Politics

These elections were set in motion by the results of November’s congressional elections.

More than a dozen residents signed up to address lawmakers who sit on appropriations committees to share their perspectives on the governor’s budget proposal.

A study was due Nov. 1 to explore the feasibility of converting the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke into a state agency. That study is now two months overdue.

He oversaw the state’s response to the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the D.C. sniper shootings. Twice, he was called out of retirement by Virginia governors for special assignments.

After talking to inmates, Del. Michael Jones, D-Richmond and a member of the Legislative Black Caucus, said he identified several areas where he sees an immediate need for improvement.

Del. Rip Sullivan is filing the bill for the fourth consecutive year to establish funding incentives for companies to place charging stations in more remote locations in the commonwealth.

The Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission is in its second year of developing and lobbying a list of legislative priorities to share with General Assembly members in the upcoming session. Other planning and regional commissions across Southwest and Southside Virginia may not put together a comprehensive list of legislative goals, but many have overlapping needs.

Three special elections for General Assembly seats are being held Jan. 7. We’ve sent questionnaires to all the candidates; now have already responded.

People at the Langley Air Force Base area in Hampton Roads saw drone activity there last year, but the instruments set up to detect them did not, a Virginia Tech drone expert said. Researchers want to change that.

After a whirlwind week on Capitol Hill, Congress passed a funding bill to keep the federal government running through March and to provide about $100 billion in aid to states stricken by hurricanes Helene and Milton, along with other disasters.