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Friday, May 30, 2025

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.

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.

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.

Fairfax County Public Schools

Staff Cuts, Union Raises as Fairfax County Public Schools scrambles to balance budget

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Fairfax County Public Schools staff will receive most, but not all, of their planned salary increases under a revised fiscal year 2026 budget proposal shared last week by Superintendent Michelle Reid.

Fairfax Public Schools Michelle Reid Superintendent endorses biased posters in high school

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Michelle Reid, Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools on Friday,

Fairfax Public School teacher accused of sexual assault on students

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A local elementary teacher faces criminal charges after was alleged to have sexually assaulted two of her students.

Fairfax Schools Superintendent requests $268M in funding increases

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The $213 million raise is part of the newly negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement between Fairfax Education Unions and the School Board. The county's ability to pay for it is an unanswered question.

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