March 10, 2022

More police officers are being decertified under new reform law and more Va. headlines - Virginia Mercury

The Bulletin

The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)

More Virginia police officers are being decertified since a new reform law took effect a year ago. The most common offense was lying.—Associated Press

Alexandria’s city council scrapped a proclamation honoring abortion providers after backlash from conservatives.—Washington Post

A Norfolk-based Navy destroyer has been sidelined after its commander refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19.—Virginian-Pilot

Reps. Ben Cline and Morgan Griffith, both Republicans, are among the attorneys whose law licenses are being targeted by a Democratic-aligned group trying to punish lawyers who helped perpetuate unfounded election-fraud claims.—Roanoke Times

State lawmakers are appointing judges this week. And critics still have questions about the insider-y process.—VPM

The General Assembly approved a bill reiterating there can be no racial discrimination in admissions to high-performing governor’s schools.—Associated Press

Law enforcement groups claim a new transparency law forces them to turn over sensitive records that invade crime victims’ privacy. But no records were actually turned over in the FOIA case they’re using to justify undoing the law.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

With gas prices soaring, bus ridership in Richmond is returning to pre-pandemic levels.—NBC12

A Richmond woman filed an internal affairs complaint after video showed her being arrested roughly after she was accused of shoplifting at a Family Dollar store.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

“A wildfire at a northeast North Carolina bombing range has spread to over 1,000 acres and is blanketing parts of the Outer Banks in a smoky haze.”—Virginian-Pilot



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