I m Not Afraid of the State : Virginia Restaurant Owner Defies COVID Rules
On 3/17/21 at 7:50 AM EDT
A Virginia restaurant owner who urged his employees to defy state COVID-19 restrictions is battling a court case to keep his business open.
Matt Strickland, an army veteran who owns Gourmeltz restaurant in Fredericksburg, has refused to make his workers or customers wear face masks.
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The state health department is suing to force Strickland to close permanently and a judge is set to make a ruling by Friday. Although the restaurant is currently open, its food license has been suspended for repeatedly violating the governor s orders.
By Tyler Bass on March 17, 2021
The Gloucester County School Board voted Tuesday to contact Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s office to review the legality of the use of sales tax proceeds as proposed in the county budget that County Administrator Brent Fedors unveiled earlier this month.
At issue is the use of the 1 percent sales tax increase that voters approved by referendum last November. In the proposed budget, Fedors suggested a portion of the income from the sales tax be used to pay off debt for eligible completed and current projects, as well as future sales tax eligible debt.
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