Treasurer Special Election Set — Circuit Court Chief Judge Judith Wheat on Friday set the special election for county treasurer to run concurrently with the Nov. 3 general election. The winner will serve the remaining year of the term of Treasurer Carla de la Pava, who resigned last week after 12 years in office. Kim Rucker, who was chief deputy under de la Pava and is serving as treasurer in the interim, is expected to run. —Scott McCaffrey
Sexual Battery Investigated — Police are investigating a sexual battery reported at a business on the 1100 block of S. Hayes Street in Pentagon City. A man approached a female employee in an employee-only area and touched her inappropriately before she pushed him away, according to police. No injuries were reported and the investigation is ongoing. [ACPD]
Hashmi Questions Dominion Merger — Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi (D) is urging state regulators to take twice their usual time reviewing Dominion Energy’s proposed $67 billion merger with NextEra Energy, citing ratepayer concerns. In a July 6 letter to the State Corporation Commission, she asked that the companies answer 64 questions before the deal proceeds. The push comes as Dominion says customer bills will rise an average of $8 a month. [WJLA]
Mixed Grades on College Boards — Six months after Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) pledged to depoliticize the governing boards of Virginia’s public colleges, some Republicans accuse her of overreach after she ousted the head of Virginia Tech’s board and named more than 100 board appointees. Democratic lawmakers agree the appointment process needs fixing but differ on how. [Washington Post]
AI Boom Offsets Federal Cuts — D.C.-area firms drew $3.8 billion in venture capital over the 12 months ending in June, $1.8 billion more than the prior period, as an AI investment surge cushions an economy dragged down by federal cuts. The funding is largely concentrated in N. Va., according to CBRE. [WBJ]
Beyer’s Air Standards Bill — Rep. Don Beyer (D-Arlington) introduced the Modernizing Aeronautical Standards Act, which would direct NASA and other agencies to study whether U.S. aircraft design standards match today’s airspace conditions. The benchmark “has not been comprehensively reevaluated in nearly 50 years,” Beyer said. [Press Release]
It’s Monday — Expect mostly sunny skies Monday with a high near 84 and an east wind of 2–7 mph. It stays mostly clear overnight, with a low around 65. [NWS]
New Legal Notice — Applying for off-premises wine and beer convenience store license. [Public Notices]
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