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Closing Virginia’s child care affordability gap would require up to $4.5 billion annually over the next decade, according to the Virginia Department of Education — an investment that, under one scenario, would also raise annual pay for 43,000 educators by an average of $17,000. Virginia currently lacks at least…
Virginia is bringing healthcare and workforce organizations together to help residents keep their health coverage and navigate new federal requirements for Medicaid and other assistance programs. Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources Marvin Figueroa on Monday announced the Virginia United Coalition…
• “Affordability is driving the race in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District.” — VPM • “State officials offered to store nuclear waste. Then residents found out.” — The Washington Post • “Rep. Subramanyam says Virginia office received envelope containing suspicious substance.” — Fox 5 DC • “Virginia Beach may have no…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health. The new division is set to work with the agency’s existing Office of Research on Women’s Health, which was established in 1990 and “has served as the focal point for…
An Oct. 26 special session to elect judges to the Court of Appeals of Virginia has been called off because of scheduling conflicts, scrapping lawmakers’ return to Richmond. The session was expected to last at least three days, which Senate Majority Leader Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, said was difficult for many…
Hampton Roads Ventures backed a $12 million investment in a grocery store in rural Marion, $10 million for a farm equipment distribution center in Martinsville and $3 million for a supermarket in Louisiana in the past year. And once again, none of its projects were in Norfolk. More than four years ago, Norfolk’s City…
If you’re alarmed about the proliferation of data centers — gargantuan, windowless megastructures that power social media, live-streaming, cloud storage, e-commerce, text messaging, cryptocurrency, online betting, artificial intelligence and near-universal security surveillance — you’re in good company this election…
Dominion Energy plans to add more than 39 gigawatts of new power generation over the next 20 years as electricity demand surges across Virginia, according to the company’s latest filing with the State Corporation Commission. Over that period, Dominion plans to build more than 21 gigawatts of new solar energy, 3.5…
By Mechelle Hankerson / WHRO When Isle of Wight voters scan their ballot this election season, they’ll notice something different: Instead of names next to bubbles, voters will find a space to write in a name for recently vacated school board seat. Former school board member Brandi Perkins resigned from the board on…
• “Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. visits Virginia Beach to address healthcare shortages.” — WAVY • “Virginia elementary student found with handgun in backpack, police say.” — WTVR • “Virginia voters to decide whether to enshrine same-sex marriage right in constitution.” — NBC4 Washington • “‘Traveling Trunks’ brings colonial…
Virginians on Saturday utilized the fourth major “No Kings” protest in Richmond to drive out support around local issues and in favor of three proposed amendments to Virginia’s constitution that voters will decide on in November. It was one of dozens of anti-Trump demonstrations that were held in Virginia, and one of…
Inflation grew to a 3.7% annual rate in September, according to an Oct. 14 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August. In the last consumer price inflation report before midterm elections, with voters already fed up with higher prices, September’s number was the highest since May, when it…
Come January, state lawmakers will debate a slate of bills that would halt data center development, including one by Sen. Russett Perry, D-Loudoun, which recommends a three -year moratorium on building the high-powered digital warehouses. Perry has filed Senate Bill 843 alongside Sen. Danica Roem, D-Prince William. It…
Children’s hospitals in Virginia have kept transgender services for patients younger than 19 on hold for more than a year following President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order. They include the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Norfolk-based Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters and…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s energy plan, released October 1, is a marvel of earnestness and hard work. Anyone plowing through its 180 pages of text and appendices can’t help but be impressed with the level of detail and the thoroughness of its coverage. The Department of Energy even acquired the same modeling…
• “New Maryland, Virginia laws aim to make backyard homes easier to build.” — WJLA • “White House responds after Virginia attorney general creates voter protection unit.” — Fox 5 DC • “Virginia IT agency is ‘falling short’ in AI oversight, state watchdog warns.” — VPM • “Appeals court revives Virginia school boards’…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Thursday announced that the execution of a man convicted of the Fort Hood shooting will not be livestreamed, a reversal after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that Nidal Hasan’s death by firing squad would be public. “I think streaming the execution for all to see might…
Federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program money can no longer be used for certain gender-affirming care to young people in Virginia and other states, after a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rule took effect on Oct. 13. This means that people under 18 on Medicaid and under 19 on CHIP…
A new report shows Virginia students’ kindergarten readiness rose six percentage points to 57% over the past year, with underserved students making notable gains, according to the Department of Education. Last year, state lawmakers directed VDOE and the University of Virginia’s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching…
• “Virginia’s AI rules don’t effectively weigh risks, report says.” — The Virginian-Pilot • “DC, Maryland and Virginia under power grid emergency. What does it mean for customers?” — WUSA 9 • “Virginia college students are taking advantage of same-day voter registration more and more.” — WVTF • “Memo details how DCA…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge late Tuesday extended a block on a Trump administration ban of press passes for three news organizations, which will allow them to continue to enter the White House grounds while a legal challenge to the ban, including a Wednesday appeal filed by the administration, plays out. U.S…
Democrat Elaine Luria holds a narrow lead over Republican U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans in Virginia’s closely watched 2nd Congressional District, according to a Christopher Newport University poll released Wednesday, but the three-point difference falls within the survey’s +/- 4 margin of error. Luria received 46% support…
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner says he wants one final term to help undo the damage he believes President Donald Trump has caused. His Republican challenger, Bert Mizusawa, argues Virginia would be better served with a senator Trump will actually listen to. The two candidates made their cases in two separate phone interviews…
The Chesapeake Bay earned a C+ on the annual report card that calculates improvements or losses in key indicators of health and conditions in the estuary and surrounding areas. This is the highest the Bay has ever scored since the record-keeping began in 2006. At the announcement in Woodbridge on Tuesday, Virginia…
Loudoun County Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence defended his school board’s recent LGBTQ+ History Month proclamation, after Republican Del. Tim Griffin, R-Bedford, called the board’s decision “despicable” on social media and suggested the school system influences students’ sexual identities. Spence joined the…
Harsh practices used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue to make news across the country, with detainees including U.S. citizens describing agents kneeling on their necks, holding them in isolation and more. Records show that the majority of detainees have no criminal convictions and a PBS…
• “Virginia seeing big increases in early voting numbers. What does that mean?” — WUSA 9 • “Southwest and Southside health organizations get nearly $4 million in federal grants to boost technology and cybersecurity.” — Cardinal News • “Fauquier Board of Supervisors moves to restrict data center development.” —…
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones on Tuesday announced a new Voter Protection Section, creating a team of dedicated lawyers to investigate voting rights violations and enforce state election laws three weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The section will investigate improper voter registration cancellations…
The debate over the final path for Dominion Energy’s controversial high-voltage transmission line project in Loudoun County continues, with U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Loudoun, now urging the State Corporation Commission to consider three new routes that avoid cutting through residents’ yards and encroaching on two…
Coal dust, a decades-long scourge for thousands of residents of Hampton Roads cities where mammoth coal terminals operate, could be less of a menace in Newport News if local officials and businesses follow the recommendations in a new study. But getting funding from the wealthy terminal operators? Don’t hold your…
• “If Virginia passes the proposed amendment on reproductive health, what happens to the state’s laws on abortion? Here’s what legal experts say.” — Cardinal News • “Virginia releases statewide environmental literacy plan.” — Bay Journal • “Virginia gun owners want assault-style firearm sales ban overturned.” — WDBJ 7…
The Trump administration’s order to allow import of Russian diesel violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports while the country’s war with Ukraine is ongoing, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators. Following an Oct. 9 call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S…
