The Lynchburg Republicans ran a party-run nominating process Saturday to select its candidates. Three appeals of the process were filed this week and will be ruled on this month.
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Cardinal News covers the political issues facing Southwest and Southside Virginia
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Notes from the Square: Long-stalled state budget negotiations moving forward
Plus: A fiscal reforecasting renders a boon, and hurricane season has begun as Southwest Virginians still haven’t fully recovered from recent severe weather.
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Background checks for private firearm sales will stop again, Lynchburg judge rules
The background checks, which had been halted since October by a Lynchburg judge’s injunction, restarted last month to comply with a new state law. A judge said Wednesday that the injunction still stands.
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Bratton, Misjuns, Taylor win Republican nominations for Lynchburg City Council
The party-run nominating process was the first of its kind under a new state law that favors, but doesn’t explicitly require, state-run primaries. It produced a split ticket between two rival factions.
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State police announce private firearm sale background checks have resumed
The checks, which began again on Wednesday, had been halted since October following a Lynchburg Circuit Court injunction.
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Notes from the Square: Tobacco Commission launches nonprofit to aid in grant applications
Plus: New board appointments from the governor, and a state budget update.
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Rival factions battle in a unique ‘firehouse primary’ to determine Republican nominees for Lynchburg City Council
In this preview of the party-run nomination, learn how to vote, who the candidates are and what Lynchburg Republican leaders say about making sure the process meets muster. It will be the first time under Virginia’s new election law that a party has opted out of a state-run primary for a general election nomination.
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5th District will have both a Democratic and Republican congressional primary in August
Republican John McGuire and Democrat Don Beyer are the only House members in Virginia to draw primary challengers.
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Background checks for private firearm sales not happening, one month after bill’s emergency enactment
The governor’s office and Virginia State Police have said they’re working to implement the bill, but neither will provide a timeline for when the background checks will resume, or details as to why the checks are not yet happening.
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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).
