Virginia budget breakdown delays relief to those struggling with opioid addiction
As expected, the Virginia General Assembly met last month in “pro forma” session and promptly recessed, indicating the Commonwealth has yet to pass a two-year budget.
As expected, the Virginia General Assembly met last month in “pro forma” session and promptly recessed, indicating the Commonwealth has yet to pass a two-year budget.
Eric Becker returned, and had three hits. Henry Zatkowski had a solid outing. That’s out of the way. Why did UVA Baseball coach Chris Pollard use Lucas Hartman for two innings in an 8-1 game?
Abigail Spanberger vetoed legislation that would expand collective bargaining rights for public employees to try to curry favor among her MAGA critics.
Sid Bream was a baseball standout at Liberty University, but his coach there – former Major League pitcher Al Worthington – never saw him play in high school.

The office of Gov. Abigail Spanberger is touting her ceremonial signing of legislation creating paid family and medical leave. What they’re not telling you: the Democrat gutted the version of the bills that passed the Virginia General Assembly earlier this year.
The analytics suggest that, despite the eye test, Virginia is an NCAA Tournament lock. You’d look at the current 33-18 regular-season record, point to how last year’s 32-18 team got left out of the field, and say, how?
As a hitting coach in the minor leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system, Gregg Ritchie got to first work in 2005 with future All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen.
Two of the justices in the 4-3 Virginia Supreme Court majority that threw out the “Yes” votes of 1,604,276 Virginians from the April 21 referendum will be facing their own “No” votes in short order.
The Trump DOJ is trying to sell reporters on the idea that the FBI raid of State Sen. Louise Lucas dates to an investigation started by the Biden administration.
A local Black MAGA pastor is trying to whip up his cult into barraging the Waynesboro School Board next week over trans kids, because, I guess, maybe he’s not been getting enough in the collection plate on Sundays?
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