING IN ANOTHER: PROSECUTORS

This past weekend our CBP officers were able to stop an enormous amount of these deadly narcotics from hitting our streets, Nogales Area Port Director Michael Humphries said.

The truck was also carrying 395 pounds of methamphetamine.

Trucker Juan Antonio Torres-Barraza, a 26-year-old Mexican national, told agents he didnt know he was hauling narcotics.

He has since pleaded guilty.

Queens, New York City, 140 pounds

Federal drug agents and police raided an apartment in Kew Gardens, Queens and seized 140 pounds of fentanyl on Aug. 1, 2017, enough to kill 32 million people.

At the time, it was the nations largest seizure of pure fentanyl, officials said.

SAN FRANCISCO SAW 150 PERCENT SPIKE IN FENTANYL-RELATED DEATHS LAST YEAR, REPORT SAYS

Another 48 pounds of fentanyl mixed with heroin was also seized.

The 188 pounds of drugs were worth about $30 million.

A Nebraska State Trooper found 118 pounds of fentanyl in a hidden compartment in a tractor-trailer he stopped on I-80. (Nebraska State Patrol)

Kearney, Neb., 118 pounds

A Nebraska State Trooper stopped a tractor-trailer on I-80 on April 26, 2018, and, after conducting a search, seized 118 pounds of fentanyl worth $20 million, enough to kill 26 million people.

The seized opioid was hidden in a false compartment of the vehicle.

The trucks two occupants Felipe Genao-Minaya, 46, and Nelson Nunez, 52, both of Newark, N.J., were arrested on drug trafficking charges.

The trooper who pulled over the truck described Geano-Minaya as nervous and shaking visibly in the truck as he questioned him.

Charges against the two men are stillpending.

FENTANYL A 'GAME CHANGER' IN DRUG WAR, SAYS DEA SPECIAL AGENT

Philadelphia, Pa., 110 pounds

At the port of Philadelphia, border agents seized 110 pounds of fentanyl worth $1.7 million on June 28, 2018, enough to kill 24 million people.

The fentanyl was found in a shipment of iron oxide from China.

A Border Patrol K-9 alerted agents after going through barrels of iron oxide barrels and detecting narcotics.

Photo shows fentanyl found in barrels of iron oxide during an inspection by Customs agents at the Port of Philadelphia (U.S. Customs and Border Patrol)

"Opioids, including fentanyl and its analogues, are a serious public health concern, and the importation of vast amounts of this deadly synthetic chemical compound is a national security threat, Casey Durst, CBP Director of Field Operations in Baltimore said after the seizure.

North Bergen and Willingboro, N.J., 99 pounds

New Jersey State Police detectives grabbed 88 pounds of fentanyl after observing a drug transaction in a commercialparking lot in North Bergen on June 28, 2017.

Mugshots for, left, Jesus Carrillo-Pineda , 31, Philadelphia, Pa., and, right, Daniel Vasquez, 28, of Somerton, Ariz. (New Jersey Office of the Attorney General)

Detectives swooped in as the fentanyl was being transferred from a tractor-trailer to the trunk of Mercedes-Benz.

The bust led to another seizure the next day of 11 more pounds of fentanyl at a home in Willingboro.

The fentanyl was enough to kill 18 million people, investigators said.

33 POUNDS OF FENTANYL ENOUGH TO WIPE OUT MASSACHUSETTS SEIZED IN BOSTON

Two men were arrested: Jesus Carrillo-Pineda, 31, of Philadelphia and Daniel Vasquez, 28, of Somerton, Ariz.,

After pleading guilty, Carrillo-Pineda was sentenced to 10 years in prison and Vasquez was sentenced to six years.

The seizure of the 99 pounds drove home the scope of the problem we face in New Jersey with this highly lethal opioid, Director Elie Honig of the Division of Criminal Justice said.

San Diego County, Calif., 97 pounds

After stopping a rented vehicle in San Diego County on Nov. 30, 2016, DEA agents seized 33 pounds in the trunk.

