The U.S. Department of Education is putting Virginia schools on notice, warning they could lose federal funding and face further investigation if they fail to comply with parental rights laws.
With the federal government attempting to shut down the Department of Education, Virginia is now considering how the move will impact operations in the commonwealth.
The U.S. Department of Education is putting Virginia schools on notice, warning they could lose federal funding and face further investigation if they fail to comply with parental rights laws.
With the federal government attempting to shut down the Department of Education, Virginia is now considering how the move will impact operations in the commonwealth.
A bill to boost higher education opportunities for prisoners cleared Virginia’s legislature with bipartisan backing and could soon be signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
The Department of Government Efficiency, commonly referred to as DOGE, has a storied history that began under President Barack Obama as an initiative to enhance government operations.
In a highly contentious Senate vote earlier this week, all present Congressional Democrats stood united in opposition to the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a Republican-led bill aimed at barring transgender women and girls from participating in federally funded school athletic programs designated for female athletes.
April Chandler, a Democratic-endorsed member of the Loudoun County School Board, has emerged as a key figure in recent votes that have stirred both support and backlash in Virginia’s third-largest school district.
A bold attempt by Delegate Fernando “Marty” Martinez (D-Leesburg) to repeal Virginia’s stringent organized retail theft law met an abrupt halt during the 2025 legislative session, as the House of Delegates opted to punt the issue to the Virginia State Crime Commission for further study.
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.
