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School Boards Are Failing Our Students, and Absenteeism Is Just the Symptom

In Loudoun County and across Virginia, public...

Will Loudoun County’s transgender policies become Virginia’s problem?

Loudoun County Defies Title IX Directive Last week,...

Regulator approves electricity transmission line, towers in Alexandria to serve one data center

Bren Pointe residents in Fairfax County are closer to seeing steel transmission towers rise just outside their townhomes after Virginia’s regulators approved a new electricity line to serve a single planned commercial data center.

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NAACP leaders’ top legislative concerns include solar development and environmental justice

Naomi Hodge Muse, President of the NAACP Henry County - Martinsville Chapter, urges state legislators to take into consideration the impact that widespread adoption of solar energy will have on small and less wealthy communities.

Fairfax County weighs up options for Lorton landfill construction

The proposed location of a municipal waste processing facility in the I-95 landfill at Lorton, via Fairfax County

Bristol City Council Member Michael Pollard apologizes for ‘publicly criticizing’ and ‘lying’ about the city manager

Bristol City Council Member Michael Pollard apologized on Monday in a post to Facebook for "publicly criticizing" and "lying" about employees of the city, including City Manager Randy Eads.

First Amendment gives way to national security: Countdown on for TikTok

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up TikTok’s plea for a stay of its own partial execution

Ronald McDonald House plans $32M facility for Richmond

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond secured land to build a 50-room facility that would house families of children who are being treated at local hospitals.

Virginians wagered almost $761M in sports betting in November 2024

Virginia Lottery released data on Tuesday showing that Virginians wagered $760.96 millions in sports bets in November 2024. This is 19.1% more than what they wagered in November 2023.

Norfolk City Council, Hampton Roads Ventures has yet to deliver

More than two years after Norfolk’s city council directed a for-profit subsidiary of its redevelopment and housing authority to prioritize local investments, the company has yet to deliver.

Red Onion State Prison will be investigated by the Department of Corrections

A spokesperson told the House of Delegates Public Safety Committee Monday that an investigation into the conditions at Red Onion State Prison would be given priority once the newly created Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman was fully staffed.

A commonwealth — a country — losing its ability to talk, to understand, to reason

Neither side in our widening cultural schism is willing to consider the other’s point of view. We are hardened by the echo chamber of social media and ideologically driven cable channels and podcasts to the point that losers resort to violence to keep or gain power. Those trend lines, taken to their conclusion, threaten to derail the governing structure of a freely elected republic now almost 250 years old.

Hanover High baseball team must undergo mandatory training after misconduct investigation

Hanover County Public Schools has concluded its investigation into allegations of misconduct in the Hanover High Baseball program. The program remains suspended.

Abortion once again becomes focal point of Democratic races

An amendment to the state's Constitution concerning abortion is at stake in the upcoming legislative session.

Virginia’s prime agricultural and forest land considered for solar

New rules for building solar energy projects on prime Virginia farmland and forested areas are part of the ongoing  solar siting discussion in the...

Virginia Senate District 10 will hold a special election after John McGuire’s resignation.

The Virginia 10th Senate District special election is scheduled to take place on Jan. 7, one day before the start of the 2025 legislative sessions.

Southwest Virginia is not a candidate for nuclear power, but any proposals will be carefully evaluated

Many have talked about the "moonshot", which Governor Youngkin has undertaken to build a small-modular reactor (SMR) on the coalfields in Southwest Virginia. It...

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