After arresting Anna Baker, the agents obtained a search warrant to search her home and seized another 64 pounds of fentanyl.

The 97 pounds of fentanyl was enough to kill 14 million people.

Two othersJonathan Ibarra, 45, and Hector Fernando Garcia, 46, were also arrested.

All three pleaded guilty and sentenced to prison.

Baker, the daughter of a former mayor of Lemon Grovein Southern California, was sentenced to four years in prison two years ago.

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"I made a terrible, huge mistake," Baker said, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. "I'm very ashamed about what I did."

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VIRGINIA, USA Tuesday, March 3 is Super Tuesday. Virginia is one of 14 states -- including the U.S. territory American Samoa -- participating in the Democratic presidential gold ring. A total of 1,357 delegates are up for grabs this day.

Fourteen candidates will be listed on the Democratic presidential ballot in Virginia, including six people who have canceled or suspended their campaigns. All their bios are below, along with their campaign websites.

Poll hours in Virginia are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Virginia is an open primary state, which means any registered voter in the Commonwealth can cast a ballot, regardless of their party registration.

RELATED: Here's what Super Tuesday means for Virginia voters and Democratic presidential candidates

There will be no Republican primary on March 3. President Donald Trump is expected to be picked as the partys nominee at a state party convention, where delegates to each national convention will also be selected.

According to the Virginia State Board of Elections website, you will need to show a photo ID when you go to the polls. Acceptable forms of ID include:- Virginia drivers license- Virginia DMV-issued photo ID- United States passport- Employee-issued photo ID- Virginia Voter Photo ID card- Other U.S. or Virginia government-issued photo ID- Student photo ID issued by a school, college, or university located in Virginia- Tribal enrollment or other tribal photo ID

The Virginia State Board of Elections websitesays If you get to your polling place without photo ID, you will have to vote a provisional ballot."

They also say Virginians can get a free Voter Photo ID at any Virginia voter registration office, including on Election Day.

To find your polling place, go to this link:https://www.elections.virginia.gov/citizen-portal/

Joe Biden

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden during a campaign rally at Eakins Oval in Philadelphia, Saturday, May 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Biden served as Vice President of the United States from 2009-2017 in the Obama administration. Biden launched his presidential run in April 2019.

Before becoming Vice President, Biden served in the U.S. Senate for over three decades representing the state of Delaware. Biden spent part of his time in Congress as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and eight years as the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

While serving as Vice President, Biden touts his accomplishments in helping with the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the implementation of the Recovery Act to stabilize the economy and traveling to more than 50 countries.

"The world is facing inescapable challenges, Biden wrote on his campaign website. The next president must repair our relationships with our allies and stand up to strongmen and thugs on the global stage to rally the world to meet these challenges.

Among his policy proposals: banning the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, protecting the Affordable Care Act by giving Americans more choice and reducing healthcare costs, and ensuring the U.S. reaches net-zero emissions no later than 2050.

Were in a battle for the soul of America, Biden wrote on his website. Its time to remember who we are. Were Americans: tough, resilient, but always full of hope.

Michael Bloomberg

Democratic Presidential candidate, Michael Bloomberg during remarks to the media at the Hilton Hotel on his first campaign stop in Norfolk, Va. Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Bill Tiernan)

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Bloomberg served as Mayor of New York City from 2002-2013. The businessman entered the run for President of the United States in November 2020. Super Tuesday marks the first time his name will be on ballots. His name did not appear on ballots in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina.

Bloomberg is the majority owner and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P., a financial services, software, and mass media company. Before forming his company in 1981, Bloomberg worked at the securities brokerage firm, Salomon Brothers.

Bloombergs campaign website talks about his commitment to dealing with climate change, gun violence, public health, and education.

