A $20,000 FOIA Bill On Election Integrity Unit; More Va., Headlines

Staff Report, Virginia Mercury

November 2, 2022

• The Virginia NAACP paid a roughly $20,000 FOIA bill to get records related to the election integrity unit Attorney General Jason Miyares created.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• Murder charges against the man accused of fatally shooting three people at a Norfolk bar, including a Virginian-Pilot journalist, were dropped Tuesday after two witnesses failed to show up in court.—Virginian-Pilot

• Hundreds of Prince William County residents signed up to speak about the proposed PW Digital Gateway project at a public hearing that lasted all night and was continuing Wednesday morning.—InsideNoVa

• A judge ordered Roanoke County to release the name of a police officer accused of killing an unarmed man who was experiencing a mental health crisis. The county had argued the officer’s identity should be hidden because he was a crime victim.—Roanoke Times

• “As millions of Americans vote early in the midterm elections, two competitive House districts in Virginia illustrate the divide as voters share similar concerns but cast ballots for different candidates.”—Washington Post

• A lawsuit filed by Portsmouth’s former city manager includes an allegation the city’s vice mayor solicited a bribe from the family of an NBA player.—Virginian-Pilot

• After zoning clashes with Pulaski officials, Del. Marie March, R-Floyd, is putting her Big Red Barn event venue up for sale.—Roanoke Times

• As he pushes to revitalize Petersburg, Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he doesn’t have a position on whether the city should get a casino. “I think that is a local decision, and that’s fine.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• Most Fairfax County students didn’t use a free tutoring service officials spent roughly $2.8 million on to try to address pandemic learning loss.—WTOP

• Frederick County supervisors are demanding to know if any public money was used to change the name of Lord Fairfax Community College to Laurel Ridge Community College. The school changed the name to sever ties to a historical figure who owned slaves.—Winchester Star

• Richmond’s plan to rename the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge hit a snag after officials realized the replacement name, the Belvidere Bridge, might also have connections to slavery.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

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