Henry Graff

Richmond

Reporter at WWBT-TV (Richmond, VA)

Reporter for WWBT-TV @12onyourside in Richmond, VA. I cover the city and politics. Email: henry.graff@12OnYourSide

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Gov. Youngkin acknowledges John Reid as candidate for lieutenant governor

1 week ago | 29news.com | Henry Graff

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT)—Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin firmly told reporters that John Reid is the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, exactly one week after Youngkin called Reid asking him to drop out of the race. “And he has clearly made up his mind that he’s going to stay in,” said Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), Virginia. Over the weekend, Reid called the move extortion, and the governor responded.
Gov. Youngkin acknowledges John Reid as candidate for Lieutenant Governor

1 week ago | 12onyourside.com | Henry Graff

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin firmly told reporters that John Reid is the republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor exactly one week after Youngkin called Reid asking him to drop out of the race. “And he has clearly made up his mind that he’s going to stay in,” said Gov. Glenn Youngkin, (R) Virginia. Reid over the weekend called the move extortion and the governor responded.
GOP candidate John Reid calls for unity at solo rally after calls to step down

2 weeks ago | wvva.com | Henry Graff

HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Taking a jab at Virginia’s Governor right off the top, John Reid hit the campaign trail on Wednesday. “I’d say this is a pretty big, good distraction. Wouldn’t you?” said John Reid, (R) Candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor. “And like many of you, I’m really angry to be betrayed by people I personally supported and helped,” said Reid. The rally was initially scheduled to debut the GOP ticket.
GOP candidate John Reid calls for unity at solo rally after calls to step down

2 weeks ago | 29news.com | Henry Graff

HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Taking a jab at Virginia’s Governor right off the top, John Reid hit the campaign trail on Wednesday. “I’d say this is a pretty big, good distraction. Wouldn’t you?” said John Reid, (R) Candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor. He tried to put distance between himself and that now-infamous phone call, in which he was asked to step aside as a contender for a statewide office.
Virginia GOP candidate for statewide office calls for unity after internal division

2 weeks ago | 12onyourside.com | Henry Graff

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Taking a jab at Virginia’s Governor right off the top, John Reid hit the campaign trail on Wednesday. “I’d say this is a pretty big, good distraction. Wouldn’t you,” said John Reid, (R) Candidate for Virginia Lt. Governor. He tried to put distance between himself and that now infamous phone call asking him to step aside as a contender for statewide office. “And like many of you I’m really angry to be betrayed by people I personally supported and helped,” said Reid.
GOP candidate for statewide office won’t back down, says he’s being extorted

2 weeks ago | 12onyourside.com | Henry Graff

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The republican candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor is not backing off his bid to stay on the ticket. John Reid now claims Governor Glenn Youngkin is staging a coup against him. “This is extortion and it is illegal in Virginia. And I’m more outraged now. I have engaged legal counsel to pursue all options,” said John Reid, (R) Candidate for Virginia Lt. Governor.
Policymaking and political theater top reconvened General Assembly return

1 month ago | wvva.com | Henry Graff

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Virginia lawmakers were back in Richmond Wednesday for a reconvened session where they tackled hundreds of amendments, vetoes and changes to the state budget. “I think we’ll get to hopefully a good place where we have a budget that, while isn’t perfect, most people can agree with,” said State Sen. Glen Sturtevant, (R) 12th District. Inside the Democrat-controlled house, delegates passed dozens of the governor’s recommendations, forcing the original bill back on his desk.
EPA report shows pages of violations within Richmond water distribution system

Jan 9, 2025 | ourcommunitynow.com | Henry Graff

Share RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Pages packed with violations are now uncovered in a 2022 Environmental Protection Agency inspection report about Richmond’s drinking water distribution system. It’s a snapshot of how the system works and what inspectors say must be fixed. The report exposes things like vegetation growing in a raw water channel line, cracked concrete at plant 2, which allows debris into a water filter, and plenty of pictures showing corrosion in many places inside plant 1.
Gov. Youngkin rules out spot in Trump’s administration

Nov 7, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Henry Graff

Share RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin says the Commonwealth will benefit from a President Donald Trump White House. The governor says he has told President-elect Trump that he’s committed to serving his full term here in Virginia. This means he’s ruling out going to Washington in a Trump administration. Youngkin also says he speaks frequently with the president-elect. The two met in person for the first time back in June in northern Virginia.
Virginia Republicans celebrate Trump win, turn eye to 2025 races

Nov 6, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Henry Graff

Share RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Virginia Republicans are taking a victory lap with President-elect Donald Trump’s White House win. While the commonwealth didn’t support Trump, Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Rich Anderson says he will deliver on promises for this state.