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LCPS and Board of Supervisors fail miserably this week

Loudoun County schools remain closed despite cleared...

Before You Vote in November, Look at What Happened in Richmond

This November, Virginians will choose who represents...

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Gov. Spanberger ends ICE agreement involving Virginia State Police and corrections officers

Gov. Abigail Spanberger has formally ended an agreement with the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement that had allowed Virginia State Police troopers and Virginia...

Hampton Roads mayors want Virginia localities to keep control over collective bargaining

In a show of regional unity, mayors from the seven core cities of Hampton Roads united to oppose a bill that would allow public workers to collectively bargain over wages, benefits, and working conditions without local governments’ approval.

Affordability or tax hikes? Spanberger agenda caught in political crossfire

Gov. Abigail Spanberger made affordability the centerpiece of her 2026 agenda, promising relief for Virginians strained by high housing costs, rising energy bills and...

Abigail Spanberger ends agreement between state law enforcement agencies and ICE

Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Wednesday formally ended the 287(g) agreement signed by her predecessor, former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, that mandated state law...

Youngkin Touts Virginia Progress in Final State of the Commonwealth Address

On foster care and behavioral health, Youngkin pointed to the Right Help Right Now initiative as key to system improvements, aiming to better serve...

Virginia’s RGGI Withdrawal and Potential Reentry Spark Debate on Costs and Emissions

Republican sources claim RGGI extracted $828 million from Virginians during participation, with withdrawal saving $937 million. Projections for rejoining under new Democratic Governor Abigail...

Virginia Lawmakers Clash Over Redistricting Process as Kilgore Champions Status Quo

The 2020 amendments created independent bipartisan commissions for legislative and congressional redistricting, passing with approximately 65% voter support.

House committee advances bill to study VMI’s public funding status

Virginia lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill creating a task force that would examine whether the Virginia Military Institute should remain a publicly funded, state-sponsored institution, marking the most consequential legislative step yet in a debate over the school’s governance and culture.

Caste Legislation in the US is Not Emancipatory Reform

Recent efforts in the West, particularly in the United States, to legislate ‘caste’ as a protected category, similar to race, religion, and national origin,...

Trump Administration stops use of human fetal tissues in NIH funded research

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that human tissue from fetal tissues resulting from abortions cannot be used for research funded by the National...

Spanberger declares a state of emergency in advance of’significant’ and dangerous winter storm

In her first week as governor, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, the governor of Virginia, declared a state-of-emergency on Thursday in anticipation of a winter storm...

Loudoun residents take fight against high-voltage power lines for Data Center Alley to SCC

All year, the residents of the Loudoun Valley Estates neighborhoods in Ashburn have been railing against a proposed high-voltage power line that could run through their community to energize dozens of data centers on the other side of town.

Virginia regulators weigh expanded use of data centers’ polluting generators

This past summer, a fire at an electrical substation forced data centers in Loudoun County to rely on backup diesel generators as their power source.

Va. considers nearly $700 million rail and trail plan in Shenandoah Valley

The Virginia Department of Transportation stunned Virginia’s transportation community by proposing a plan last Tuesday to potentially develop a multi-use trail and restore a deteriorated rail corridor in the Shenandoah Valley, with a possible price tag of nearly $700 million.

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