Politics

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.

A new Virginia law makes it difficult for parties to use anything other than a state-run primary. Lynchburg Republicans are going to try anyway. The law’s sponsor says he’ll encourage a lawsuit.

The sheriff’s office will use the grant to pay overtime for officers patrolling areas with high rates of violent crime or activity related to gangs or drugs.

The main point of contention was whether to give medical marijuana companies a head start. The bill approved does not.