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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...

Virginia Senate District 15 Special Election Looms as Battleground Against Democratic Power Grab

As Virginians prepare to celebrate the holidays, a critical special election in Senate District 15 threatens to reshape the state's political landscape—and potentially hand Democrats the keys to a dangerous redistricting scheme that could entrench their power for years to come. With early voting kicking off tomorrow, December 27th, and Election Day set for January 6th, voters in this Richmond-area district face a stark choice: preserve fair representation or risk a partisan overhaul of congressional districts that favors one party at the expense of democracy.

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...

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The Trump administration wants everyone to reapply for food stamps. What does that mean?

VN Staff - November 25, 2025 0

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ call for a close reexamination of the 42 million people who receive federal food aid has befuddled advocates and lawmakers, coming mere days after recipients began to see benefits that had been stalled during the government shutdown.

Governor Youngkin to laid-off federal workers: We’ll hire you

VN Staff - March 11, 2025 0

Among the thousands of federal workers who’ve been forced out or taken buyouts in the past month, surely some would be perfect fits for...

Governor personally appeals to new Trump administration, staffers to make Virginia their home

Audrey Carpenter - November 29, 2024 0

Youngkin releases video to attract Trump administration employees to live in Virginia. The governor and President-elect are seen here June 28 at a campaign rally in Chesapeake. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)

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