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Fox News requests chance to host vice presidential debate at Virginia HBCU
Fox News has requested the opportunity to host a vice presidential debate at Virginia State University, an HBCU, after President Joe Biden ignored the proposal for a presidential debate on the network for Oct. 1. Anchor Bret Baier said former President Donald Trump has accepted the request on behalf of his future vice president, who has yet to be announced, but Biden’s campaign has not accepted yet.
HCA Healthcare trying for third time to build facility in Hanover
For the third time, HCA Healthcare is trying to build a medical facility at a site on Sliding Hill Road in Hanover County. And for the third time, rival health system Bon Secours is pushing back. After failing to build a hospital and a freestanding emergency room last year, HCA has now applied for a Certificate of Public Need to erect a $21 million outpatient surgery center. The health system said the new facility would better distribute resources throughout the Richmond area and lower patients’ costs.
Republican candidates for Virginia U.S. Senate seat speak at public forum
In a divisive political atmosphere, and a divided Virginia government, the 2024 election is important in the Commonwealth. The presidential election is not Virginians’ only item on the ballot this year—the U.S. Senate spot held by Democratic incumbent Tim Kaine is up for election this year. Kaine plans to rerun for the spot, launching his campaign in Virginia. The Republican Party is looking to take control of the seat and take down the Democrat’s lead in the Senate.
Chesterfield leads Virginia in population growth
Chesterfield County is extending its lead as the largest locality in Greater Richmond after adding more residents the past four years than the rest of the region combined. Between April 2020 and July 2023, the county increased by 18,565 residents, the highest total not only in the region but also every other city and county in Virginia, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The next-highest total increase belongs to Loudoun County in Northern Virginia, which rose by 13,642 people.
Good says GOP rival McGuire will 'lie, cheat and steal' to beat him
With a handgun holstered in his belt and a competitive primary race on his hands, Bob Good did not shy away from taking shots at his Republican challenger at a campaign stop last week. “I’ll tell you, I have never run against someone with less integrity than the man I’m running against now. Never,” the congressman told a crowd of more than 100 people at First Free Coffee Bar in Albemarle County just north of Charlottesville on May 9.
Charges dropped against several arrested at UVa protest
One by one, the charges lodged against those arrested at an encampment of anti-war protesters at the University of Virginia earlier this month are being dropped. Kristen Finn, a local freelance photographer, was among the 27 people arrested on May 4 when UVa administrators called in Virginia State Police to break up the small encampment that had been quietly protesting Israel's ongoing war in Gaza for four days. ... On Wednesday, Albemarle County dropped the charges against Finn — and five others.
Whitewater channel project in Danville receives $3 million in state budget
The recently approved state budget includes $3 million for a whitewater channel along the Dan River in Danville, which is expected to be both a source of recreation and a first-responder training facility. . . . Del. Danny Marshall, R-Danville, who sponsored the budget amendment, said that the unique kind of rescue training that this project will provide will be a draw for visitors. “You can go to a river now and do whitewater rescue training, but the problem is, if there’s an accident or something like that, you can’t turn the river off,” Marshall said.
Henrico launching $60M housing trust fund with revenue from data centers
Less than a month after receiving a directive from county supervisors for “something transformational” to address housing affordability, Henrico officials have come up with a plan that leans heavily on a growing source of revenue: data center dollars. Henrico is contributing $60 million in cash to establish its first housing trust fund, which will be fueled by economic development revenue generated specifically from data centers.
February 2025 new target date for Culpeper broadband
Like a bad case of déjà vu, local supervisors at their recent meeting heard another later date for connecting to the county broadband project first launched in 2020 — February 2025. All Points Broadband Vice President of Business Development Tom Innes was back before the Culpeper County elected board for the May 7 morning session. ... It was the same explanation for the delay at the last meeting in November and the time before that, and the local politicians got pretty frustrated, again.
Virginia has made great strides since Brown, but work remains
Seventy years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education ended segregation in the nation’s public schools, hammering another nail in Jim Crow’s coffin. Though the ruling crackled like a thunderbolt across the United States, years would pass before many states, including Virginia, honored the court’s opinion. Even as the commonwealth celebrates this milestone and the decades of progress that followed, deep disparities in public education persist for many Black and minority students. This anniversary should remind us of how far Virginia has come, but also how much work remains undone.