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15 Virginia localities are now eligible for emergency assistance
The United State Department of Agriculture announced that 15 localities are now eligible for drought emergency assistance in Virginia. Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudon, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren Counties, and the City of Winchester are among the 15 localities. Those localities and more have received primary natural disaster designation by...
COVID-19 cases double in Virginia under new variant and extreme heat
In a new development, COVID-19 cases in Virginia have more than doubled over the past month, according to recent reports from state health officials. This sharp increase is attributed to a combination of intense summer heat and the emergence of a new, rapidly mutating variant known as FLiRT.
New report | Undocumented immigrants pay $690 million in Virginia state and local taxes
NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia's undocumented immigrant population paid approximately $690 million in state and local taxes, according to the most recent study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The findings are an update to the last ITEP study on the topic released in 2017. According to co-author...
Private correctional center now operated by Virginia Department of Corrections
The only privately-operated state prison has now changed hands and is in the control of the Virginia Department of Corrections. Lawrenceville Correctional Center opened in 1998. The current contract expired Aug. 1. “Today marks a new day at Lawrenceville Correctional Center,” said VDOC Director Chad Dotson. “Our Department is excited...