Latest column: “Don’t underestimate the lift ⁦Abigail Spanberger⁩ gets from the call of history: #Va has yet to elect a woman as governor. To borrow a term popular from the1920s… Spanberger is the ‘it girl’— new, clever, a source of curiosity.” richmond.com/news/state-reg…

‘Jeff’s Notes’ video column: Congressional campaign rural red district is Republican cannibalism. richmond.com/news/local/gov… via @rtdnews

“The General Assembly’s right to contraception bill said the state and localities are not allowed to enact any law or put in place any regulation that prohibits or restricts the sale or use of contraceptives.” richmond.com/news/state-reg…

A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma…

.Terry McAuliffe has friends on both sides - and he always votes with his friends.

“The effort is the latest in state or federal actions to protect or bolster IVF access after Alabama’s state Supreme Court ruled that embryos are people — a ruling that called the future of the procedure into question nationally.” richmond.com/news/state-reg…

“Rich Anderson, chairman of the @Va_GOP, suggested Democrats were ‘prematurely’ jumping into the 2025 races amid the current federal election cycle due to concerns about what he said would eventually be a strong GOP ticket.” wtvr.com/news/local-new…

⁦”Mayor Levar M. Stoney⁩ seemed to acknowledge ⁦Abigail Spanberger⁩’s solid frontrunner status in a statement announcing his decision, saying he only had a ‘narrow path’ to victory.” virginiamercury.com/briefs/stoney-…

“The appointments come as ABC awaits the resolution of a state budget dispute that will determine both its level of independence from the governor’s control and the amount of profit it is expected to generate.” richmond.com/news/state-reg…

The Times-Dispatch and its predecessors are believed to have published a newspaper every day since the Civil War.

We hear from readers frequently about the difficulty in accessing our journalism.

Printing errors such as these have become far too common since Lee moved the newspaper’s design function to another state.

For seven days, the Times-Dispatch printed a note saying it would no longer publish print editions on nine federal holidays. Today, we were told that message ran in error.

However, newspaper leadership would not commit to maintaining an every-day print schedule moving forward.

That settles that.

Hey, @GovernorVa is big on tax breaks.

Given his on-again, off-again - but usually off-again - relationship with reporters, Glenn Youngkin may not be sweet on this idea.

#Va House Speaker Don Scott, leading a well-left-of-center Democratic caucus, to @GovernorVa, who attempts to conceal his conservatism in a red-fleece vest: 'Dude, show who you are.'
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

'Mr. Biden hopes Monday’s event' - in vote-rich, deep-blue Northern #Va - 'can build enthusiasm among young people, a crucial constituency for his re-election bid that... cares deeply about environmental policy.'
nytimes.com/2024/04/22/us/…

RoVa and NoVa, reports Richmond Times-Dispatch weather guru Sean Sublette, actually agree on something: climate change.
richmond.com/news/state-reg… via @rtdnews

'Tax collections so far are up dramatically, which could open a path to a budget compromise in a May special session that does not include a tax increase.'
richmond.com/news/state-reg… via @rtdnews

On Ukraine aid, nine of 11 members of #Va ’s US House delegation - all six Ds and three Rs - voted ‘yes.’

Only ‘no’ votes - two Rs: Congressman Bob Good⁩, ⁦Congressman Ben Cline⁩.

Both are members of uber-conservative House Freedom Caucus. clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll1…

‘What th…?,’ as long-since dropped comic-strip conservationist Mark Trail would say.

⁦Richmond Times-Dispatch⁩ won’t be publishing print editions on federal holidays.