Dave Ress

1 week ago | newsadvance.com | Dave Ress

A hard-hit part of Southside Virginia got another blow as forest products giant Georgia-Pacific said Friday that it is closing its plywood mill in Emporia, laying off about 550 people. It’s the second major plant closing in less than a year in that part of the state, an hour south of Richmond near the North Carolina state line. Last year, 600 people lost their jobs when Boar’s Head Provision Co. shuttered its deli meat plant in Jarratt, 10 miles north of Emporia on Interstate 95.

1 week ago | pilotonline.com | Dave Ress

A hard-hit part of Southside Virginia got another blow as forest products giant Georgia-Pacific said Friday that it is closing its plywood mill in Emporia, laying off about 550 people. It’s the second major plant closing in less than a year in that part of the state, an hour south of Richmond near the North Carolina state line. Last year, 600 people lost their jobs when Boar’s Head Provision Co. shuttered its deli meat plant in Jarratt, 10 miles north of Emporia on Interstate 95.

1 week ago | dailyprogress.com | Dave Ress

A hard-hit part of Southside Virginia got another blow as forest products giant Georgia-Pacific said Friday that it is closing its plywood mill in Emporia, laying off about 550 people. It’s the second major plant closing in less than a year in that part of the state, an hour south of Richmond near the North Carolina state line. Last year, 600 people lost their jobs when Boar’s Head Provision Co. shuttered its deli meat plant in Jarratt, 10 miles north of Emporia on Interstate 95.

1 week ago | richmond.com | Dave Ress

In Gov. Glenn Youngkin's view, vetoing bills - nearly four times as many as any other governor - and making case-by-case decisions on restoring voting rights is what governors are supposed to do. But some political scientists and at least one former governor aren't so sure. Just as with the flood of directives from President Donald Trump, flexing of executive muscle on such a scale is something new in politics, they say.

1 week ago | richmond.com | Dave Ress

Gov. Glenn Youngkin added to his record score of vetoes Friday, killing 38 more bills and bringing his total to 437 for his term. His vetoes included the General Assembly’s second effort to guarantee a right to contraception (House Bill 1716 and Senate Bill 1105) as well as the legislature’s replay of a measure to end a tax break for Confederate organizations (House Bill 1699). Youngkin vetoed the bills after the General Assembly rejected his proposed changes to those measures.