The state budget includes $26 million for disaster assistance. However, that money is not available for disaster recovery for individuals. Virginia’s two senators called for additional federal aid.
Elizabeth Beyer
Elizabeth Beyer is our Richmond-based state politics and government reporter.
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Georgia requires ballots to be hand-counted in November. Why Virginia won’t be next.
Machines have been used to count ballots in Virginia for decades.
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FEMA aid to Southwest Virginia to be determined in the wake of Hurricane Helene
The federal agency will begin making in-person damage assessments in the region on Tuesday.
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Del. Rasoul declines to run for lieutenant governor in 2025
Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, instead issued a challenge to all candidates seeking statewide office: Get to know the South and Southwest regions of the commonwealth.
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Transportation board scraps I-73, and lawmakers hope for an alternative route
An alternate project would upgrade the existing U.S. 220 and would effectively link Martinsville to the economic hub of Greensboro, North Carolina, through the construction of 8 miles of new road.
