VPM Daily Newscast: Aug. 2, 2024
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Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of Aug. 2, 2024:
Project 2025 shaped by Virginia conservative figures
Reported by VPM News’ Jahd Khalil and Patrick Larsen
Three people with Virginia ties authored sections in a conservative policy publication as part of Project 2025. At least 18 other organizations on the presidential transition project’s board are connected to Virginia policy debates and the administration of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Alumni of the governor’s administration have moved on to work for organizations that make up Project 2025’s advisory board. And Youngkin himself has appointed many of those organizations’ members to state boards and commissions, including public university boards of visitors, the Board of Physical Therapy and The Virginia Council on Women.
Hanover planners don’t recommend Strata’s solar farm development
Reported by VPM News’ Lyndon German
The Hanover County Planning Commission recently recommended against moving forward with a project in the Beaverdam District that would become the largest solar farm in the county.
Though the county broadened its solar policy in October 2023, planners denied the application for a 1,477-acre development plan submitted by North-Carolina-based renewable energy company Strata Clean Energy.
Morgan Quicke, Strata’s senior manager of local government affairs, said: “We understand that change in rural areas leads to many unknowns within adjacent communities, and it can lead to apprehension and opposition. That’s the reason that we want to be able to have face-to-face conversations with this community and adjust those plans accordingly.”
In other news:
- VADOC assumes control of Lawrenceville Correctional Center after private operation since 2003 (WRIC)
- Randolph-Macon planning $10M dorm complex for upperclassmen (Richmond BizSense)*
In case you missed it:
- Federal government awards $150 million to reduce emissions in Virginia (Virginia Mercury)
*This outlet utilizes a paywall.