May 7, 2021, 7:21 am ·
One of the rejected bidders in Richmond’s casino race has threatened to sue the Virginia city over its selection process for a preferred developer and operator of a Las Vegas-style gambling resort.
Richmond received six bids during its request for proposals process and in late March culled half of them.
Casino operator Golden Nugget teamed up with year-old entity Bet on Gaming Holdings LLC to jointly table a project for a
$400 million hotel and casino that would have been located about six miles from downtown Richmond. The proposal was one of three rejected by the city in late March.
Democratic AG Candidates Herring, Jones Debate Ahead of Primary
Attorney General Mark Herring (Left) debated challenger Jay Jones (Right) leading up to the Democratic primary for attorney general. (FILE PHOTOS: Crixell Matthews)
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring debated challenger Del. Jay Jones (D-Norfolk) Wednesday night, during a televised forum in Arlington.
The two differ little on policy positions. Both support progressive criminal justice and police reforms, gun control measures, abortion rights and greater equity for communities of color.
Jones has the endorsement of Gov. Ralph Northam, who said Jones understands the deep scars of racism in the commonwealth. Jones said at Wednesday’s debate that his commitment to civil rights is unflinching. If elected, Jones would be Virginia’s first Black attorney general.
The Virginia State Capitol. (Courthouse News photo/Brad Kutner)
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) A Virginia lawmaker is expressing concern about the legality of this year’s House of Delegates elections as census issues have forced the state to run races for all 100 seats on old maps in violation of the state’s constitution.
“It’s pretty obvious that the constitution requires new maps for this election,” said Delegate Lee Carter, D-Manassas, in a phone interview Thursday morning. “It says ‘shall,’ not ‘may,’ and there’s no wiggle room here. I’m not a lawyer but I’m a legislator so I know the difference between ‘shall’ and ‘may,’ so we need to run on new maps.”
Ex-priest accused of sexually abusing a minor 4 decades ago
May 5, 2021 GMT
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) A former Virginia priest has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor four decades ago.
Paul David Ryan, a former Catholic priest who was assigned to a parish and school in Virginia Beach, has been indicted by a grand jury on two felony counts of carnal knowledge by force of a minor under the age of 18, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced Tuesday.
Herring said in a news release that the alleged assaults took place between 1979 and 1980 while Ryan was assigned to Star of the Sea Parish and the affiliated Star of the Sea School.
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