RELATED: VERIFY: No, Bloomberg is not the first billionaire to run for president. But, he's certainly the richest billionaire to do so

Bloombergs health coverage plans include creating a Medicare-like public health insurance option, which would allow people to keep their private insurance, as well as expanding enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans. His all-in economy plan says he will invest in local communities to create jobs of the future and increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Bloomberg has taken some criticism for his Stop and Frisk policy while he was Mayor of New York. He has since apologized for that policy.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser endorsed Mayor Bloomberg in January.

Pete Buttigieg

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at a campaign rally late Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Buttigieg served as Mayor of South Bend, Indiana from 2012 to 2020. He launched his campaign for U.S. President in April of 2019.

He was previously a consultant at a management consulting firm and served as a naval intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve. During his first term as Mayor of South Bend, he took a leave of absence to serve in Afghanistan (2014) and was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal.

RELATED: Undecided Virginia voters give Pete Buttigieg a chance to win them over

According to his website, Buttigieg says college is too expensive and he supports expanding the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program that clears loans in exchange for public service. He also wants to create new jobs with a $1-trillion plan that focuses on climate issues. He also supports the Paris Climate Change Agreement and the Green New Deal. He is calling for net-zero emissions by 2050. He also supports universal background checks on guns. He wants to expand Medicare coverage and keep private health insurance plans.

Tulsi Gabbard

Presidential candidate and U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) appears on the "Mornings with Maria" program on the Fox Business Network, in New York Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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A fourth-term Congresswoman from Hawaii, Gabbard is the first female combat veteran to ever run for the office of President.

Gabbard was first elected to Congress in 2012. She served two tours in the Middle East and is a Major in the U.S. Army National Guard.

In Congress, Gabbard has been a member of the Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and Homeland Security Committees.

RELATED: While she won't participate in the upcoming presidential debate, Tulsi Gabbard isn't giving up

Part of her policy plan, according to her website, includes calling a summit between the United States, China, and Russia to end this new Cold War, stop the arms race, reduce tensions, and increase cooperation going forward.

Among her other policy proposals are: a path to legal status for DREAMers, having a single-payer health care system that will allow access to private insurance based on individuals choice, and upholding the 2nd Amendment while also upholding our responsibility to keep our children and communities safe.

Recently, Gabbard voted present on both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the only lawmaker to do so.

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Klobuchar has served in the U.S. Senate, representing Minnesota, since 2006. She was also the Hennepin County Attorney in Minnesota for eight years, making her responsible for criminal prosecutions.

She announced her candidacy for President in February 2019.

On her website, Klobuchar outlined her plan for her first 100 days as president, where she will get the U.S. back into the International Climate Agreement, suspend the Trump Administrations efforts to eliminate the Affordable Care Acts protections for people with pre-existing conditions, and fill judicial vacancies by nominating well-qualified judges.

Klobuchar supports universal health care through a public option that expands Medicare or Medicaid, and education reform that includes tuition-free one- and two-year community college degrees and technical certifications.

Among her other policy proposals are raising the age to buy military-style assault weapons to 21, and fighting to ban the sale of assault weapons, a trillion-dollar plan to rebuild Americas infrastructure, and introducing legislation that will put the U.S. back on the path to 100% net zero emissions by 2050.

Bernie Sanders

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a rally at a campaign stop Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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The U.S. Senator from Vermont announced he was running for President of the United States in February 2019. This is his second run for the office, having run in 2016.

Sanders has been a U.S. Senator since 2006. Before that he spent 16 years in the U.S. Congress.

Sanders has identified himself as someone who can achieve economic, racial, social and environmental justice for all. Among his plans to accomplish that mission is Medicare for All, a single-payer, national health insurance program that the Sanderss campaign website says will provide everyone in America with comprehensive health care coverage, free at the point of service.

Sanderss other plans include the Green New Deal, which he says will create 20 million jobs as well as reaching 100 percent renewable energy for electricity and transportation by no later than 2030, and passing the For the 99.8 Percent Act, which would establish a progressive estate tax on millionaires and billionaires. Those taxes would be part of his proposal to pay for his measures.

Before he served in Congress, Sanders was elected Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, where he served for eight years.

