Opinion

Multiple bills are moving through the General Assembly to purge remnants of Confederate reverence from Virginia.

HUD has issued a directive requiring Public Housing Authorities to retroactively re-verify all tenants’ citizenship or eligible residency status through the Department of Homeland Security SAVE system, under a compressed compliance timeline tied to funding consequences. This is not a routine administrative update. It raises serious unresolved questions about privacy, procedural safeguards and what happens to tenant data once it enters expanded federal verification systems.

One legislator wants to create a state fungi expert. Another wants` a Virginia Fungi Task Force. Here’s why.

The Virginia Supreme Court and voters have yet to weigh in, but some congressional candidates are already making moves in anticipation of redistricting.

One of the most important solutions is widening the road from two lanes to three in critical stretches. Adding a third lane is not just about convenience, it’s about safety and reliability.

Del. Wren Williams, R-Patrick County, called attention to the “clean-up bill” on the House floor. A review of other state health-related boards shows many have no members from Southwest and Southside.

So how does Lynchburg’s shelter, and countless other shelters save so many lives? They have evolved to embrace modern sheltering practices.

His measure would allow Virginia Tech and Virginia to depend more on student fees than they do now. James Madison might have to reduce its reliance on such fees, but to an easier target than the one it’s been aiming for.