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Rozell: Drubbing in RVA doomed Levar Stoney
This can’t be the outcome former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney expected from his amply funded lieutenant governor bid in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, finishing just 3,816 votes, or 0.8 of a percentage point, behind state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, the complete but unofficial returns show. It is stunning because Stoney lost the city he had governed for two terms — eight years — by 10,509 votes, or 37 percentage points, to Hashmi, whose district includes portions of Richmond and Chesterfield County.
On Juneteenth, Williamsburg Schoolhouse to Find New Life
The building with a forgotten past sat on the campus of William & Mary for nearly a century. It served as the home of the military science department at the college in Williamsburg, Va., and before that, a women’s dormitory. But its story is even older. In 2020, researchers discovered that it was not just a facet of the historic campus, but a rare artifact in the history of Black life in colonial America. About 250 years ago, the unassuming structure housed the Williamsburg Bray School, making it the oldest known building where enslaved and free Black children were formally educated. Since the discovery, the Bray School has been fully restored. It will open to the public on Thursday — Juneteenth — in Colonial Williamsburg ...
Yancey: 9 more things to know about the statewide primary results
Before we move onto the general election, let’s take another look at why Tuesday’s primaries turned out the way they did. 1. Hashmi was consistent. The lesson of the tortoise and the hare seems to apply to the Democratic lieutenant governor’s race, where Chesterfield County state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi won a narrow victory by a margin of 0.75%, the smallest in a statewide primary in Virginia since 1945. There are lots of ways this happened — Levar Stoney’ collapse in the city he governed for eight years as mayor is a big one — but here’s an important one: Her vote was pretty consistent.
Ohio-based hospital chain with facilities in Virginia said to profiteer from massive charity-care program
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health describes itself as a “ministry” that seeks to serve “the poor, dying and underserved.” However, it’s one of two Ohio “nonprofit” hospital systems to face scrutiny from Congress over the huge amounts it’s raking in from a federal program meant to subsidize care for the poor.
Virginia workers rally for heat stress protections
The last thing Jason Parker remembers after working a shift removing compressor bearings for NASA in 90-degree heat is a chill down his spine. "My friend's wife found me lying on the floor of my house, and I have no memory of getting there," the Virginia State Building & Construction Trades Council president said at a press conference Wednesday. "That's how insidious this thing is." Parker joined labor and climate change activists on a warm day in Virginia to urge the state to adopt standards for workers at risk of heat stress.
Virginia advocates, officials push for worker protections from heat
With summer officially kicking off on Friday, elected officials and worker advocates are pushing for more state legislation aimed to support people who have to work outside in the hot temperatures. ... “This is an urgent issue because this affects mainly low wage workers who often don’t have a choice but to go to work … under these extreme heat conditions to be able to make a living,” said Ramón Zepeda Ramos, Economic Justice Organizer of Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy.
Rep. Griffith supports ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ says pros outweigh cons
Virginia Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-9th) told News Channel 11 he’s solidly behind the federal spending “Big, Beautiful Bill” — despite a few concerns — and believes it could unleash economic growth in Southwest Virginia due to some of its regulatory and energy-related components. From the potential for energy and data center jobs coming to the area to eliminating taxes on tips and overtime and accelerating business depreciation, Griffith said the pros outweigh the cons of higher debts and deficits on a measure that’s passed the House and is being debated in the Senate.
Virginia Rep. Griffith on deportations: ‘I’m fine with people who want to share the American dream’
Debate has been tense about which undocumented immigrants should be prioritized for deportation, even within Republican circles. News Channel 11 spoke with Virginia Congressman Morgan Griffith in Bristol on Wednesday, and while the discussion centered around the federal spending bill, the “Big Beautiful Bill,” the Ninth District Republican said he believes broad-based raids on farms, clothing factories and hotels could take a back seat, at least for now. After a directive to back off raids on farms and hotels late last week, Homeland Security is reported to have reverted to the previous order early this week.
Lieutenant governor candidates clash over the future of education in Virginia
With the statewide tickets for both the Democrats and Republicans set, the candidates for each party are wasting no time in pivoting to what they're focused on in the November general election. On the Democratic side, gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger leads the ticket and is joined by Tuesday's primary winners Ghazala Hashmi for lieutenant governor, and Jay Jones for attorney general. There was no need for a primary on the Republican side whose ticket consists of Winsome Earle-Sears for governor, John Reid for lieutenant governor, and Attorney General Jason Miyares running for re-election. Reid spoke to the media Wednesday outside Falling Creek Middle School in Chesterfield where he said he wanted to highlight education on day one as it was a concern he'd been hearing from parents around the state.
Democrats to launch ‘Worst of Winsome’ tour in Charlottesville
If being behind in the polls and fundraising weren't bad enough for Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears' campaign for governor, a new "Worst of Winsome" tour launches this Friday and will be criss-crossing the commonwealth for days. The Virginia Democratic Party will be launching the tour Friday in Charlottesville. A coinciding website, www.worstofwinsome.com, has already gone live. ... The tour is not directly connected to the campaign of Earle-Sears' Democratic opponent, former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th. Amjad said the project is a product of the state Democratic Party.