Measles cases for the calendar year surpassed 4,000 for the first time in decades, with as many as five deaths in Pennsylvania, as the federal government steps in with financial help for states but also fans vaccination fears and skepticism. A weekly report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed…
In the course of a single election cycle, the backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country. Candidates who once touted data centers as an economic boon have backtracked, and voters in at…
U.S. Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Woodbridge, is seeking a second term in one of Virginia’s most politically astute and competitive districts, where five challengers — including Republican Douglas Ollivant — are on the ballot. The outcome of the 7th Congressional District race could weigh heavily in determining which party…
As OBGYN Dr. Christina Francis stood in Virginia’s General Assembly Building earlier this month to speak against a proposed reproductive rights constitutional amendment, she said that voters “should not look at this as a political issue.” But the ballot referendum to enshrine reproductive rights into Virginia’s…
In his 1975 book, “Systemantics,” John Gall hypothesizes that complex systems tend to fail, and not because of bad intentions, incompetent operators, or a few correctable defects. Organizations and other human-made systems develop unanticipated behaviors that often thwart their intended purposes. As we begin to…
Students face pressure to do well from family expectations, peer competition, college admissions, and a broader achievement-focused culture. Some Virginia education experts say it is leading them to rely on artificial intelligence, at the expense of strengthening their own creative and critical thinking skills. “They…
• “After a felony, Virginia took away his vote. A court win is giving it back.” — The Washington Post • “(Virginia) congregants celebrate the reconstruction of one of America’s oldest Black churches.” — The Associated Press • “Northampton County shellfish farmers are reeling after algal bloom devastates oyster crops.”…
Kacia Kriener Putman credits abortion access with her ability to grow her family. Three weeks before first pregnancy’s due date, the Alexandria resident developed pre-eclampsia, a potentially life-threatening high blood pressure condition that occurs in some pregnancies and can cause organ damage. She also developed…
Pending changes to Head Start initiated by President Donald Trump’s administration could make it harder for Virginia families to utilize the program, including those whose families lack permanent shelter. A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposal would eliminate a rule that allows Head Start centers to…
• “Hardywood buys Starr Hill in major Virginia beer deal.” — Axios • “‘I don’t care if I go to jail’: Newly released video shows 6-year-old defiant after Virginia school shooting.” — NBC News • “ICF International to lay off 82 employees.” — Virginia Business • “Damascus cancels Flock contract, joining other Virginia…
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., called for federal artificial intelligence regulations and stronger healthcare funding Wednesday as he and Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa outlined competing approaches to protecting Virginians with disabilities at a virtual candidate forum. Mizusawa emphasized enforcing existing…
WASHINGTON — Rebecca Myers lives in one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional districts, and tariffs were on her mind as she voted early and in-person in Suffolk, Virginia in late September. The 44-year-old trained social worker said she and her husband, who recently retired after 25 years in the U.S…
Rachel Leyco had to adopt her biological sons. As she and her wife Jenn Jackson sat in their Chesterfield County living room recently, the couple recalled how their marriage and parenthood journey was complicated by state and federal legal landscapes. Their love story is why they are backing an effort to enshrine…
Despite cooling temperatures and repeated rain storms in central and northern portions of Virginia that have eased the drought conditions that were pervasive in the late spring and summer, Roanoke and the surrounding region is still experiencing emergency drought conditions. According to the latest drought indicators…
Three hundred and fifty prospective nursing students around Virginia will be able to tap into $1.3 million in scholarships and incentives, new funding that Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday. The financial boost stems from the Virginia Nursing Workforce Center, which was created by state lawmakers this year to…
Household water bills are increasing faster than inflation and income, according to a new analysis. The environmental advocacy nonprofit Food and Water Watch analyzed water bill data among the nation’s 500 largest community water providers. Those systems serve a collective 155 million people — nearly half the nation’s…
• “Virginia plan lays out options to meet clean energy goals and rising demand.” — Bay Journal • “Abandoned boats removal from Virginia Waterways continues.” — WAVY • “Department of Veterans Affairs awards $114K in grants for adaptive sports programs in Virginia.” — WSLS • “Acting Virginia Beach city attorney…
