Senate passes Suetterlein bill on special elections. Senate panel backs Hackworth bill on methane. House panel advances O’Quinn bill on nuclear education fund and Ballard bill on gangs.
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Boones Mill residents sue D.C. ABC station, employees and Franklin County activist after their house was shown in TV report on racism
The suit also names the Franklin County branch of Black Lives Matter as a defendant.
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Youngkin’s job approval remains at 50%
Half of Virginia voters give the governor a thumbs-up, according to a new Wason Center poll. Fifty-nine percent still prefer that the governor not run for president in 2024.
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House panel unanimously backs Catawba transformation project
The measure from Del. Sam Rasoul would turn the mental hospital in Roanoke County into a facility for substance use disorder treatment and addiction recovery.
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From the classroom to council: How Ridgeway became home to one of the youngest politicians in Virginia — and the nation
Maeve McCulloch was appointed at age 18 to the council in the Henry County town. In November, she was elected to a full term as a write-in candidate.
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House panel to consider transforming Catawba Hospital into substance use treatment center
A new study by the state backs the proposal by Del. Sam Rasoul to turn the Catawba Hospital into a state-of-the-art campus for substance use disorder treatment and addiction recovery. The Roanoke Valley has been hit particularly hard by addiction.
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House passes Del. McNamara’s tax relief bills
The House passed bills to lower the top income tax rate and business taxes. Meanwhile, a Senate panel approved a bill by state Sen. David Suetterlein to prevent political leaders from manipulating the timing of special elections.
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Tax incentives for mobile home park owners who sell to nonprofits proposed in Virginia Senate
State Sen. Hashmi, who introduced the bill to counteract the national trend of large corporations buying mobile home parks and raising the rates on tenants, has been following the story Cardinal News broke on Massie’s mobile home park in Christiansburg.
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The Bristol landfill smells so bad the attorney general is suing. Why does it stink so much?
Expert panel report says the odor of rotting garbage and chemicals is caused by a combination of factors — a reaction within the buried waste, likely failure of a liner system, elevated temperatures and settlement.
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Assault weapons ban advances in the Virginia state Senate; will face an uphill battle in the House
Sen. Creigh Deeds sponsored legislation that would ban assault weapons manufactured after June 2023 and raise the age to buy from 18 to 21. The bills proponents say it will help address mass shootings, opponents argue it violates the 2nd Amendment.