The party adopted a report from the appeals committee that recommended throwing out the results and allowing “all interested candidates” to file as independents in the fall election. Council member Marty Misjuns hinted he might go to court to block the action.
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House budget conferees unveil their latest spending proposal, legal cannabis and a data center accountability commission included
The House proposal does not include ending data center tax exemptions early. Gov. Spanberger has issued her support of the proposal.
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Republican appeals panel recommends Lynchburg firehouse primary results be thrown out
The Republican State Central Committee meets Saturday to decide whether to uphold the nominations of three city council candidates or toss them out.
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Notes from the Square: Budget negotiations face another breakdown
Plus: An appeal for assistance for farmers, an update to FEMA aid, university board appointments and a victory for a coalition of attorneys general suing the Trump administration over SNAP changes.
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Rocovich sues Spanberger after his ouster as Virginia Tech rector
John Rocovich is asking for the court to find the governor’s actions out of compliance with state code and the constitution and is seeking for the court to order that he be reinstated on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
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Attorney general opens review of Republican nomination process for Lynchburg City Council candidates
The party-run nomination was the first of its kind under a new state law that favors, but doesn’t explicitly require, state-run primaries.
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Republican nomination process for Lynchburg City Council ‘not over’ until appeals are settled, state party chair says
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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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.
