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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.

Who Stands With Our Children?

Conservatives recently celebrated, and rightfully so, as...

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

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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...

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RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that the gender policies of five school...

Arlington Public Schools is Violating Title 9, discriminating against boys and girls in the...

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Arlington Public Schools is discriminating against Boys and Girls in our Public School System.

Herndon files a lawsuit against Comstock to demand the return of the downtown redevelopment...

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Herndon has officially filed a lawsuit against Comstock Companies, after the developer abandoned its long-stalled Downtown Redevelopment Project last year. The town filed a suit...

Fairfax County Board seat to be filled by a former school board member

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The race to replace Braddock District Supervisor James Walkinshaw on the Board of Supervisors began quietly. With the odds stacked in favour of him moving to Congress the race has begun to take place.

IT contractor to invest $1M in Tysons headquarters

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A company in the information technology sector that had received offers from Texas, Florida and West Virginia but chose to remain in Tysons despite receiving competing bids.

Glenn Youngkin will be rallying in Vienna next weekend

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Next week, the three Republicans who are running for statewide offices in November will gather together in Vienna.

Virginia doesn’t have statewide data center regulations. Localities are making their own rules.

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Virginia is home to over a third of the data centers worldwide. These energy hungry facilities have brought business to the commonwealth, but communities are seeing the impact of the electricity and water usage hit their utility bills. Now, many localities are debating how to balance the opportunities and challenges data centers present, and grappling with how to regulate them.

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

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

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.

Two Fairfax County Police Officers shot during Fair Oaks traffic stop, gunman killed

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A gunfight broke out during a traffic check in Fair Oaks on Wednesday, leaving two Fairfax County officers wounded and one local man dead.

Pat Herrity withdraws from the race for lieutenant governor citing health concerns

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He announced Monday that he was withdrawing from the race for health reasons. Pat Herrity had been considered the frontrunner in the Republican Party's nomination of lieutenant governor.

Northern Virginia leaders plead for state’s help amid federal job cuts

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Northern Virginia leaders urged lawmakers on Tuesday to enact emergency legislation to help stabilize their local economy as the White House cuts federal jobs, which they said has sharply impacted the dense cluster of government employees and contractors based in the suburbs of the nation’s capital.

Fairfax County apartment prices continue to rise, Tysons being the most expensive region.

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Even as economic turmoil is looming, apartment rents in Northern Virginia continue to rise year-over-year.

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,

A woman fatally shot at Chantilly residence by a man

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Fairfax County Police are investigating an alleged domestic shooting that resulted in a death in Chantilly.

Fairfax County Casino legislation passes in Virginia Democrat Senate

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The Virginia State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would allow residents of Fairfax County to hold a referendum on casino gambling. The bill will now be considered by the Virginia House of Delegates.

Reston Town Center to host a winter-themed ice-travaganza

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Reston Town Center is embracing the winter season with a brand new event this weekend.

Fairfax School Board approves new contract for teachers, but raises are dependent on county...

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The contract does promise a raise in pay for all teachers. However, Frisch pointed out that the funding depends on the county government. It faces a projected $292.7 million revenue gap, a shortfall caused by declining commercial real estate tax revenues and increasing employee compensation costs due to the rising cost of living.

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