Politics

A federal judge in New York on Wednesday extended a temporary restraining order to halt the federal government’s attempt to close Job Corps centers across the country, including two in Virginia.

The Blue Ridge Job Corps center, in the Smyth County town of Marion, could be closed along with 98 other centers across the country, following an order by the federal Department of Labor under President Donald Trump.

A bill before Congress would eliminate $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides federal funding for local public radio and television stations including Blue Ridge PBS, WVTF and WNRN.

Here’s a roundup of what members of the Virginia congressional delegation have said about President Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities.

State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi on Tuesday won the party’s nomination for lieutenant governor and former Del. Jay Jones for attorney general.

Del. Terry Austin, R-Botetourt County, was the only House Republican to draw a primary challenge.

Voters in nine localities across Southwest Virginia cast votes Tuesday in Republican board of supervisors primaries.

The state Department of Elections will soon release a report on the first-ever outside audits of campaign finance disclosures. In this first round, seven candidates who ran for local office last fall were randomly selected for review. 

Republicans Mitchell Cornett and Adam Tolbert are facing off in a primary election for the chance to represent the House of Delegates’ 46th District. The winner will go on to face Democrat Jamie Ralston Hendry in November.

Del. Danny Marshall, R-Danville, is retiring. Only one other House district in Virginia this year has both a Democratic and Republican House primary going on at the same time.