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Purcellville Mayor Suspends Budget Discussions
Purcellville Mayor Christopher Bertaut announced just before 5 p.m. that he will be suspending council discussions on the fiscal year 2026 budget until the question about whether Vice Mayor Ben Nett may participate in those discussions is resolved. The announcement came just one hour before a special meeting was planned to discuss the budget following last week's vote to reverse a plan to close the town's Police Department in FY 2026.
Records: Richmond employee used city credit card to spend $40K at company registered at his own house
A former management analyst for the Richmond Fire Department in 2023 used his city credit card to spend nearly $40,000 at a company registered to his home address in Henrico County, according to records obtained by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. That employee is now under investigation by the city’s internal watchdog agency, officials say.
I-64 construction begins later this year. Officials hope it reduces Newport News’ traffic.
Construction will start later this year on a new Interstate 64 interchange that officials hope will improve traffic flow in northern Newport News. The I-64 Denbigh Boulevard Interchange Project will add a new diamond interchange between those at the intersections of Fort Eustis Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue. The addition is expected to reduce afternoon traffic congestion in the northbound lanes of Jefferson Avenue (from Brick Kiln to Denbigh), on Bland Boulevard (from Jefferson to Warwick), and in the northbound lanes of Warwick Boulevard (from Bland to Denbigh), according to a spokesperson for Newport News.
In letter to Colonial Heights nursing home, McClellan demands answer to questions over care
Rep. Jennifer McClellan has waded into the ongoing controversy over operations at a Colonial Heights nursing home, calling for a “thorough investigation” into reports of inadequate patient care at the embattled healthcare center. “The disturbing reports about conditions ... demand answers,” McClellan, D-Virginia, wrote in a letter to Colonial Heights Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Administrator Cara Evick.
VPAP Visual Medicaid/FAMIS Enrollment by Legislative District
See the number of people enrolled in Medicaid or a Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) plan in each of Virginia's House and Senate districts.
Commonwealth’s attorney won’t back down from investigating ICE action at Albemarle courthouse
Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Hingeley isn’t backing down from his position that the method U.S. Immigration and Customs agents used to arrest two men at the Albemarle County Courthouse last week “constitutes a grave danger to our community.” Nor is Hingeley shutting down his investigation into the matter, even after an unnamed ICE spokesperson blasted the Albemarle official, accusing him of using the moment to “gain political capital.”
Purcellville budget meeting delayed after commonwealth’s attorney advises against vice mayor’s participation
Several hours before a scheduled special Purcellville Town Council meeting April 29 to discuss the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, Mayor Chris Bertaut announced the meeting has been postponed until May 6. Bertaut said in a statement that the Loudoun County commonwealth’s attorney has issued clarification of his April 21 advisory opinion stating that Vice Mayor Carl “Ben” Nett is prohibited from participating in any votes or discussion concerning the town’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget deliberations.
D.C. Council split on whether to support bringing Commanders to RFK
Architects of a $3.7 billion deal to bring the Washington Commanders to the RFK Stadium site have framed the team’s return to D.C. as almost inevitable. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) celebrated the deal on Monday at a news conference, sitting in front of a burgundy and gold banner her administration had printed with the words “WELCOME HOME” written on it. . . . But Bowser and the team need a majority of the D.C. Council to agree — and lawmakers remain far from united on the deal, which is expected to cost D.C. taxpayers more than $1 billion.
Lawyer warns Youngkin aide over bid to push John Reid out of lieutenant governor race
A lawyer for John Reid, the GOP’s nominee for Virginia lieutenant governor, sent a cease-and-desist notice to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s top political adviser Monday, escalating a political spectacle that began last week when the governor asked that Reid abandon his bid over racy social media posts that Reid says are not his. The letter from D.C. attorney Charles R. Spies warns Youngkin adviser Matthew Moran to stop spreading information about a disputed Tumblr account and to preserve all records of his efforts to get Reid to quit the race.
Connolly won’t seek reelection due to health
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-11th, announced Monday that he will not run for reelection to Congress or remain as ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee because of his intensifying battle with cancer. Connolly, a powerhouse in Northern Virginia politics for three decades, has been battling esophageal cancer for six months. He said in a statement to constituents that the cancer has returned.