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By TREVOR METCALFE,
Virginian-Pilot
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A longstanding Virginia law is changing later this summer, and now uninsured Hampton Roads drivers will need to have car insurance by July 1. For years, Virginia was one of just two states, along with New Hampshire, that did not require car owners to possess auto insurance, according to auto club AAA. Car owners were required to pay $500 every year to register an uninsured vehicle with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. A fee system has existed since the 1950s, former state Sen. Frank Ruff said in an email.
VaNews April 22, 2024
By JACK BIRLE,
Washington Examiner
Republican Derrick Anderson launched his first television advertisement in his bid to flip Virginia‘s 7th Congressional District, emphasizing a contrast to policies of House Democrats and President Joe Biden.
Anderson, a Green Beret veteran, is the first of the six Republicans in the primary for the district to launch a TV ad buy. He is vying to flip the seat currently held by Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), who is not seeking reelection to her seat and instead running for governor in 2025.
VaNews April 22, 2024
By CHARLOTTE RENE WOODS,
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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Jose Garcia Vasquez has served his time — and then some. Soon, he can reenter society. On Thursday, Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled in his favor that he had been wrongfully denied his earned sentence credits. Virginia’s American Civil Liberties Union chapter says this resulted in Vasquez spending 18 months longer incarcerated than he otherwise would have been.
VaNews April 22, 2024
By BOB BARNARD,
WTTG-TV
Virginia’s two U.S. Senators are demanding their fellow lawmakers slam the brakes on legislation that would increase flights in and out of Reagan National Airport after a near-disaster collision between two passenger-filled commercial airliners Thursday.
It happened on one of the busiest runways in the nation, and two of this country’s best-known airlines, Southwest and Jet Blue, were involved.
VaNews April 22, 2024
By DWAYNE YANCEY,
Cardinal News
Shenandoah County is debating whether to change the names of two schools — by changing them back to Confederate names that were retired in 2020.
That would certainly put Shenandoah County in a unique category: Lots of places have taken the names of Confederate figures off of public buildings, but I’m hard pressed to find any who have then turned around and restored those names.
In Shenandoah County’s case, Stonewall Jackson High School became Mountain View High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary became Honey Run Elementary. A vote in 2022 to restore the original names failed on a 3-3 vote. However, the three school board members who wanted to keep the new names are now gone, and the three who wanted the Confederate names are still there — so the issue is live again.
VaNews April 19, 2024
By EM HOLTER,
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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The Richmond Coliseum, the defunct regional arena, could soon be torn down pending a vote by the Richmond City Council.
The request comes from the city administration that petitioned an additional $3.5 million be tacked on to Mayor Levar Stoney’s proposed $3 billion FY2025 budget to cover the $3 million cost of demolition as well as $500,000 to meet security needs.
VaNews April 19, 2024
By BETH JOJACK,
Virginia Business
Florida-based aerospace and defense contractor L3Harris Technologies announced on Thursday a $41.2 million expansion and modernization of its Aerojet Rocketdyne facility in Orange County, with plans to add 80 employees.
Over the next three years, L3Harris also plans to construct new facilities and buy new equipment for the facility, according to a statement from the company and another by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
VaNews April 19, 2024
By ANDIE VIGLIOTTI,
WDVM-TV
U.S. Senators for Virginia, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, introduced federal gun legislation Tuesday on the 17th anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting.
The bill’s provisions are modeled from Virginia’s statewide gun legislation passed in 2020 that a release from Kaine’s office called “commonsense gun violence prevention measures.”
VaNews April 19, 2024
By MATT BUSSE AND MARKUS SCHMIDT,
Cardinal News
A California-based manufacturer is looking at opening a lithium-ion battery plant in Lynchburg, backed by a $100 million federal award. State Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg, confirmed that a state commission approved an additional economic incentive package for the company, Applied Materials, on Thursday. Peake, who is not a member of the commission, said it’s anticipated the company will add about 100 jobs to the city. “I’m happy any time we get a major employment investment in Lynchburg,” Peake said.
VaNews April 19, 2024
By DAVID TEEL,
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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As state politicians and university administrators led the drive for pioneering compensation opportunities for college athletes in Virginia, coaches anxiously awaited the final legislation. Ryan Odom, Tony Elliott and Brent Pry were not disappointed. They joined dozens of others Thursday morning at the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, where Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed House Bill 1505, giving in-state schools virtual autonomy in providing name, image and likeness compensation to athletes.
VaNews April 19, 2024
