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WEBSep 11, 2018 · BY: Markus Schmidt - September 6, 2024. Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on Thursday evening officially announced her candidacy for governor of Virginia in the upcoming 2025 election, aiming to become the nation’s first Black female governor. Sears made history in 2022 by becoming the first Black woman in the commonwealth to hold statewide office ...
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WEBThe Virginia Mercury is an independent, nonprofit online news organization covering state government and policy. The Mercury launched in 2018 to bring a fresh perspective to coverage of the state’s biggest political and policy issues and fill the gaps in statehouse reporting created by a shrinking media industry. The Mercury is an affiliate of States […]
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WEBBY: Luke Rapa - August 30, 2024. A 6-year-old girl lost one of her white Adidas lace-up sneakers as she and her 21 classmates practiced fleeing for their lives after an imaginary intruder entered their school. The girl’s teacher told her to keep moving without her shoe, then grabbed it herself and gave it back to the girl when the class ...
Gold mining study begins as discoveries continue in Virginia
WEBDec 21, 2021 · Report on potential impacts of gold mining and state regulations due to lawmakers by late 2022. A group of scientists and engineers tasked with evaluating the potential impacts of gold mining on Virginia kicked off work last week with questions on issues ranging from deposits to mining company bonds. “We are overdue to look into modern mining ...
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WEBSep 3, 2024 · BY: Markus Schmidt - August 20, 2024. One month after announcing her White House bid to succeed President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris holds a slim three-point lead over former President Donald Trump (47-44%) in a head-to-head matchup in Virginia, according to a new poll released Tuesday by …
Virginia airports and trails win federal funding bids
WEBAug 12, 2024 · The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) just keeps on giving and giving. Passed in the fall of 2021, the law laid out a walloping $660 billion to be spread over five years for a smorgasbord of infrastructure upgrades. From the air to the sea to rail to roads, and even down to local multi-use trails, Virginia is included in the list of states and localities getting long overdue infrastructure ...
Taking office as Virginia's 74th governor, Youngkin promises 'new …
WEBBy: Graham Moomaw - January 15, 2022 4:30 pm. Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his inaugural address in front of the Capitol after he was sworn in Saturday. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) With prayers, “USA” chants and a military flyover, Gov. Glenn Youngkin was officially sworn in Saturday as Virginia’s 74th chief executive, making him the ...
Tribes awarded state grants for the first time to conserve Va ...
WEBNov 22, 2022 · Last week, two tribes were awarded grants directly from the Virginia Land Conservation Fund (VLCF) to acquire and preserve forestlands for the first time. The grants will only cover a portion of the cost of the land acquisitions and will be available to the tribes for two years. During this time, the rest of the funding must be raised for a ...
After months of wrangling, Virginia has a budget deal. What’s in it?
WEBJun 1, 2022 · The Virginia General Assembly is back in town to finally vote on a budget deal, the product of negotiations between Senate Democrats and House Republicans. (Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury) Lawmakers, lobbyists, activists and other Virginia Capitol watchers were scrambling Tuesday to speed-read a 370-page budget deal …