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At least three Virginia lawmakers are sponsoring bills this year to protect the identities of people who win the lottery. The odds of running into this problem, might be one in several million, but Virginians win high-dollar prizes monthly. And Senator Lionell Spruill, Sr. said those lucky people are automatically thrust into the spotlight, for better or worse. “Why can’t it be an option, whether or not they want it to be known or not?” Spruill said. Senator Spruill’s bill, SB 1060 allows a winner to submit a written notice prohibiting the state from releasing their information. Virginia law requires much of a winner’s information to be public record, including their hometown, prize amount, date of win and where they bought the ticket. Virginia Lottery spokesperson John Hagerty said this is to ensure real Virginians are winning the prizes.
WCVE
Make that FOUR bills about shielding lottery winners' names.
HB1727: Similar to SB1060, this bill requires a lottery winner to opt-in to have his name disclosed for one year after winning a prize.
A judge has struck down a lawsuit challenging plans to rename Washington-Lee High School, though name-change opponents are holding out hope that they may yet convince a court to block the process. Three current W-L students were hoping to reverse the School Board’s vote to strip Confederate general Robert E. Lee’s name from the building, arguing that the Board misled the public and failed to follow its own established procedures in making the decision back in June. Jonathon Moseley, the attorney representing the students, claimed that the Board erred when it first voted to change its policy governing the names of all Arlington Public Schools, then decided to initiate a name change for Washington-Lee immediately afterward. Moseley argued that it would’ve made more sense for the Board to “go back to the community, talk to them, advertise and then have a vote.”
ARLnow.com
The Virginia Supreme Court last week released a suggested policy for courthouses allowing people to take their cellphones with them inside. If applied, it would loosen bans in Lynchburg, Campbell and Appomattox courthouses — but the local courts aren't required to adopt it.
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