New polling shows nuanced views on abortion and more Va. headlines

The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)

• A new CNU poll of Virginia voters found a 50% approval rating for Gov. Glenn Youngkin and a slight edge for Democrats on a generic congressional ballot.—Washington Post

• The same poll showed nuanced results on abortion. A majority of respondents, 58%, disapproved of the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, but 51% said they support a 15-week abortion ban with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.—Axios

• Two Virginia men arrested with guns outside a Philadelphia ballot counting site in 2020 were found not guilty of election interference but convicted on charges of having firearms without a permit.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• A far-right Oath Keepers group member testified about the weapons cache stashed in a Virginia hotel room ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. “I had not seen that many weapons in one location since I was in the military.”—Associated Press

• The Culpeper Town Council voted 5-4 to remove the Confederate name of its main reservoir and rename it Lake Culpeper.—Culpeper Star-Exponent

• The Loudoun County School Board has been asked to look into renaming 10 schools that may have more subtle ties to the Confederacy or segregationists. One of the recommendations from a local committee was to change the name of Frances Hazel Reid Elementary, named for a longtime Loudoun journalist and historian who was once involved with the United Daughters of the Confederacy.—WTOP 

• A seaplane company is now offering flights between Dulles International Airport and New York, with one-way tickets starting at $395.—Washington Post

• Three students and a teacher were hospitalized after a chemistry classroom explosion in Dinwiddie County.—WTVR

by Staff Report, Virginia Mercury

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