A site in central Virginia that used to house a business that dismantled batteries is being removed from the federal list of Superfund sites, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday.… Read more
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Utility: Guarantee for Large Offshore Wind Farm ‘Untenable’
A ratepayer protection that state regulators included in a recent order approving Dominion Energy Virginia’s application to build and recover the costs of a massive offshore wind farm would force the utility to scrap the project, Dominion said in a filing this week.… Read more
Biden Unveils Plan on Student Debt Forgiveness
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his long-awaited plan to deliver on a campaign promise to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of Americans — and up to $10,000 more for those with the greatest financial need — along with new measures to lower the burden of repayment for their remaining federal student debt.… Read more
US Giving Ukraine $3 Billion in Military Aid for Years Ahead
The Biden administration is expected on Wednesday to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train and equip Ukrainian forces to fight for years to come, U.S. officials said.… Read more
Portsmouth to Name Street for Hometown Hero Missy Elliot
A Virginia city is honoring hometown hero Missy Elliott by naming a boulevard in a new entertainment district after her.… Read more
Press Release: Governor Youngkin Joins Local, Community Leaders to Launch Partnership for Petersburg
Governor Glenn Youngkin today launched the Partnership for Petersburg initiative with state, local, community, and faith leaders. Together, they created a partnership to give the Petersburg locality full ownership of this meaningful initiative with support from Commonwealth to see it become one of the best cities to live, work, and raise a family. … Read more
DeSantis Rival to Emerge From High-Stakes Florida Primary
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to learn the identity of his general election opponent on Tuesday as Democrats choose between a man who spent a lifetime in politics — much of it as a Republican — and a woman casting herself as “something new” as she seeks the energy of her party’s resurgent base.… Read more
Pentagon Rejects DC Request for National Guard Migrant Help
The Pentagon on Monday once again denied a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in dealing with thousands of migrants being bused to the city from Texas and Arizona.… Read more
Redrawn Maps Shuffle US House Primaries in New York, Florida
Redrawn maps shuffling U.S. House districts in New York are threatening the political career of a first-term progressive and will ensure the ouster of one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress.… Read more
Ex-Gov. Doug Wilder Drops Lawsuit Against VCU Leaders
Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder has withdrawn a lawsuit he filed against leaders of Virginia Commonwealth University following a public personnel dispute in which Wilder had pushed for the firing of an employee he accused of threatening him.… Read more
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Virginia Site Taken Off EPA’s Superfund List After Cleanup
A site in central Virginia that used to house a business that dismantled batteries is being removed from the federal list of Superfund sites, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday.… Continue Reading
Utility: Guarantee for Large Offshore Wind Farm ‘Untenable’
A ratepayer protection that state regulators included in a recent order approving Dominion Energy Virginia’s application to build and recover the costs of a massive offshore wind farm would force the utility to scrap the project, Dominion said in a filing this week.… Continue Reading
Biden Unveils Plan on Student Debt Forgiveness
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his long-awaited plan to deliver on a campaign promise to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of Americans — and up to $10,000 more for those with the greatest financial need — along with new measures to lower the burden of repayment for their remaining federal student debt.… Continue Reading
US Giving Ukraine $3 Billion in Military Aid for Years Ahead
The Biden administration is expected on Wednesday to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train and equip Ukrainian forces to fight for years to come, U.S. officials said.… Continue Reading
Portsmouth to Name Street for Hometown Hero Missy Elliot
A Virginia city is honoring hometown hero Missy Elliott by naming a boulevard in a new entertainment district after her.… Continue Reading
Press Release: Governor Youngkin Joins Local, Community Leaders to Launch Partnership for Petersburg
Governor Glenn Youngkin today launched the Partnership for Petersburg initiative with state, local, community, and faith leaders. Together, they created a partnership to give the Petersburg locality full ownership of this meaningful initiative with support from Commonwealth to see it become one of the best cities to live, work, and raise a family. … Continue Reading
DeSantis Rival to Emerge From High-Stakes Florida Primary
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to learn the identity of his general election opponent on Tuesday as Democrats choose between a man who spent a lifetime in politics — much of it as a Republican — and a woman casting herself as “something new” as she seeks the energy of her party’s resurgent base.… Continue Reading
Pentagon Rejects DC Request for National Guard Migrant Help
The Pentagon on Monday once again denied a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in dealing with thousands of migrants being bused to the city from Texas and Arizona.… Continue Reading
Redrawn Maps Shuffle US House Primaries in New York, Florida
Redrawn maps shuffling U.S. House districts in New York are threatening the political career of a first-term progressive and will ensure the ouster of one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress.… Continue Reading
Ex-Gov. Doug Wilder Drops Lawsuit Against VCU Leaders
Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder has withdrawn a lawsuit he filed against leaders of Virginia Commonwealth University following a public personnel dispute in which Wilder had pushed for the firing of an employee he accused of threatening him.… Continue Reading