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Judge dismisses Goldman lawsuit, clearing way for Richmond’s Diamond District stadium
A judge on Friday tossed out a lawsuit that had the potential to wreck the city of Richmond’s plan to build a new minor league baseball stadium. The decision could pave the way for the city to issue bonds later this month and break ground next month. If the plaintiff, Richmond lawyer Paul Goldman, appeals, doing so could delay the project several weeks, costing the city millions of dollars.
Old Dominion University, EVMS merge to create Virginia’s largest academic health science center
It’s an integration that’s been years in the making. Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and Old Dominion University (ODU) are nearing the end of the process to bring their medical programs under one umbrella. On Friday, leadership teams from both Norfolk-based institutions unveiled a new logo and a new name—Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University, including the Ellmer College of Health Sciences, the Ellmer School of Nursing, the EVMS Medical Group, the EVMS School of Health Professions, the EVMS School of Medicine and the Joint School of Public Health.
Youngkin says Trump could become the first GOP presidential candidate to win Virginia in 20 years
It’s been two decades since a Republican carried Virginia in the race for the White House. You have to go back to then-President George W. Bush, who won the Commonwealth in his 2004 re-election victory. Democrats have carried the state in four straight presidential elections, including President Biden’s 10-point victory over Donald Trump four years ago as he won the White House. But GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin thinks the former president has a very good shot of ending the Republican losing streak in Virginia as Trump faces off this autumn with Biden in a 2024 election rematch.
Virginia still seen as stretch for Trump despite two tied polls with Biden
Two recent polls show President Biden and former president Donald Trump tied in Virginia, a surprising finding for a blue-trending state that Biden won by 10 points in 2020 and that independent analysts still see as a stretch for the presumptive GOP nominee. Trump was deeply unpopular in the Old Dominion while he was in the White House, allowing Democrats to roll up big wins in the state over those four years. But Biden’s popularity tanked after winning the state. A Fox News survey released Thursday has Biden and Trump with 48 percent apiece, and a Roanoke College poll late last month had them both at 42 percent.
Richmond father, son who stormed Capitol are sentenced
A Richmond father and son who pleaded guilty to felony charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington were sentenced Friday to 30 months and 50 months in prison, respectively, court records show. Farhad Azari, 63, and his son, Farbod Azari, 32, on Jan. 22 had each pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon and one count of civil disorder.
Democratic primary in Va.’s 10th district is getting expensive. Where is the money coming from?
Virginia’s 10th congressional district is home to one of the most competitive Democratic primaries in the commonwealth this year, with a dozen candidates vying for their party’s nod to run for retiring Rep. Jennifer Wexton’s seat this fall. And with a few weeks left before the June 18th primary date — and early voting already underway — the contest is shaping up to be a costly one, according to the final round of federal campaign filings before Election Day.
Details emerge about criminal case against Virginia Beach GOP chairwoman
The chairwoman of the Republican Party of Virginia Beach was indicted this week on a felony charge of intercepting wire communications. Laura K. Hughes, an attorney and former Virginia Beach School Board member, was indicted Monday by a Virginia Beach grand jury, according to online court records. The crime carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. A court document filed in the case says the charges stem from an incident in February, but did not provide any details. However, a Republican Party member who said he was there during the alleged offense, recounted the incident.
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority cuts way to profit amid liquor sales decline
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority is trying to get back on track to profitability and stability after a reckoning with declining liquor sales that dealt a big blow to the profit margins it had promised to the state in this fiscal year and the two-year budget that takes effect on July 1. The General Assembly lowered its expectation for ABC profits by almost $5 million in the current fiscal year and $44 million in the next one, as the state-owned liquor monopoly faced a drop in retail sales of almost $40 million in the first 10 months of the current year, through April 30.
VPAP Visual U.S. House Fundraising: Pre-Primary
Candidates running in the June 18 primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives have filed pre-primary campaign finance disclosures. See how much they have raised since March, as well as their remaining cash on hand.
Pittsylvania County data center project would be years in making, ‘in no way a done deal’
A massive data center proposed in Ringgold would be years in the making if it’s approved by the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors. Matt Rowe, the economic development director for Pittsylvania County, said leaders asked him to find additional industrial opportunities. “My personal goal is always, do what we can to find ways to leverage the tax base,” Rowe told the Register & Bee in an interview Wednesday. Normally this kind of economic development project is kept under tight wraps with anyone with knowledge sworn to secrecy.