• State agencies are still trying to sort out the ramifications of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new policy scaling back telework.—Richmond Times-Dispatch• Virginia ABC is sticking with a more lenient telework policy than the one Youngkin outlined.—Virginia Business• Youngkin told higher ed leaders he wants them to hire faculty with “diverse political perspectives.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch• A study that started in Virginia found nearly half the bald and golden eagles in the country have chronic lead poisoning.—Washington Post• Workers at Charlottesville’s famous Bodo’s Bagels are trying to unionize.—Daily Progress• Metro ridership is increasing, but the D.C.-area transit agency’s finances still look uncertain.—Washington Post• Hampton’s police chief is standing by his comments raising doubts over the explanations offered by the family of a missing 4-year-old boy.—Daily Press• Virginia’s tax revenues are still going strong.—Richmond Times-Dispatch• An Alabama gubernatorial candidate is in hot water for telling a church about a visit to Richmond and describing it as a “freak show” populated by people who looked like “they were from Mars.”—AL.com

Source: Washington Post May 13, 2022 13:04 UTC