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Reid says he will not quit race for lieutenant governor, threatens legal action
Neither Lt. Gov. candidate John Reid nor Gov. Glenn Youngkin appears prepared to back down from the budding fight that fractured the statewide Republican party. As initially reported by The Richmonder, Youngkin called Reid Friday morning to request he step down from his candidacy for lieutenant governor. That’s after a Tumblr account surfaced that contained reposts of pictures of naked men, The Richmonder reported. The username of that account matches the name Reid uses on other personal social media platforms.
In deepening Va. GOP crisis, Reid accuses Youngkin PAC of extortion. Is a legal battle ahead?
The internal drama roiling Virginia Republicans deepened over the weekend as John Reid, the party’s embattled nominee for lieutenant governor, accused Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s political action committee of extortion — escalating an already explosive rift just months before November’s elections. In a defiant video posted Sunday afternoon on X, formerly Twitter, Reid alleged that a representative of Youngkin’s Spirit of Virginia PAC told his team the organization would purchase damaging opposition research and “the lies and threats against me would suddenly stop” if he agreed to drop out of the race.
Yancey: 10 things to know about the John Reid controversy
Virginia Republicans have a lot of challenges going into the 2025 statewide elections: An electorate that has generally (though not always) tilted Democratic. A long-standing historical trend of Virginians electing a governor from whatever party isn’t in control in Washington. Donald Trump in the White House, when that led to record Democratic victories last time. A playing field where eight Republican-held House of Delegates seats are in districts that voted Democratic last year and could do so again this fall. There are two big things, though, that Republicans thought they had in their favor: Glenn Youngkin has been a popular governor, and the party’s ticket was nominated early, without acrimony. Now, at least one of those advantages has been blown to bits ...
Future Navy leaders not served by book removal at academy library
No book can pose a threat to the mighty U.S. Navy. Nevertheless, the Trump administration recently removed 381 books from the Naval Academy library because, apparently, midshipmen need to be protected from knowledge that race relations and the treatment of women and gay people have never been exactly shipshape in America.
Norfolk election officials ask judge to remove one of its board members
Several Norfolk election officials have asked a Circuit Court judge to remove a member of the Norfolk Electoral Board, saying she has disrupted the election process and betrayed the nonpartisan nature of the position. Officials are asking a judge to remove Marianne McKay, the board vice chair, according to court documents.
Counties express frustration after Richmond fails to communicate water error
Henrico and Hanover sent press releases on Monday expressing frustration that they were not properly informed by the city about an error at Richmond's water treatment plant last Wednesday. The error resulted in an excess of fluoride being introduced into the water, though the level remained below the maximum allowable by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Richmond director of revenue resigns after tax rebate checks bounce
The city’s director of revenue last Monday resigned following additional issues with the city’s real estate tax rebate checks, a city spokesperson told The Times-Dispatch. In March, officials issued thousands of the checks with the incorrect names printed on them. This week, multiple sources told The Times-Dispatch their correctly issues checks had bounced.
Purcellville recall petition filed: Residents seek ‘transparency and trust in town government’
A group of Purcellville residents led by Brian Morgan have taken the next step in seeking the removal of Purcellville's mayor and three Town Council members, delivering recall petitions April 28 to Gary Clemens, Clerk of the Loudoun County Circuit Court. They are seeking to recall Mayor Chris Bertaut, Vice Mayor Carl “Ben” Nett and Council members Carol Luke and Susan Khalil, and filed four recall petitions with nearly 1,200 signatures each.
Albemarle ICE detainees are being held in Farmville
Two men who were detained on Tuesday in Charlottesville are being held at the Farmville Detention Center with pending hearings — and possible deportation from the United States. Plainclothes US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials entered the Albemarle County Courthouse on Tuesday morning. Honduran national Teodoro Dominguez-Rodriguez and Pablo Aparicio-Marcelino, a Mexican citizen, were taken into custody in separate interactions.
Lewis: The GOP’s disgraceful bid to sandbag its openly gay lieutenant governor nominee
Things aren’t always what they seem to be, especially in today’s online realm. A “friend request” appeared in my Facebook notifications last week that I immediately recognized as phony. It purported to be from a real-life friend I’ve known for more than a quarter of a century. It used his real name and photo, but it had only 16 friends, not his more than 2,000 online friends, including me. So I reported the sham account to Facebook and texted my friend, who knew about it and had already alerted Facebook. The fake “friendvite” was one of many I reject and report every week. Having a large social media following is not unusual for people like my friend, who spent most of his career in the public eye during decades of distinguished service at top levels in state government. They’re also prime targets for digital impostors.