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VDOT pauses minority-, women-owned businesses program activities amid federal changes
States including Virginia are responding to changes by the U.S. Department of Transportation that removed the presumption that women- or minority-owned businesses are socially and economically disadvantaged. Now, every business owner in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program must recertify and show evidence that they have faced actual disadvantage — regardless
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Spanberger nominates Jeffery Smith as Virginia’s next secretary of education
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger announced on Tuesday morning that long-time educator Jeffery Smith would be Virginia’s next secretary of education. The Richmond Times-Dispatch first broke the story about the announcement, as the next administration prepares to shape education and other areas of state governance for the next four years.
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Spanberger reappoints Creasy as Va. Department of Fire Programs executive director
Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger Jan. 5 announced that she would reappoint Brad Creasy as executive director of the Virginia Department of Fire Programs. Creasy first was appointed to the position at the Henrico-based state agency by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 2022. “I am honored to be reappointed,” Creasy said. “I’
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Spanberger appoints former Chesterfield Police Chief Jeffrey Katz as VSP superintendent
Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger has appointed former Chesterfield County Police Chief Jeffrey Katz as superintendent of the Virginia State Police. The announcement came as Spanberger announced other state agency leads and secretariat senior staff ahead of her inauguration on Saturday, Jan. 17. Katz retired from the Chesterfield County Police Department in
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