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Former NextEra attorney won’t recuse herself on NextEra-Dominion SCC vote
The former senior attorney at NextEra Energy recruited and confirmed by Virginia Democrats to be the chair of the State Corporation Commission is not going to recuse herself from having one of the three votes on the proposed $67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger.
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Lynchburg Police to pause, review use of Flock license plate cameras
The Lynchburg Police Department announced in a release on Wednesday that it is temporarily pausing the operation of its 15 Flock license plate cameras.
City of Charlottesville names Joshua Barr to chief prosperity officer post
Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders reshuffled his leadership team last year, recasting Ashley Marshall from having the job title deputy city manager for racial equity, diversity, and inclusion to being the city government’s chief prosperity officer.
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We’re tired of the rigged system, the done deals: It feels like the tide is turning
Donald Trump won two elections by convincing a plurality of us that the system is rigged, and you know what, he’s 100 percent spot on – just, not the way he says it is.
Trump DOJ now targeting William & Mary over disadvantages to White kids
Here we go again, with the head of the Justice Department’s race-baiting division, Harmeet Dhillon, a UVA alum, taking aim at another Virginia school, this time, the College of William & Mary, alleging that White kids aren’t getting a fair shake there.
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Versatile Erica Leigh, ‘The Big Gal,’ is putting RVA Pro Wrestling on the map
Erica Leigh has emerged as a pillar of the independent scene. Known as the “Big Gal,” Leigh took center stage in the main event of “Summer Block Party,” facing Jordan Blade in a last woman standing match.
Virginia Tech Football: Position group-by-position group roster review
After spending the past couple of hours going through the Virginia Tech Football roster position group-by-position group, basically, player-by-player, there’s a lot to like, and a lot that Tech fans should worry about.
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Mel Gurtov | Trump’s bromance dream undermines relations with South Korea
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung used the occasion of the country’s Liberation Day to propose to North Korea that the two Koreas officially end the state of war between them that has existed since 1950.
Harrisonburg: Train, Moon Taxi to perform at Atlantic Union Bank Center on Oct. 2
Grammy-winning rock band Train and Nashville-based alternative rock band Moon Taxi will perform at James Madison University’s Atlantic Union Bank Center on Friday, Oct. 2.
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