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Cargo will route to Port of Virginia after Baltimore bridge collapse and more state headlines • Virginia Mercury [1]
['Staff Report', 'More From Author', '- March']
Date: 2024-03
• “Virginia officials scrambled on Tuesday to help neighboring Maryland with maritime commerce disrupted by the early morning collapse of a bridge in Baltimore in the main shipping channel to the city’s busy port.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
• U.S. Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Gerry Connolly and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine were among the Virginia lawmakers who expressed concern and thanked emergency responders following the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse in Baltimore. Gov. Glenn Youngkin posted on X that he spoke with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to offer support and assistance and President Joe Biden pledged federal resources. Officials announced that a Carnival cruise ship that ports in Baltimore will temporarily dock in Norfolk, and cargo from the Port of Baltimore will be routed to the Port of Virginia.—WRIC, WVEC Virginian–Pilot
• “Campaign finance reform in Virginia: How the push for changes failed again in 2024.”—WRIC
• Judge John Charles Thomas, the first Black justice appointed to the Supreme Court of Virginia and an award-winning poet, will deliver the College of William & Mary’s commencement address.—Daily Press
• As stores statewide stock up on special glasses ahead of the total solar eclipse expected on April 8, 42 Virginia State Parks will host viewing events for the public to witness the celestial spectacle.—WSLS, Shore Daily News
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