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- York and Gloucester Counties to see Toll Removal thanks to Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin
  
  Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that toll collection on the Route 17 George P. Coleman Bridge will cease on the evening of August 8, 2025.
  
  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...
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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.

Fairfax Casinos to be added to the list of eligible casinos in Virginia due to Democrat Leadership

After the House leadership moved a controversial bill for the development of a Casino and Entertainment Complex at Tysons Corner between House Committees, lawmakers made a decision on Wednesday.

Nuclear

Virginia takes steps to bring advanced nuclear reactor to Wise County

VN Staff - July 18, 2025 0

As Virginia wrestles with high energy demands and deadlines to switch to zero-carbon emission energy production, Gov. Glenn Youngkin last week announced funding to take the first steps towards building an advanced nuclear reactor in the southwest region of the state.

Southwest Virginia is not a candidate for nuclear power, but any proposals will be...

VN Staff - December 12, 2024 0

Many have talked about the "moonshot", which Governor Youngkin has undertaken to build a small-modular reactor (SMR) on the coalfields in Southwest Virginia. It...

York and Gloucester Counties to see Toll Removal thanks to Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin

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