Politics

A judge declined to issue a permanent protective order that council critic Gary Taylor had sought against councilman Marty Misjuns. Taylor will be in court Tuesday, accused of violating a protective order that Misjuns has against him.

The resort wants an emergency access road to connect to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Rep. Bob Good has introduced a bill to make this happen.

The General Assembly is considering bills intended to boost the state’s ability to lure more film productions. Virginia ranks 32nd out of 40 states and territories that use tax credits and grants available to the film industry, and 10th out of 11 states in the South and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Bills to make the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke a state agency advanced. So did an acupuncture bill from Del. Eric Zehr.

Jason Miayres says the NCCA violated the Sherman Antitrust Act with its regulations on how student-athletes can profit from endorsements and public appearances.

Senators trying to create a legal retail market for marijuana want the law to mirror alcohol rules, but some advocacy groups say it should be treated differently.

A new law doesn’t mandate primaries, but requires that anything other than a primary have provisions for absentee balloting. The author questions whether Lynchburg Republicans can make that work in a “firehouse primary.”

There are three options for locating a station in Christiansburg. However, the cost of extending passenger rail to New River has risen, and some legislators worry that endangers a future extension to Bristol.

A House panel also put off consideration of creating a Secretary of Rural Affairs while a Senate committee advanced a call for a study.