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Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of Nov. 19, 2024:
Who's running for attorney general of Virginia in 2025?
Reported by VPM News
Jason Miyares, Virginia's first Latino attorney general, has been rumored as a potential challenger to Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the 2025 Republican gubernatorial primary. But on Monday, he announced in a video released on social media that he would seek re-election as attorney general instead.
“Three years ago, I made one promise to the people of Virginia: to keep you and your family safe,” Miyares said in the campaign video posted on the social platform X. “And as attorney general, I serve as the people’s protector.”
Two Democrats have already entered the race looking to unseat Miyares as the state’s top law enforcement official: former Del. Jay Jones, who announced his candidacy last week with events in Norfolk and Richmond, and four-term Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor.
Stoney, Nye seek mediation over failed VCU Health deal
Reported by VPM News
Richmond leaders sent a letter to the VCU Health System on Monday requesting mediation over a failed 2021 development agreement for the site of the city’s former Public Safety Building.
VCUHS agreed to pay $2.5 million annually to the city when it halted the Clay Street Project in 2022. But the health system’s budget directed it to stop making payments, according to a report by JLARC.
“The City is prepared to pursue all available options, including litigation, to collect the Guaranteed Obligation payments,” Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and City Council President Kristen Nye wrote in the letter.
In July 2021, VCUHS signed a lease for a planned building that would include office space, parking and retail at 500 N. 10th St. VCUHS committed to pay $617 million in rent over the next 25 years, but ended up paying $80 million in 2022 to halt the project prior to construction.
In other news:
- How would Project 2025’s energy implications manifest in Virginia? (Virginia Mercury)
In case you missed it:
- Developer Greystar buys wooded site next to Movieland for $18M (Richmond BizSense)
- Despite methodology differences, Richmond mayor stands by new City Hall review (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*
*This outlet utilizes a paywall.
