More than 100,000 people rode Amtrak in the commonwealth during April, setting a record in a year-over-year comparison; Environmentalists say they’re surprised to see approval for permits enabling the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline included in the debt ceiling agreement; Virginia’s new political boundaries have made for some unusually competitive General Assembly primaries; and other local news stories.
BizSense Beat: Sept. 23, 2023
09/22/23 – Why is a statue of Stonewall Jackson still on Capitol Square?
09/21/23 - The family of Irvo Otieno reaches $8.5 million settlement in his wrongful death suit.
09/20/23 - Virginia opened a new trade office in Taiwan on Tuesday.
09/19/23 - The companies hoping to bring a casino to Richmond have already contributed more than $8 million for the campaign
09/18/23 - Richmond seeks to close education gaps left by pandemic
BizSense Beat: Sept. 15, 2023
09/15/23 - Youngkin took Altria jet to Hamptons fundraiser, flight records suggest
09/14/23 - VCU's Board of Visitors is set to meet to decide if buildings will be demolished to make way for new construction.
09/13/23 - Virginia's long-overdue budget agreement includes changes to some Medicaid programs
09/12/23 - Governor Glenn Youngkin’s political action committee borrowed Altria’s corporate jet on a recent trip
09/11/23 - Apple cider makers have begun their annual harvest across Virginia
BizSense Beat: Sept. 8, 2023
09/08/23 - Virginia’s sales tax holiday will be reinstated if Governor Glenn Youngkin signs the bipartisan budget deal
9/07/23 - Virginia lawmakers pass bipartisan budget with teacher pay raises, tax rebates
09/06/23 - Lawmakers are returning to Richmond today to pass a long-awaited update to the state budget
09/05/23 - Hampton resident Linda Janet Holmes studies alternative birthing methods
BizSense Beat: Sept. 2, 2023
09/01/23 - Hanover officials adopt solar power framework
08/31/23 - Intoxicating hemp widely available online despite Virginia ban
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