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Virginia Attorney General Speaks At UVa. On Free Speech And Criminal Justice Reform
Politician and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares spoke at an event titled “An Afternoon with Attorney General Jason Miyares” hosted by the Blue Ridge Center, an organization devoted to promoting free speech and debate on Grounds, and the Jefferson Council — a conservative alumni group dedicated to preserving the legacy of Thomas Jefferson — in collaboration with the Center for Politics on Grounds Wednesday.
Abuhamad: EVMS research aims to save the lives of women and babies
For the past 32 years, I have had the privilege of being associated with one of the finest medical and research institutions in the country. For 29 of those years, I have also been on the front lines, delivering babies and caring for mothers. Witnessing the repercussions of serious pregnancy complications on mothers and babies has been among the most challenging and emotionally wrenching aspects of my career, and I have dedicated my clinical and research practice at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) to finding a way to prevent these tragedies.
Warner promises tough talk with postmaster general on Richmond mail service
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., expects to have some tough things to say about Richmond’s mail service when he sits down soon with U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, he told the Richmond Times Dispatch editorial board on Friday. Virginia has the worst on-time mail delivery record in the nation, and a recent audit of the Richmond Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Sandston found an egregious lack of attention to detail, ranging from losing mail that falls off conveyor belts, to poor coordination between processing machines and trucks moving mail.
Governor, lawmakers pledge cooperation on a new budget deal
Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Democratic leaders in the General Assembly are finally talking to each other — instead of about each other — as they work to build a new state budget. That’s good news. While there is plenty of mistrust for the two sides to overcome given the months of partisan grandstanding which preceded it, a thaw in this frigid relationship bodes well for Virginia. It gives rise to optimism, however cautious, that they can deliver an agreement that serves the many needs of the commonwealth.
Corneliussen: Restore Fort Monroe’s 1619 name: Point Comfort
Virginia is considering a great idea: restoring the original name of the place where the arc of the moral universe bent toward emancipation. In 1619 as “Point Comfort,” that historic landscape saw the dawn of British North America’s slavery. In 1861 as “Fort Monroe,” it saw the dawn of U.S. slavery’s demise. True, dropping the military name could offend people such as me — a former Navyman, son of a Navyman, married in Fort Monroe’s chapel to a soldier’s daughter. But way more importantly, that Chesapeake Bay landscape uniquely commemorates the struggles of the planet’s first nation to found itself on freedom.
Google announces $1B for data center expansion in Loudoun, Prince William counties
Google on Friday announced a $1 billion investment to expand its Virginia data centers, including two Loudoun County sites and a newly opened Prince William County campus. Google President and CEO Ruth Porat was joined by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin at the company’s Reston headquarters to announce the initiative, which brings Google’s total investment in the state to more than $4.2 billion. The company also announced two new AI workforce development initiatives — a $75 million AI opportunity fund and a new Google AI essentials Coursera course — to help workers lean about the new technology.
Virginia using multi-pronged approach to address teacher vacancies
Virginia wasn’t an outlier in learning or teacher loss in the wake of the pandemic. But new teacher licensure programs, backed with state funds, are hoping to curb the shortage of educators parts of the Commonwealth are facing. Turner Penton is a tech ed teacher at Tucker High School in Henrico County. In the past he was a prison guard, worked in retail but had his longest stint working in a daycare center. But now, helping kids get socially and mentally adjusted to the real world, he’s thrilled to be working in a space where he feels like he’s making real impacts.