Raises concerns with the AG nominee’s independence and Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation WASHINGTON – On the Senate floor today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) urged his Senate colleagues to oppose President Trump’s nomination of William Barr to serve as Attorney General. In his floor remarks, Sen. Warner questioned Barr’s independence, citing the unsolicited memo that Barr authored and provided […]
Dublin Town Offices will be closed Monday, February 18, 2019. Garbage scheduled for pick-up on Monday, February 18th will be picked up on Tuesday, February 19th along with Tuesday’s regular pick-up.
The American Legion Post of Dublin, VA officially opens their new post headquarters located at 408 E. Main Street in Dublin. An “Open House” will be held on Wednesday, February 20th from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. The members of Henry Clay Lodge #280 donated the use of their building’s first floor to the A.L. […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After days of clamoring for resignations or impeachment, Virginia Democratic political and community leaders had second thoughts Monday as they confronted the racially combustible scandals that have engulfed the party’s top three elected officials. A state lawmaker who had threatened to begin impeachment proceedings against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax over sexual […]
Pulaski County School Board will meet Tuesday at the school board office. The meeting time has been changed to 6:30 p.m.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia lawmaker on Monday backed off his plans to swiftly introduce an impeachment bill seeking the ouster of the state’s leading black elected official as Democrats struggled to address revelations of past racist behavior and allegations of sexual assault roiling its highest levels of office. The effort to impeach Democratic […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s embattled lieutenant governor on Saturday called for authorities, including the FBI, to investigate sexual assault allegations made against him while defying widespread calls for his resignation with a plea for “space in this moment for due process.” Democratic Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax issued a statement repeating his strong denials that […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s governor pledged to work at healing the state’s racial divide Saturday, even as calls mounted for the lieutenant governor to resign – capping an astonishing week that saw all three of the state’s top elected officials embroiled in potentially career-ending scandals. Two women have accused Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislative leaders have reached an agreement that would return $976 million to Virginia’s taxpayers. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Friday that the agreement endorsed by Gov. Ralph Northam could allow the state to start processing more than a half-million tax returns already filed this season. The plan adopts a proposal the Senate […]
RICHMOND — Democratic leaders called on Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax to resign after a second woman stepped forward Friday and accused him of sexual assault Meredith Watson said Fairfax raped her when they were both students at Duke University in 2000, according to a news release posted by her lawyers. “Mr. Fairfax’s attack was premeditated and aggressive,” […]
