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Virginia’s budget surplus grows as revenues beat expectations due to Republican management

Virginia’s general fund revenues rose sharply in April, bucking signs of a national economic cooldown as the state continues to post steady long-time job growth and rake in more tax dollars than projected.

Arlington leader opposes a region-wide tax on sales to support Metro

Arlington's representative in a panel that is studying D.C. Metro financing opposes a regional sales tax for the transit system.

Response to “Trump’s Attack on Offshore Wind is Hurting Virginia. Why Aren’t Republican Leaders Fighting for Us?”

The Virginia Mercury article (May 19, 2025) argues that President Donald Trump’s executive order halting offshore wind project approvals, permits, and funding is detrimental to Virginia’s economy, particularly the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, and criticizes Republican leaders like Governor Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares for not opposing it.

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“There’s no argument for this other than you want to facilitate cheating”

JD Vance's take on the voter roll issue in Virginia on the Joe Rogan show Oct. 30: https://twitter.com/america/status/1852230780459569607

VDOT’s study to add express lanes to the south side of Beltway draws skepticism

VDOT, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and other federal, state and local agencies in Virginia and Maryland, is conducting an environmental study to potentially extend the express lanes system on the southern section of I-95/I-495 by approximately 11 miles.

U.S. Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge its voter rolls

The U.S. Supreme Court voted Oct. 30 to allow Virginia to remove voters from its polls that it considers ineligible to vote.

Liberty University asks court to dismiss transgender lawsuit

Liberty University has filed a brief asking a federal district court to dismiss a lawsuit filed in Virginia by a former employee who said...

Trump to hold campaign rally in Salem Nov. 2

Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally at the Salem Civic Center at 1001 Roanoke Blvd. in Salem, VA on Saturday, Nov. 2...

Chesterfield County selects new police chief

Lt. Col. Frank Carpenter starts today as the new police chief of Chesterfield County.

Loudoun County Sheriff’s deputy charged with having sex with female inmate

Loudoun County Sheriff's deputy charged with having sex with female inmate

Five candidates eye Richmond mayor’s seat

Richmond's mayoral and nine council seats are up for election Nov. 5.

US bankruptcies hit 13-year peak in 2023; jump 27% in 2024

More than 80 companies that sell consumer goods have filed for bankruptcy, a jump of 27% from 2023, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

McLean Bible Church documentary published on YouTube

A new 2-part documentary on McLean Bible Church was published to YouTube last week, exposing a church fraught with financial and moral skepticism by its congregation for the last several years.

Virginia governor vows to petition the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary over voter roll issue

Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ruled that Virginia must add 1,500 voters identified as non-citizens back onto the state's voter rolls.

Loudoun County Public Schools sued for allegedly breaching free speech, right to petition

School Board Chair Melinda Mansfield is being sued by parents over free speech at school board meetings.

Sterling man receives 42 years for killing his wife

Peter J. Lollobrigido was sentenced today to 42 years in prison for the 2021 murder of his wife, Regina Redman. In June, Lollobrigido pleaded guilty...

Thomas Jefferson High School principal resigns amid declining national rank, merit scholarship scandal

The principal of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria is stepping down after seven years amid concerns about the school’s...

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