You can hear the arguments for and against each of the amendments in the new series.
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Welcome to our digital-first video series "Amending Virginia," where @jahd.bsky.social, our state politics reporter, is speaking to advocates who support and oppose each of the constitutional amendments to help you better understand the proposed changes.
Richmond has a new home for minor league baseball for the first time since The Diamond opened in 1985.
The Flying Squirrels sent CarMax Park's first crowd ever home happy on Tuesday with a 3–2 win over the Altoona Curve. @deanmirshahi.bsky.social was on hand for the opener:
Chesterfield County’s proposed $2.3 billion budget includes $60,000 to maintain the county’s system of 141 Flock Safety automated license plate readers, and more than $260,000 to hire three new intelligence officers whose responsibilities will include interpreting the data collected by the cameras.
Ethylene oxide, also known as EtO, is used across a wide range of industries. It’s used in antifreeze and various chemical processes, and as a sterilization agent in medical technology.
It’s also highly toxic — and there are two sterilization plants in the Greater Richmond region.
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Did you know that a James River High School alum is Italy's team captain in the World Baseball Classic?
Italy might've lost to Venezuela on Monday, but Captain Espresso will live in on our hearts forever ☕️
Now, Gov. Abigail Spanberger has until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 13 to sign, veto or amend legislation.
The General Assembly will reconvene on April 22 to consider her actions — and on April 23 to continue budget work. via @jahd.bsky.social
Retail marijuana is finally coming to Virginia. The yearslong-in-limbo legislation is expected to be signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger. via @deanmirshahi.bsky.social
One last update: VPM News confirmed 5 bomb threats were sent to schools across Virginia — all were investigated and cleared.
A sixth unnamed "active threat" was also investigated and cleared.
UPDATE: The University of Virginia and Bridgewater College have issued an all-clear alert, because no devices were found.
Normal operations have resumed at Clemons and Shannon Libraries at UVA, and the Forrer Learning Commons at BC.
At least three Virginia colleges have received bomb threats today: Bridgewater College, George Mason University and the University of Virginia.
Evacuations are currently ongoing at the schools as officials are investigating.
The Virginia House and Senate will not have a budget today, Speaker of the House Don Scott told @jahd.bsky.social.
NEW: A source with knowledge of the investigation confirmed to WHRO News the shooter was Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guardsman who pleaded guilty to plotting a terrorist attack on U.S. soil and was sentenced to prison in 2017.
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State agencies suspect RIC+adjacent properties could be contributors through past use of firefighting foam, though no source has been conclusively named.
In one sample, the PFAS concentration was recorded at 1,102.12 parts per trillion — the highest individual reading on the state's PFAS dashboard.
Hanover County has put forth a $427 million budget for fiscal year 2027, funding salary bumps for city employees and reinvesting hotel-stay tax dollars to fund a county tourism initiative.
In late February, Henrico County's school board signed off on a budget of nearly $1 billion, with funding for over 100 new positions and roughly $19 million to offset rising health care premiums for employees.
Chesterfield County laid out a $1.1 billion schools budget that delivers its employees a raise of around 5% and includes $74 million for ongoing construction projects.
It's local budget season in Central Virginia.
Richmond Mayor Danny Avula delivered his second spending proposal to city council Wednesday, including $257 million for Richmond Public Schools — the city's largest ever investment in its school system, but still below what the division requested.
The Supreme Court of Virginia has ordered the Republican-leaning SWVA county to open early voting for the redistricting amendment.
Prior to Wednesday's order, state and local election officials had been blocked from the work by a lawsuit brought by national GOP organizations. via @jahd.bsky.social
The General Assembly is moving toward establishing a program that would provide matching funds from the state to incentivize businesses to cover part of the cost of child care for their employees.
We understand! It was @exit265c.com who reminded the rest of the newsroom that this was a thing...when he got caught up in it this morning 🫠
Richmond! Did you know that there are currently some major street closures due to CSX work today until 4pm?
These closures are because CSX will be replacing the overhead rail lines that pass across the river. Find more info at DPW's Blogspot:
Cleo E. Powell was formally sworn into her new role Monday as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
She is the first Black woman to serve in that role in the commonwealth.
As of Monday, a series of legal challenges — mostly led by Republicans — to Democrats' plans to hold an April 21 referendum on a constitutional redistricting amendment has not resulted in a delay of the vote, which means early voting is slated to start Friday.
In mid-December, six VSU faculty members — five of whom had tenure at the university — were individually called into meetings with senior leadership to discuss “transformational efforts” in the department.
After nearly 40 years, the bonds that the Virginia Department of Transportation sold to finance the extension of the Powhite Parkway into Chesterfield County are almost fully paid off — which means drivers on that stretch of the parkway will soon no longer have to pay tolls.
The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and detainments of demonstrators in Minnesota fueled scrutiny of enforcement tactics and state-federal cooperation, and Virginia legislators invoked both during floor sessions.
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