The full budget details must be released at least 48 hours before the session.
Politics
Youngkin approval rating remains stable at 51%, Roanoke College poll says
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden’s approval rating in Virginia is at 40%.
Danville police chief named finalist to lead Roanoke police department
Scott Booth, who came to Danville in 2018, has been credited with leading the successful effort to turn around that city’s high crime rate.
Budget deal reached; includes tax rebates and restores sales tax holiday for school supplies
Other details haven’t been released. A special session of the General Assembly will be needed to pass what budget negotiators have agreed on.
‘Shocking … how close it came to working’
Tim Heaphy, the former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia who served as chief investigative counsel of the Jan. 6 committee, talks about his findings on former President Donald Trump’s alleged plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Why Democrats are struggling in rural Virginia
The Democratic Party’s struggle to field candidates in Southwest and Southside not only leaves hundreds of thousands of rural voters without representation on the ballot, but it adds to the frustration that many Democrats in those areas have been feeling about being written off by the party’s leadership.
Ejected Appomattox library board member won’t have a chance to be reinstated
Members of the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors had indicated that they’d consider expanding the library board of trustees so they could reinstate Joetricia Humbles, who’d been ousted after a public debate over LGBTQ+-themed books. But the body took no action Monday night.
Lynchburg set to unveil statue of first Black mayor
M.W. “Teedy” Thornhill Jr. became mayor in 1990 after more than a decade on the Lynchburg City Council. His statue will be unveiled Saturday.
Botetourt library board votes to continue to allow teenagers to visit unsupervised
The board had been asked by a county supervisor to consider requiring adult supervision for most visitors under age 18.
State Board of Elections hears request to add Southside Democrat to ballot but takes no action
Trudy Berry says a gravely ill party activist sent her paperwork to the wrong address, causing her to miss the deadline to be certified as a candidate.