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An eighty-year-old federal program allows employers to pay certain adults with disabilities less than minimum wage. Virginia is shutting this program down, and The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the Biden administration aims to eliminate it nation-wide.
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Here's how Trump's pause on wind projects could threaten jobs …
1 day ago · Approvals for new wind energy projects in federal lands and waters are temporarily halted in the U.S.. That's after President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the pause.. The order may also threaten existing wind projects, both onshore and offshore.
WMRA Daily 1/23/25
2 days ago · A member of a prominent Shenandoah Valley preservation group sues them over plans to take over a Valley rail line… After an election board member’s failed attempt to interfere with vote certification in Waynesboro, the state board of elections wants him out… We investigate the meteoric rise, and spectacular fall, of a local solar business….
WMRA Daily 1/14/25
Jan 14, 2025 · After a delay due to Richmond’s water troubles, the General Assembly is back in session… Governor Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address… We have a special edition of the politics chat with Jeff Schapiro, with analysis of the legislature’s kickoff….
WMRA Daily 1/20/25
5 days ago · Just as he prepares to leave office, President Biden grants a pardon to Virginia House Speaker Don Scott for his decades-old federal drug conviction… The General Assembly is working on a bill to license cannabis dealers, but the governor’s support seems unlikely… That state inspection sticker on your windshield gets a makeover….
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WMRA Daily 1/16/25
Jan 16, 2025 · The man near Norfolk accused of stockpiling large numbers of explosives pleads not guilty… Republicans in the General Assembly want to limit transgender girls from participating in school sports… Virginia attorney and law professor Tim Heaphy has some advice on how, after Unite the Right and January 6th, we can restore faith in government….
WMRA Daily 1/9/25
Jan 9, 2025 · With more snow forecast for Friday night, Skyline Drive remains closed after last weekend’s storm… Meanwhile in Richmond, residents are still under a boil water notice, and the General Assembly is delayed… Southwest Virginia gets more than $46 million in federal aid to deal with damage from Helene….