The ongoing disagreement between Richmond’s public housing authority and Richmond’s mayor is getting more pointed — and more public 👀
https://t.co/M8sIDJbOtt
Since Jan. 2025, City Council President @CynthiaNewbille has ignored dozens of questions on tax rates, personnel decisions, free speech issues, code violations & more.
Her silence is "very unusual" and puts Council at a "disadvantage," Bob Holsworth says.
https://t.co/dDAGg8FD0s
2nd-to-final update in personal VA congressional ratings after the @StateNavigate poll.
1: Likely D | Taylor +5 (🔵FLIP)
2: Solid D | Luria +11 (🔵FLIP)
3: Solid D | Scott +52
4: Solid D | McClellan +45
5: Tilt D | Perriello +2 (🔵FLIP)
6: Solid R | Cline +12
7: Solid D | Vindman +20
8: Solid D | Beyer +65
9: Solid R | Griffith +30
10: Solid D | Subranyum +27
11: Solid D | Walkinshaw +52
There remains an active lawsuit to force enforcement of ethics laws against Winsome Earle Sears. Jay Jones' office is representing her just as Miyares' office did. Virginia pols in power tend to protect each other, regardless of political party.
Seems like a good opportunity for reform-minded Virginia legislators to introduce legislation /rule changes that plug these gaps. And for GOP members who want to force the Dem majority to kill etics reform legislation.
Legislators don't have to recuse themselves on things that affect their personal business interests if other businesses are affected too.
So a lawmaker who owns a vape shop is free to draft and vote on vape shop bills as long as they don't own ALL the vape shops
The crime commission just said since Oct there have been 207,578 marijuana cases across Virbinia sealed not including Fairfax!
Great work to so many who made this possible! And congrats to those w sealed records!
2022 @MinCannBusAssoc report: advantages barriers to entry create significant inequities & perpetuate oligopolies in state adult-use cannabis markets: The advantages include automatic co-location of an adult-use license w medical licenses, early market access, opt-out & land use.
Trunp indicted a black woman who is an attorney and sitting state senator, charismatic and media savvy who famously owns and operates a licensed cannabis dispensary for selling weed. I'm sure this is going to go how they think.