Forty-four percent of Virginia schools earned the “distinguished” rating for exceeding state expectations in growth, achievement and readiness, a 21% performance leap from last year, as the state continues efforts to support more than 1,000 schools that fell short. On Wednesday, the Virginia Department of Education…
Quadaire Patterson will vote for the first time this fall, a fact that brought a smile to his face on a recent afternoon as his 1-year-old daughter Trinity frolicked around the living room of the Henrico County home he shares with his wife. He said he has been thinking about how future elections can shape
The debate over whether Florida-based NextEra Energy should be allowed to acquire Dominion Energy and create the largest regulated utility in the country heated up Tuesday, with Virginia Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi pledging her opposition to the $67 billion merger. She is the first elected official at the statewide level…
For years, the psychoactive compound kratom has been sold across much of the United States as an herbal supplement, available in powders, capsules and extracts with few of the restrictions applied to controlled substances. But the market is changing. Products containing a potentially dangerous kratom derivative known…
• “Virginia voters broadly support increased investment in public schools, poll finds.” — Cardinal News • “Virginia felony voting errors collide with Question 3.” — Axios • “Virginia’s ‘Rap Back’ program tops 56,000 enrollments in first year.” — 13newsnow • “Virginia Beach makes progress on flood prevention 10 years…
Virginia Republican leaders on Tuesday called for Gov. Abigail Spanberger to summon lawmakers to Richmond and suspend the state’s gasoline and diesel taxes for 90 days, arguing that the temporary break would help families, farmers and trucking companies cope with high fuel prices. Diesel prices have climbed sharply…
Virginia’s workforce training program has earned another No. 1 national ranking as the commonwealth competes for companies looking for workers trained for specialized jobs. Area Development, a major national trade publication, ranked Virginia first for workforce training programs in its 2026 Top States for Doing…
The Virginia Board of Education recently reestablished its adult education advisory committee after a three-year hiatus to guide how the state uses resources to improve its adult education and literacy program. The programs combine education and job training that can help enrollees earn recognized industry credentials…
• “In Virginia, voting rights restoration is tough. A ballot measure could change that.” — NPR/WAMU • New data shows lifetime return on investment of Virginia degree programs.” — VPM News • “Southwest Virginia fish farm project ‘on pause’ due to tariffs, gas prices.” – Cardinal News • “Virginia ranks No. 12 among…
WASHINGTON — Democrats expect they’ll gain a majority of seats in the U.S. House following November’s midterm elections, giving the party a platform to serve as a check on the president’s power. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene said during an interview Monday that curbing the war in Iran…
The Virginia State Corporation Commission will allow documents detailing an internal investigation into NextEra Energy’s failed attempt to acquire Jacksonville, Florida’s public utility to be included in deliberations of the company’s $67 billion proposed merger with Dominion Energy. “I find the requested information…
Democrats are looking to an old winner for a new opening in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, where former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello is trying to repeat the upset that briefly put the Republican-leaning seat in his party’s hands 18 years ago. Perriello, who defeated longtime Republican incumbent Virgil Goode in…
Six years ago, the city of Danville in Virginia’s Southside region struggled to raise funds for school construction and modernization across 15 schools, with nearly a quarter of its population, around 42,000, living in poverty. But since the state authorized the city to levy an additional sales and use tax of up to 1%…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi announced Friday in Smithfield that the agency will disburse $37 million to localities to aid Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction and clean up efforts. An additional $53 million in matching grant funds will be awarded to 83 projects across the…
Jobs across the United States rose by 29,000 in September, a disappointing result as recent growth was also revised down in Friday’s monthly jobs report, the last one before midterm elections. September growth was a large dip from a strong August number that was revised down from 162,000 to 133,000 in the new report…
• “First bill of 2027 aims to protect people with autism, other disabilities.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch • “Virginia Beach schools violated Title IX for years, feds find. It may be more complicated.” — The Virginian-Pilot • “Winchester area still fastest-growing in Virginia.” — The Northern Virginia Daily • “Out of…
