Protests and marches have been happening in Lexington since last winter. Now, local organizations have joined in the national “No Kings” protest. Organizers say they want Virginians to vote in favor of a ballot measure that would temporarily allow the General Assembly to redraw congressional districts.
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Virginia state Senators voted to end an annual projected $1.6 billion tax break for data centers. It’s unclear if the proposal will pass the House of Delegates.
Lexington City Council members say they wanted to make it easier for the city manager to find housing. They worry Lexington’s tight housing market will limit their ability to hire city managers in the future.
City Council members say the bills would help reduce housing problems, but that Lexington knows itself better than the legislators.
House bills 1374 and 1377 would shift Virginia Military Institute’s governance to the board of visitors at Virginia State University and evaluate the institute’s programs.
The bill’s sponsor, Republican Del. Jay Leftwich, said he brought the bill because of mental health and data privacy concerns for young people.
Republicans swept two state House races and one state Senate race in Rockbridge County, but the Democrats managed to take control of the legislature.
Virginia Democratic and Republican candidates clash over abortion rights ahead of the 2023 Election when all 140 state House and Senate seats are up for grabs.
Virginia has executed nearly 1,400 people since its days as a colony. In modern times, the state is second only to Texas in the number of executions it has carried out, with 113 since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
Virginia is expecting about $6.8 billion in state and local allocations on top of other grant funding in the bill. Of that, $3.8 billion will go to the state government and the rest directly to local governments.