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The president of James Madison University allowed former Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling to help create a job for himself at the school, permitting him to write parts of his own job description. Bolling also arranged for the university to cover his rent in a university-owned house for a year, and asked that his contract last three years to boost his state pension. JMU President Jon Alger hired Bolling for the newly created position of senior fellow in residence for public service following discussions that began in part while Bolling was still one of Alger’s bosses on the university’s Board of Visitors. Just weeks after Bolling’s term ended in June, he and Alger negotiated a deal that would provide full-time employment to Bolling at a salary of $140,000, according to records the Richmond Times-Dispatch obtained from the university through the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Virginia Supreme Court has approved a model policy allowing the public to bring cellphones into courthouses with some restrictions. The policy, which acknowledges the inconvenience of having to leave a phone in an unsecured location outside of a courthouse, is meant to be a guide for courthouses across the state. A news release Friday said the justices believe the model policy strikes a balance between promoting access to justice and maintaining security and order in courthouses.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Robert Gravely, the former city worker who threatened the Roanoke City Council two weeks ago, said he did it to get members’ attention because he’s tired of being ignored. He’s since been charged with disorderly conduct and barred from city hall for six months. “To stop them in their tracks. That’s why I said it,” Gravely said in a recent interview. “To get their attention, because they don’t pay attention.” Gravely, 72, a former city employee who was fired from his job in 2006 for making the same threat, said he understands why council members would be disturbed by his words. But he said he’s no real danger and offered no apology. Gravely denied that what he said constituted a threat.
The Roanoke Times
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