One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct their decision-making behind closed doors. While the Virginia Freedom of Information Act presumes all government business is by default public and requires officials to justify why exceptions…
Across the political spectrum, people who do the math come up with the same answer: the cheapest kilowatt-hour is the one you don’t need to use. A well-insulated building outfitted with LED lighting and energy-efficient appliances saves money for occupants over time even when upfront costs are higher. It’s astounding…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released new guidance Thursday for participating states, scholarship-granting organizations and taxpayers as the federal scholarship tax credit program prepares to take effect in January. Created through President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law in 2025, the Education…
• “Trump cuts end Virginia Medicaid access for thousands of legal immigrants.” — VPM • “Democrat has edge in Virginia House race considered national bellwether, poll finds.” — The Washington Post • “Cline and Macy appear aligned on one issue in the 6th District race: the need for a data center moratorium.” — Cardinal…
Gov. Abigail Spanberger released the commonwealth’s latest energy plan on Thursday, marking the first long-range blueprint of her term for how Virginia can meet its growing energy demands and achieve the Virginia Clean Economy Act’s decarbonization and energy goals. As she announced the plan in Richmond Thursday…
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved. The chamber won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could be the final…
U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans is facing renewed scrutiny over her votes to roll back consumer financial oversight after receiving tens of thousands of dollars from political committees tied to the financial services industry, including a Republican group that has received substantial funding from payday and title lenders. The…
Abortion is on the ballot this fall, with Virginia voters slated to select their next slate of congressional representatives after federal protections for the procedure ended in 2022. Voters will also decide on Election Day whether a reproductive rights amendment should be cemented into the state’s constitution…
Over the past year and a half, a dozen states have embraced a new vision for solar power: small, cheap panels that can be hung from a balcony or porch, be plugged into a standard wall outlet and take a dent out of residents’ utility bills. These systems, known as balcony solar or plug-in solar,
• “Virginia’s first look at a cannabis retail market.” — The Virginian-Pilot • “Several Virginia races lack debates as Election Day nears.” — WSET • “Curious Commonwealth asks: Is high-speed rail possible in Virginia?” — VPM • “Judge vacates Virginia man’s murder conviction; he walks free after 25 years.” — WTOP • “2…
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. The Trump administration recently moved the funds into a U.S. Customs and…
Christina Rivera kept her health insurance this year because she needed major back surgery. But maintaining coverage meant absorbing a monthly premium that rose from $235 in 2025 to $1,336 in 2026 — with a higher deductible. “That’s just not reasonable for anybody who is relying on the ACA for healthcare,” said…
One of the proposed routes of the controversial Valley Link Transmission line, which will stretch 765 kilovolt lines 115-miles across Virginia from Lynchburg to Culpeper, has been altered by developers, as Dominion Energy, Transource and FirstEnergy narrow down which path they’d prefer to present to the State…
By Jim Morrison/WHRO New Kent County has been the state’s poster child for speed camera citations, issuing more than 71,000 in work and school zones last year. At $100 per ticket, that adds up to more than $7.1 million for the county in just five months of a new work zone camera campaign. For violators
For more than 35 years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has surveyed American high school students every two years about their health and behavior. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, established in 1991, draws a nationally representative sample of students in grades 9 through 12 at public and private…
• “Two US navy aviators eject while landing on carrier off Virginia.” — The Guardian • “Medical professionals endorse a ‘yes’ vote on Virginia constitutional amendment question one.” — WVIR • “Avio USA breaks ground on $500M facility expected to create 1,500 Southside jobs.” — WSET • “Virginia targets nursing shortage…
WASHINGTON — The three news organizations that President Donald Trump barred from entering the White House grounds earlier this month have asked a federal judge to ensure their reporters continue to have access after a temporary restraining order expires in early October. Attorneys for CNN, MS Now and Politico filed…
The Virginia Board of Education has approved new rules for assessing student learning in subjects without statewide Standards of Learning tests, giving schools another way to measure whether students have mastered the required material. Last year, state lawmakers overhauled the state’s testing system to improve how…
