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School board holds Nov. 26 private meeting concerning altercation

A Loudoun County School Board tonight has an agenda item on it for reviewing the behavior of an elected official. Deana Griffiths said she has been harassed by Heather Gottlieb for months.

Country waits for House results

U.S. Representative Jen Kiggans (R-VA, Dist. 2) won re-election, but the country is still waiting for the results of several other House races across the country.

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.

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JD Vance visits Helene-damaged areas to let affected residents know they are “not forgotten”

Vice President-elect JD Vance, second left, speaks with Fairview Volunteer Fire Department members and first responders during his trip to survey damage from Hurricane Helene, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in Fairview, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Winsome Earle-Sears to speak at Virginia Chamber forum

The presumptive Republican nominee and Democratic candidate for Virginia's governorship in 2025 are scheduled...

High school exit exams dwindle to about half a dozen states, including Virginia

But this fall, Norton and Scruggs advocated on opposite sides of a Massachusetts ballot referendum scrapping the requirement that high school kids pass a standardized state test to graduate.

Records Show Protests Led to Policy Changes at Va. Colleges

Records show policy campus demonstration discussions at VCU, attorney general involvement This year, several demonstrations...

Early voting for the Loudoun County January special election starts December 11

Loudoun County election officials remind voters that early voting for the January 7, 2025, special election begins Wednesday, December 11, 2024.The special election was called to fill the vacant seats in the 32nd State Senate District and the 26th House of Delegates District in the General Assembly. All registered voters in the 32nd State Senate District and the 26th House of Delegates District are eligible to vote in the election. Early voting begins Thursday, December 11, at the Office of Elections and Voter Registration, 750 Miller Drive, Suite 150, in Leesburg. Early voting hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Note that the office will be closed Tuesday, December 24, 2024, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 and Wednesday, January 1, 2025.)Additional Early Voting OpportunitiesAdditional early voting opportunities will occur at the Office of Elections and Voter Registration, Claude Moore Recreation Center in Sterling and Dulles South Recreation Center in South Riding Saturday, December 28, 2024, and Saturday, January 4, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. More information is online at loudoun.gov/VoteEarly.Voter Registration DeadlineThe deadline to register to vote in the January 7 election or to update current voter registration information is Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Voters may register after December 31 and vote a provisional ballot. Information about Same-Day Voter Registration is available from the Virginia Department of Elections.Stay Informed Text LCVOTES to 888777 to receive text alerts from the Loudoun County Office of Elections and Voter Registration or sign up for the Election Update category through Alert Loudoun, the county’s email and text notification system. Follow the Office of Elections and Voter Registration on Facebook and X. Loudoun County Government also posts general information on Facebook and X.More information, including the list of precincts that will be open for voting on election day, can be found at loudoun.gov/UpcomingElections.# # #

JD Vance visits Helene-damaged areas to let affected residents know they are “not forgotten”

Vice President-elect JD Vance, second left, speaks with Fairview Volunteer Fire Department members and first responders during his trip to survey damage from Hurricane Helene, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in Fairview, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Winsome Earle-Sears to speak at Virginia Chamber forum

The presumptive Republican nominee and Democratic candidate for Virginia's governorship in 2025 are scheduled to speak today at the 2024 Virginia Economic Summit &...

High school exit exams dwindle to about half a dozen states, including Virginia

But this fall, Norton and Scruggs advocated on opposite sides of a Massachusetts ballot referendum scrapping the requirement that high school kids pass a standardized state test to graduate.

Records Show Protests Led to Policy Changes at Va. Colleges

Records show policy campus demonstration discussions at VCU, attorney general involvement This year, several demonstrations by university students in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict led...

Biden pledges four billion in aid to Africa while Southwest Virginians continue suffering results of Helene

President Joe Biden pledges $4 billion in U.S. aid to Africa on Tuesday during a press conference in Angola. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Supreme Court takes up transgender rights case today

The U.S. Supreme Court today hears a case concerning a Tennessee law that bans puberty blockers and hormone therapy for teens under 18.

Fairfax Supervisors continue to lobby for FBI Springfield location

Fairfax County Supervisors continue lobbying for FBI headquarters in D.C. to move to Springfield.

Virginia lawmakers to consider proposal to support regional airports

Virginia lawmakers will soon consider a bill that could help to bring larger airlines to smaller airports and support the growth of regional airports in the commonwealth.

“Incubators of democracy”: Kemp says tough campaign cycle for Virginia

Gov. Glenn Youngkin is on the executive committee of the Republican Governors Association and will be serving with new Chairman Brian Kemp (Georgia) and Vice Chair Greg Gianforte (Montana).

For Trump, winning back the White House was ‘all about that base.’

There was an interesting revelation in a recent panel discussion at the University of Richmond about the 2024 election where all of us outsiders learned – to varying levels of astonishment – that Donald Trump’s campaign had no interest in persuading undecideds.

Dominion reveals the true cost of data centers from pressure by the SCC

Ever since data centers started spreading across the Virginia landscape like an invasive pest, one important question has remained unanswered: How much does the industry’s insatiable demand for energy impact other utility customers?

Editorial: Reviving the American Spirit

In an era where the very essence of what it means to be an American is under constant scrutiny, we find ourselves at a...

Virginia housing groups look to 2025 for legislative, funding solutions

The number of Virginians who are unhoused has been on the rise, according to various data sources. A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development showed that in 2023, roughly 7.8 per 10,000 people in Virginia were experiencing homelessness. Recent point-in-time counts in the greater Richmond area showed an increase in unhoused citizens over the past year.  

Virginia lawmakers lay potential legislative groundwork in response to campus protests over Israel and Palestine

House lawmakers studying how some of Virginia’s universities handle campus protests and free speech policies faced criticism Wednesday after arranging a hearing that some...

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