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Hate crimes against LGBTQ+ students rising and more Va. headlines • Virginia Mercury [1]

['Staff Report', 'More From Author', '- March']

Date: 2024-03

• FBI data shows that while hate crimes targeting LGBTQ+ students at K-12 schools have increased nationwide in recent years, the on-campus incidents have quadrupled in states with restrictive laws governing LGBTQ+ students, including Virginia.—Washington Post

• “State lawmakers have directed Virginia Commonwealth University Health to terminate an agreement that pays the city of Richmond almost $56 million for a building project that never happened.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• Police say a late-term fetus was discovered in a Leesburg pond and are seeking the public’s assistance in their investigation.—WTOP

• Amid opposition from community members, Patrick County supervisors voted 3-2 to approve Fairy Stone Solar, a 12-megawatt, 211-acre solar farm slated to generate enough energy for 2,000 homes.—Cardinal News

• “Senate confirms Jasmine Yoon, Virginia’s first Asian American federal judge.”—WSET

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