Kaine legislation seeks to improve outdated health data systems and more Va. headlines – Virginia Mercury

Legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine seeks to address the sloppy data practices that inhibited Virginia and other states ability to track COVID-19 in the early stages of the pandemic.Richmond Times-Dispatch

Ginni Thomas, a conservative activist married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas who was part of Virginias delegation to the Republican National Convention in 2016, repeatedly urged Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to overturn the 2020 election, according to newly revealed text messages.Washington Post

Attorney General Jason Miyares announced a new PAC that will target liberal prosecutors he sees as soft on crime.NBC4

Some local Democratic committees are starting to come out in favor of holding new Virginia House of Delegates elections this year. But top party leaders are staying quiet.WRIC

A student settled a First Amendment lawsuit he brought against Eastern Virginia Medical School for being denied the ability to set up a campus organization supporting single-payer healthcare.Virginian-Pilot

Workers at a Virginia Hersheys plant voted against forming a union.Reuters

Danville officials say theyre running out of housing options for Section 8 tenants.Register & Bee

Alexandria school officials are requesting funding to continue having police officers in school buildings, a topic that turned controversial in the city over the last year.Washington Post

An Alexandria motorcyclist claims he was assaulted by people participating in the trucker convoy protest.WTOP

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the New York Times journalist behind the 1619 Project, spoke in Lynchburg.Cardinal News

Busch Gardens is opening a new roller coaster, Pantheon, that reaches speeds of up to 73 miles per hour.Daily Press

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