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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Bob Good a ‘liar’ and John McGuire a ‘loyalist’ at rally - Va Mercury
by Charlotte Rene Woods
Sen. John McGuire, R-Goochland, and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., stepped off a bus emblazoned with former President Donald Trump’s name and image in Louisa County on Wednesday, smiling like longtime friends. The state and federal politicians have only interacted in recent months, but Greene said she trusts McGuire and hopes he’ll become her future colleague in the U.S. House of Representatives. McGuire, a state senator and former state delegate, is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Bob Good, R-Campbell, in a Republican primary for Virginia’s 5th congressional district.
Greene joined McGuire outside Louisa County’s election office on June 5 as part of a mini tour in his district to include a stop in Albemarle County near Charlottesville. She previously was slated to join him at other events around the district last month but was summoned back to the U.S. Capitol for votes.
Protesters clash with Marjorie Taylor Greene, McGuire at campaign rally in Albemarle - Cardinal News
by Markus Schmidt
Sen. John McGuire, R-Goochland County, Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and their supporters faced an unruly crowd of protesters at a campaign event in deep-blue Albemarle County on Wednesday that left the congresswoman saying she feared for her life.
“The crowd was … I’d call them insane. They were just out of control, screaming, shouting, coming extremely close to me,” Greene said in a phone interview after the event’s conclusion. “One woman actually came around back and grabbed me, I had to push her off. These people were very aggressive.”
Police called on John McGuire supporter at candidate forum - Daily Progress
by Jason Armesto
Even before police were called, the organizers of a candidate forum for 5th District Republicans and Democrats in Louisa County were expecting a contentious evening.
And contentious it was, with multiple disruptions from the crowd as attendees reacted to praise and criticism of Donald Trump just two hours after he became the first U.S. president to become a convicted felon.
General Assembly taps 8 for judgeships - Va Lawyers Weekly
by Jason Boleman
In a special session on May 13, the General Assembly elected eight individuals to fill seats on the circuit court, general district court and juvenile and domestic relations district court.
Regulators approve request from Dominion to drop RGGI fee on customer bills - Va Mercury
by Charlie Paullin
The average Dominion Energy Virginia residential customer will soon see a charge of about $4.50 dropped from their bills. The fee was being collected to recover costs through the state’s participation in the regional carbon market. On Monday, the State Corporation Commission, which regulates Virginia’s utilities, approved a request from Dominion to stop tacking the fee on customer’s bills to recoup the costs the utility racked up through participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which Virginia is no longer a part of.
“At this time, the Company states it is no longer accruing RGGI-related compliance costs and is collecting revenues to recover the costs already incurred,” wrote the commission in its order.
