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Headlines from across the state: Virginia Tech board to vote on creating LLC for athletics
From elsewhere: Lynchburg City Council uncomfortable with more Flock cameras. Justices say they have secured financing to pay off loans at heart of Greenbrier dispute. American Airlines launches new direct flight to Chicago from Tri-Cities.
Posted inEconomy
Southwest Virginia needs to solve its housing shortage if it wants economic growth, new jobs, governor says
Later in the day, the governor attended two health-related events in Abingdon.
Posted inOpinion
Cabinet secretary: Southside county loses two economic development prospects due to uncertainty over data center taxes
Secretary of Finance Mark Sickles says a data center company looking to build two projects in Greensville County has scratched Virginia from its site list because they don’t know if Virginia will continue tax incentives for data centers. Southside officials say they’re being denied economic opportunity.
Posted inLocal
Southwest Virginia Field Notes: Years-long I-81 widening project is finally done
Plus: a skate park opens in Big Stone Gap, and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum offers free tours for veterans.
Posted inPolitics
Notes from the Square: What a week, Virginia
Catch up on the news from Richmond, including a recap of the governor’s vetoes and where the state budget stands (or doesn’t).
Posted inPolitics
Last rival drops out; Macy will be 6th District Democratic nominee
If no other candidate files for the Democratic nomination by May 26, there will be no need for a primary election to pick the party’s nominee. That would set up a fall campaign between Macy and Republican incumbent Ben Cline.
Posted inOpinion
Clean Virginia: The NextEra-Dominion merger is about more than energy; it’s a test of whether Virginia will put its people above monopoly power
NextEra is touting $2.25 billion in one-time bill credits for Dominion customers spread across millions of customers over three states during a two-year period. This is a temporary payment, not a structural reduction in bills. The real question is not what Virginians receive up front. It is what they will be charged over the next decade and beyond.
Posted inOpinion
Kennedy: NextEra-Dominion’s AI future could reshape Virginia’s economy — and its energy politics
If completed, the deal could impact shareholders, consumers, and future energy infrastructure from Northern Virginia to Wise and Halifax counties.
Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: Spanberger’s ICE actions deepen divide with Virginia Democrats; more …
From elsewhere: DWR approves fewer carp to eat invasive hydrilla in Smith Mountain Lake. Broadway to be third Virginia town to stop fluoridating water. Judge dismisses charges against former Richneck assistant principal accused of failing to prevent shooting.