Tom Steyer

Democratic presidential candidate businessman Tom Steyer speaks during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Steyer made his fortune as a hedge fund manager. He announced his candidacy in July 2019.

Steyer started the hedge fund Farallon Capital and has since signed the Giving Pledge, a commitment that he will give away most of his fortune during his lifetime.

He also founded the nonprofit NextGen America, which combats climate change, promotes social justice, and increases participation in our democracy through voter registration and grassroots organizing, his website says.

Steyer says his number one priority is combatting climate change. He has said he will declare the climate crisis a national emergency on the first day of his presidency and has plans to eliminate fossil fuel, call on Congress to create a Civilian Climate Corps to create jobs, and invest $2 trillion in federal funding over 10 years for American infrastructure.

Among Steyers other policy proposals: establishing Congressional term limits, passing a federal $15 an hour minimum wage, and repealing President Trumps tax cuts and institute a wealth tax. He also supports a universal health care system that includes a strong public option that aggressively competes with the private insurance marketplace.

Elizabeth Warren

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a candidates forum at the 110th NAACP National Convention, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Warren has served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts since 2013. Before that, she was a law school professor specializing in bankruptcy law.

During the financial crisis of 2008, she served as chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel and helped create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for which she served as the Special Advisor under President Obama.

Warrens campaign website describes her efforts as a fight to protect taxpayers, hold Wall Street accountable, and ensure tough oversight of both the Bush and Obama Administrations.

As president, Warren says she would support a Medicare for All plan that would be free for children under the age of 18 and qualifying families based on income. She says the cost would be modest and eventually free for everyone. Warren says she would pay for the plan by asking Americans to pay their fair share in taxes and closing loopholes that allow big companies to avoid federal income taxes.

Other plans Warren details include raising wages, cancel debt for 95 percent of Americans with student loans, and transitioning to 100 percent clean energy through the Green New Deal.

The following six candidates are still on the ballot in Virginia, even though they have suspended their campaign. The deadline for the Virginia Democratic Party to provide a list of candidates to appear on the ballot was in December 2019, before these candidates ended their campaigns.

Cory Booker

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., walks on the stage before a Democratic presidential primary debate, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Booker dropped out of the Presidential race in January.

Im proud I never compromised my faith in these principles during this campaign, Booker wrote. And maybe Im stubborn, but Ill never abandon my faith in what we can accomplish when we join together.

Booker has served in the U.S. Senate since 2013, representing New Jersey. Previously he was Mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013. He was also a tenant lawyer and city councilman.

According to his website, he says his main accomplishments in the Senate have been helping to write and pass the First Step Act, a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill, and co-sponsoring the Equality Act.

While running for President, Booker unveiled his policy proposals, including decriminalization of marijuana and fighting to end the War on Drugs, fighting for Medicare for All, expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, and expanding protections for DREAMers.

Michael Bennet

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., speaks at the Iowa State Fair, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Bennet suspended his campaign on Tuesday, February 11.

Bennett was appointed in 2008 as a U.S. Senator for Colorado, He won elections in 2010 and 2016. Before his time on Capitol Hill, he was the Superintendent of Denver Public Schools for four years.

Bennet currently serves on the Senate Committees on Intelligence; Finance; and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

According to his campaign website, Bennet was running to build opportunity for every American and restore integrity to our government. His Real Deal agenda includes access to preschool for every three- and four-year-old, an annual $3,000 payout to every family with children, and access to jobs in clean energy and infrastructure for millions of people.

Bennet also supports raising the minimum wage, passing paid family and medical leave, expanding the Child Tax Credit, and offering a public health care option called Medicare-X.

Julin Castro

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary and Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro waves as he takes the stage during the Power of our Pride Town Hall Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. The LGBTQ-focused town hall featured nine 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Castro suspended his campaign on January 2nd, 2020.

The former Mayor of San Antonio and a member of President Obamas cabinet announced his run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in January 2019.

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