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The NAACP also says it will oppose attempts to reduce the 45-day window for early voting.

Early voting helped Virginia Republicans to avoid significant losses in November, yet conservative lawmakers penned bills to reduce its length.

Virginia Gov. Glen Youngkin commented earlier this week about removing the car tax for Virginians, calling it the most hated tax in the state.

"A lot of agencies of law enforcement have chaplain programs and they’re a part of wellness programs that offer nondenominational support for officers, and to the community once the program gets a little bigger.” 

With the General Assembly session a little more than a month away, the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance hosted “Policy & Pancakes” on Wednesday at the Liberty University Welcome Center as a look ahead to the 2024 session.

In the wake of local wins but statewide losses, local Republican representatives called for collaboration at Lynchburg City Council’s annual legislative dinner.

ALBANY — Two Wayne County communities are sharing in $950,000 in upstate grants from the New York State Canal Corporation as part of the latest round of Regional Economic Development

Newark awarded $150,000 grant for canal improvements Newark

The new education center is a campus of facilities that includes a renovated indoor teaching space and offices, multiple outdoor classrooms, a new river access trail and landing in Madison Heights.

The Associated Press has projected Republican incumbent Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg, the winner in the Virginia Senate District 8 race over Democratic challenger Donna StClair.