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WEB5 days ago · The Mercury brings you coverage of the commonwealth's biggest issues from a team of veteran Virginia journalists. View our Republishing Guidelines. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization. Our stories may be republished online or in print under …
New skill game machines don’t violate the state’s ban, two former ...
WEB4 hours ago · A new version of slots-like machines that one of the biggest skill game companies in Virginia has begun introducing in the commonwealth does not violate the state’s ban on the electronic betting machines, according to a joint legal opinion by two former state attorneys general and two regulatory attorneys with substantial gaming experience. Dubbed Queen […]
Richmond mayor candidates’ ideas on housing and how the state …
WEB16 hours ago · Richmond’s five candidates for mayor — Andreas Addison, Danny Avula, Michelle Mosby, Maurice Neblett and Harrison Roday — share their ideas on this front, including dedicating more money to existing land trust funds, supporting updated zoning that will foster the development of more housing …
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WEB5 days ago · 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 ...
Virginia businesses weigh benefits of electrification as leaders …
WEB16 hours ago · According to the DMV, electric, traditional hybrids and plug-in hybrid vehicles made up about 1%, 3% and .001% of registered vehicles in the state as of June 30 this year, respectively. The about 311,199 total registrations of those vehicle types have contributed about $75.5 million toward the controversial highway use fee drivers must pay to ...
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 ...
Virginia’s future concerning vehicle electrification is bright, but ...
WEBSep 10, 2024 · In Fairfax, the school division purchased 73 electric buses, most of which were paid for by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a competitive grant from Dominion Energy. The Fairfax County Joint Environmental Task Force, a group that worked to address climate change and environmental sustainability, provided assistance in purchasing three electric buses.
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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 […]
Virginia’s general revenue surplus reaches $1.2 billion
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Virginia’s general revenue surplus reached $1.2 billion in fiscal year 2024, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced to lawmakers in Richmond on Wednesday.. Youngkin said the impact results from job growth, economic development wins, regulatory streamlining, crime reduction, and “amazing” progress in education backed up by a legislative “game plan” that he said works.
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 …