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Del. Marie March, R-Floyd County, between Del. A.C. Cordova, left, and Del. Otto Wachsmann.
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Del. March complains that fellow Republicans ‘attempted to humiliate me’

by Markus Schmidt February 7, 2023February 7, 2023

The Floyd County Republican says Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears “refused to shake my hand and yelled something . . before leaving and slamming my door.”

The Virginia Inland Port in Warren County. Courtesy of Port of Virginia.
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General Assembly money committees ready to fund new inland port in Southwest Virginia

by Markus Schmidt February 5, 2023February 5, 2023

The House and Senate budget committees include differing amounts for the facility. The House budget also includes money for widening I-81 in the Roanoke Valley and renovating a building at Catawba Hospital.

The vote on the workforce development bill. Screenshot.
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Senate panel advances bill to consolidate workforce development programs

by Markus Schmidt February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

Virginia currently has six cabinet secretaries, 12 state agencies and 35 different programs dealing with workforce development. A bipartisan proposal seeks to consolidate services under a centralized Department of Workforce Development and Advancement.

Del. Marie March, R-Floyd County, presents her transgender bill to the committee. Screenshot.
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House committee passes transgender bill requiring students to list their biological sex on sports eligibility forms; skips Del. March’s bill

by Markus Schmidt January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

Senate passes Suetterlein bill on special elections. Senate panel backs Hackworth bill on methane. House panel advances O’Quinn bill on nuclear education fund and Ballard bill on gangs.

The Franklin County Courthouse. Photo by Beth JoJack.
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Boones Mill residents sue D.C. ABC station, employees and Franklin County activist after their house was shown in TV report on racism

by Beth JoJack January 28, 2023February 2, 2023

The suit also names the Franklin County branch of Black Lives Matter as a defendant.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks in Bristol at the Cardinal News Speaker Series. Photo Credit: Earl Neikirk/Neikirk Image.
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Youngkin’s job approval remains at 50% 

by Markus Schmidt January 27, 2023January 28, 2023

Half of Virginia voters give the governor a thumbs-up, according to a new Wason Center poll. Fifty-nine percent still prefer that the governor not run for president in 2024.

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House panel unanimously backs Catawba transformation project

by Markus Schmidt January 26, 2023January 26, 2023

The measure from Del. Sam Rasoul would turn the mental hospital in Roanoke County into a facility for substance use disorder treatment and addiction recovery.

Maeve McCulloch (right) being sworn in last summer as a member of Ridgeway Town Council. Courtesy of McCulloch.
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From the classroom to council: How Ridgeway became home to one of the youngest politicians in Virginia — and the nation

by Dean-Paul Stephens January 26, 2023January 26, 2023

Maeve McCulloch was appointed at age 18 to the council in the Henry County town. In November, she was elected to a full term as a write-in candidate.

Catawba Hospital. Courtesy of Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
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House panel to consider transforming Catawba Hospital into substance use treatment center

by Markus Schmidt January 25, 2023January 26, 2023

A new study by the state backs the proposal by Del. Sam Rasoul to turn the Catawba Hospital into a state-of-the-art campus for substance use disorder treatment and addiction recovery. The Roanoke Valley has been hit particularly hard by addiction.

The George Washington statue in the state Capitol. Photo by Markus Schmidt.
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House passes Del. McNamara’s tax relief bills

by Markus Schmidt January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

The House passed bills to lower the top income tax rate and business taxes. Meanwhile, a Senate panel approved a bill by state Sen. David Suetterlein to prevent political leaders from manipulating the timing of special elections.

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