Petersen Says He's Lost Confidence In Commanders; More Va., Headlines

A Staff Report from the Virginia Mercury

- May 26, 2022

• Sen. Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax City, says he won’t support the Washington Commanders stadium bill partly because he’s lost confidence in the team as a “viable NFL franchise.”—Washington Post

• Data on the incoming class of 2026 for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology shows racial demographics about the same as the first year under the school’s disputed new admissions process but increasing numbers of low-income and female students.—Washington Post

• The murder trial of former Virginia Tech football player Isimen Etute got underway in Christiansburg, with defense attorneys arguing Etute feared for his life when he allegedly beat a Tinder match to death after discovering the person was not a woman. A medical examiner testified she saw no evidence the victim fought back.—Roanoke Times

• The office of Attorney General Jason Miyares is going to bat for a Virginia teacher fired for refusing to use a transgender student’s new pronouns.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• A housing shortage in the city of Bristol is making it hard for employees at the new Hard Rock casino to relocate to the area, according to a casino executive.—Bristol Herald Courier

• The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts sent a Richmond TV station a $28,000 FOIA bill in response to a reporter’s efforts to get information about why the museum was removed from a project to revamp Monument Avenue.—WTVR

• The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population is at a record low.—Washington Post

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