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- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces $6.2 Million in Growth and Opportunity Virginia Grants
  
  Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced $6.2 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) grants for 10 projects that advance Virginia’s economic competitiveness through innovation, workforce development, and strategic industry growth. The awarded projects will leverage an additional $4 million in investment.
  
  Northern Virginia Minority Business Owner Expresses Frustration Over Unproductive Meetings with U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine
  
  Leesburg, VA – December 22, 2025 – A prominent...
  
  Powerless by Design: How the Virginia Clean Economy Act Sacrifices Affordability for Ideology
  
  The VCEA: A Partisan Law with Sweeping Energy Mandates In...
  
  Virginia Democrats Push Forward with Retail Marijuana Market Launch in 2026
  
  Virginia lawmakers have advanced a revised legislative framework to establish a regulated retail marijuana market, with sales potentially beginning as early as November 1, 2026.
  
  Va. considers nearly $700 million rail and trail plan in Shenandoah Valley
  
  The Virginia Department of Transportation stunned Virginia’s transportation community by proposing a plan last Tuesday to potentially develop a multi-use trail and restore a deteriorated rail corridor in the Shenandoah Valley, with a possible price tag of nearly $700 million.
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School Boards Are Failing Our Students, and Absenteeism Is Just the Symptom

In Loudoun County and across Virginia, public...

Amy Riccardi’s Swearing-In Marks a Victory for Common-Sense Education in Loudoun County

In a resounding win for parents, teachers, and students tired of progressive overreach in public schools, Amy Riccardi was officially sworn in on January 7, 2026, as the new Loudoun County School Board member for the Sterling District.

Addiction treatment as an economic development strategy? Dickenson County, ravaged by substance abuse and overdose deaths, says yes

Developer Greg May was pulling out of...

Sexual Assault

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

VN Staff - August 5, 2025 0

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.

FCPD: Springfield Man Charged with Attempted Sexual Assault

VN Staff - February 5, 2025 0

Fairfax County Police announced yesterday that a man who attempted to sexually assault an elderly woman in the Springfield Crossing apartment complex late last month was arrested.

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces $6.2 Million in Growth and Opportunity Virginia Grants

Northern Virginia Minority Business Owner Expresses Frustration Over Unproductive Meetings with U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine

Powerless by Design: How the Virginia Clean Economy Act Sacrifices Affordability for Ideology

Virginia Democrats Push Forward with Retail Marijuana Market Launch in 2026

Va. considers nearly $700 million rail and trail plan in Shenandoah Valley