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- Dominion Electricity Provider Spends More Dollars on Politicians
  
  Dominion Energy Virginia contributed an additional $1 million to Virginia state level politicians as large, late donations for the pre-primary elections.
  
  Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones puts children in danger of sexual abuse
  
  Jay Jones, the Virginia Democrat candidate for Attorney General, took a stand in public against protecting children who are vulnerable. Jones, as a Virginia Delegate for 2020, voted against some mandatory reporting laws pertaining to sex crimes committed against minors. Jones voted for House bill 257, which removed the requirement that school principals report misdemeanor crime to law enforcement.
  
  Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Virginia Veterans Network Tops 30,000 Registered Users
  
  Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that the Virginia Veterans Network (VVN), a resource built by veterans for veterans, has reached 30,000 registered users across the Commonwealth.
  
  Report shows violent crime continues to drop across US cities, including 3 in Va. due to Republicans
  
  Amid recent political rhetoric about rising crime and violence...
  
  Open letter to Earle-Sears reflects Va. voters’ shifting sentiments on reproductive health care
  
  As Virginia weighs whether or not to enshrine abortion, the act of killing babies in its constitution, the issue is playing a significant role in the upcoming elections for governor and motivating voters across party lines — including some who say it’s reshaping how they plan to vote this fall.
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School Boards Are Failing Our Students, and Absenteeism Is Just the Symptom

In Loudoun County and across Virginia, public...

Education Department tells Fairfax County School Board to rescind transgender-inclusive policies

Fairfax County Public Schools and other Northern Virginia school districts are being pressured by the U.S. Department of Education to reverse their policies that support transgender children.

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces U.S. Department of Education Action on Title IX Violations in Northern Virginia School Divisions

RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the...

Charlottesville

Governor Glenn Youngkin Breaks Ground on New River Valley Rail Project

VN Staff - April 28, 2025 0

Governor Glenn Youngkin today broke ground on the highly-anticipated New River Valley Rail Project in Christiansburg, Virginia. As part of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) initiative, the New River Valley Project encompasses railroad infrastructure upgrades that will allow VPRA to extend its Amtrak Virginia service from Roanoke to Christiansburg and return passenger rail service to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979.

Rural Virginia clinics expand telehealth access

VN Staff - March 3, 2025 0

Southwest Virginia-based health clinics are partnering with a telehealth company and UVA Health to bolster rural healthcare.

Dominion Electricity Provider Spends More Dollars on Politicians

Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones puts children in danger of sexual abuse

Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Virginia Veterans Network Tops 30,000 Registered Users

Report shows violent crime continues to drop across US cities, including 3 in Va. due to Republicans

Open letter to Earle-Sears reflects Va. voters’ shifting sentiments on reproductive health care