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What changed after Unite the Right and more Va. headlines

Aug 09, 2022 | 8:23 am ET
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What changed after Unite the Right and more Va. headlines
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The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)

• Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says more workers have joined state government than have left after its new, stricter telework policy was announced.—Virginian-Pilot

• The governor is facing a second lawsuit over his office’s refusal to release records related to the tipline he touted as a way to stop critical race theory in schools.—Washington Post

• “Black Charlottesville residents open up about what changed — and what didn’t — after Unite the Right.”—Charlottesville Tomorrow

• Tenants at a Newport News apartment building have filed a federal lawsuit claiming their landlord got nearly $500,000 in pandemic-related housing funds but has “invested almost nothing” to maintain the building.—Daily Press

• Roanoke Gas is seeking state approval for a plan to power local homes and businesses with natural gas produced from a sewage treatment plant.—Roanoke Times

• A new historical marker in Lynchburg will commemorate a site where thousands of Union troops were held prisoner during the Civil War.—Cardinal News

• Some Medicaid recipients in the Fredericksburg area are having to wait hours for a ride home after medical appointments.—Free Lance-Star

• A Martinsville-area couple is faulting the sheriff’s department after their son, who had a medical condition, died in the Henry County jail. “They’ve got traffic cops running that jail. The girl at the front desk never could tell me anything.”—Martinsville Bulletin

• Richmond’s police chief said he’s “closing all discussion” on conflicting information surrounding his claims the department foiled a mass shooting plot against a major Fourth of July event.—WTVR

• Residents of an over-55 community in Loudoun County are upset about airplane noise from nearby Dulles International Airport. Many moved into the neighborhood during the pandemic and say they “weren’t adequately warned about how loud and disruptive normal plane traffic could and would be.”—Washington Post