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A new community college system chancellor and more Va. headlines
The State Capitol. (Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)
• Virginia’s community college system named a new chancellor after its board clashed with Gov. Glenn Youngkin during the search process.—Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Virginia Tech paid $100,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former women’s soccer player who claimed she was benched for refusing to kneel as part of a unity ceremony in support of Black Lives Matter.—Roanoke Times
• Democrats in the General Assembly unveiled priorities for the upcoming legislative session that emphasizes school funding, minimum wage increases, gun control, and protection of abortion rights.—WRIC
• State Del. Shelly Simonds, D-Newport News, filed a railroad safety bill that would cap train lengths and require each train to have a crew of at least two people.—Virginian-Pilot
• “A man who is facing charges in the death of a 3-year-old girl and the shooting of four teenagers, including his girlfriend, in their Prince William County, Virginia, the home was wanted on an outstanding warrant in D.C.”—WTOP
by Staff Report, Virginia Mercury
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