Dave Ress

Newport News

Reporter at Richmond Times-Dispatch

Reporter, Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch. author: "The Half Breed Tracts"; UNE (Australia) PhD

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Articles

VA Senate panel says no to Cuccinelli, other Youngkin college appointees

2 weeks ago | richmond.com | Dave Ress

A key state Senate panel has refused to confirm all eight of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s latest appointments to college and university boards, including former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to the University of Virginia board of visitors. The Senate Privileges and Elections committee voted down Youngkin appointees to the boards of UVa, Virginia Military Institute and George Mason University by an 8-4 party-line vote.
UVa among state agencies with increasingly inaccurate financial reporting

2 weeks ago | dailyprogress.com | Dave Ress

Over the past several years, state agencies — including the University of Virginia — have increasingly been filing inaccurate and late financial reports, the office of Virginia’s Auditor of Public Accounts says.
Virginia agency financial reporting increasingly inaccurate

2 weeks ago | richmond.com | Dave Ress

Over the past several years, state agencies have increasingly been filing inaccurate and late financial reports, the office of Virginia's Auditor of Public Accounts says. Now that the office has completed the latest round of its annual reviews, it has found state agencies needed to make $4.1 billion of adjustments to financial reports from last year, up from $2.4 billion the year before, said Zach Borgerding, the office’s deputy auditor for human capital and operations.
Owens & Minor cancels $1.36 billion deal

3 weeks ago | richmond.com | Dave Ress

In a move rarely seen by a Fortune 500 firm, Owens & Minor said it is pulling out of its previously announced $1.36 billion deal to buy a home health care company. It marks the second major shift this year by the Glen Allen-based firm, which in February said it was putting up for sale the part of its business that accounts for 80% of revenue.
JLARC: Moving juvenile justice department won't boost services

3 weeks ago | richmond.com | Dave Ress

Virginia’s juvenile justice officials can connect kids in trouble with services they need faster than the state’s social services, mental health and health agencies often can, a study by the legislature’s watchdog agency found. The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission study investigated advocates’ recommendations that the state switch the Department of Juvenile Justice from the oversight of the Secretary of Public Safety to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
Youngkin: Virginia's goal is zero maternal deaths

3 weeks ago | richmond.com | Dave Ress

After sitting down Tuesday with Asher Escobar Perone, 3, by his left arm and little Harlem Steele, 6, by his right to ceremonially sign two maternal health bills, Gov. Glenn Youngkin set a new target for Virginia: Zero maternal deaths in childbirth and the often-challenging months thereafter. In an appearance at Bon Secours – Southside Medical Center in Petersburg, Youngkin highlighted Senate Bill 1279, sponsored by state Sen. Emily Jordan, R-Isle of Wight, and House Bill 2753, sponsored by Del.
Trump budget request would slash Va. housing programs, advocates say

3 weeks ago | roanoke.com | Dave Ress

RICHMOND — President Donald Trump’s budget request for the next fiscal year would cut $1.9 billion of various housing and community development funds Virginia receives, the Virginia Housing Alliance says. Trump’s budget proposes eliminating several rent assistance programs for low-income Americans, including the Housing Choice Vouchers that make up the difference between market rent and the amount voucher holders pay, about 30% of their income.
Youngkin: No conflict in Board of Education member's work for Trump

3 weeks ago | richmond.com | Dave Ress

Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Tuesday that Amber Northern will remain on the Virginia Board of Education and that her work as a senior adviser to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon does not pose a conflict of interest. “There is no conflict here,” Youngkin said in Petersburg after an event where he highlighted measures to improve maternal health. “We’ve looked into this in depth,” he said.
Trump budget request would slash Va. housing programs, advocates say

3 weeks ago | richmond.com | Dave Ress

President Donald Trump’s budget request for the next fiscal year would cut $1.9 billion of various housing and community development funds Virginia receives, the Virginia Housing Alliance says. Trump’s budget proposes eliminating several rent assistance programs for low-income Americans, including the Housing Choice Vouchers that make up the difference between market rents and 30% of voucher holders’ income that they pay.
Dominion and contractors going deep to cut power line outages

3 weeks ago | newsadvance.com | Dave Ress

The power line runs along two narrow gravel roads, including a couple of 100-yard stretches through some woods that make a tunnel-like passage — and a lot of power outages for the dozen households in rural western Hanover County.