The State Corporation Commission will hold three in-person hearings to collect public testimony on the proposed $67 billion merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy, in addition to three anticipated days of testimony by phone. If approved by multiple state and federal agencies, the merger would create the…
• “Homebuilders say ICE enforcement is slowing Virginia construction.” — Axios • “Virginia gas prices sit above $4.20 amid rising crude oil costs.” — WAVY • “What Virginia’s data-center backlash shows about how Americans feel right now — and it’s not just anger.” — Fortune • “Two years after Hurricane Helene ravaged…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress. The $810 million in the “pocket rescission” would have gone to refugee assistance programs at the Department of Health and Human…
WE BUY HOUSES. CASH 4 HOMES. FA$T CA$H. The signs, text messages and mailers promise cash, quick sales and a seamless means of unloading unwanted homes. But advocates say the business of buying homes for cash can confuse vulnerable homeowners and rob them of home equity. And now, many states are cracking down…
Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District has emerged as one of the most competitive in the country ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election, with incumbent U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia Beach, working to hold her seat against Democrat and former representative Elaine Luria, whom Kiggans ousted in 2022. Two independent…
Youth advocates are urging Virginia lawmakers to reconsider stiffer penalties for public marijuana use before the state opens its legal adult-use market next summer, warning that the changes could place a disproportionate burden on young people, their families and Black communities. The maximum civil penalty for…
Motor vehicle office wait times in the commonwealth fell to 8.3 minutes in 2026 from about 37 minutes in 2019, according to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, making access to essential government services faster and more convenient for drivers. Virginia lawmakers previously directed analysts from the Joint…
The day after the Aug. 4 Democratic primary to choose a congressional candidate in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, the Williamsburg area chapter of the Virginia League of Women Voters invited Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman and Democratic challenger Shannon Taylor to a joint appearance at a candidate…
• “Virginia Beach comes together to honor lives lost to suicide.” — WAVY • “Virginia’s energy mix may include fusion, but will require natural gas.” — The Daily Signal • “Identical twin doctors who grew up in poverty returned to their Virginia hometown to co-run an ER.” — CBS News • “Maryland ramps up crackdown
Virginia has received a $7.2 million federal disaster-recovery grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand childcare in communities across Southwest and Southside Virginia, the governor’s office announced Friday. The award comes as Virginia continues to recover from Hurricane Helene, which…
Virginia schools could be required to have a licensed nurse in every building starting in 2028, under a legislative proposal introduced Wednesday. The measure is designed to close healthcare gaps by placing experts in schools to manage complex medical conditions. Virginia permits school divisions to employ nurses, but…
Virginia environmental advocacy organizations are trying to determine the full extent of impacts from President Donald Trump’s rescission of a landmark Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction law last week. “We’re still waiting to find out what all of the fallout is going to be,” said Jay Ford, the Virginia policy manager…
• “Norfolk native becomes 19th known soldier death since start of Iran war.” — WAVY • “Storm system forces water inland in eastern Virginia.” — WWBT • “Virginia Tech plans $63M vet teaching hospital expansion.” — Virginia Business • “Expert speaks on spotted lanternfly infestation threatening plants in Northern…
WASHINGTON — Despite skyrocketing fuel prices and sinking approval ratings for President Donald Trump’s conflict in Iran ahead of the November midterms, Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts Thursday to check the president’s unfettered military action in the Middle East. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Lisa…
WASHINGTON — U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House. Kelly, in the eight-page order, said that the White House must “immediately return, reinstate, and restore the White House ‘hard…
Tony Sabio — a security expert who served in the U.S. military, Secret Service and CIA — has an uphill objective this November: the Republican nominee is working to unseat a six-term Democratic incumbent and represent Virginia’s reliably blue 8th Congressional District. Sabio is drawing on his extensive background in…
Virginia and other states cannot be penalized under a Trump administration deadline that gave them too little time to put new federal food assistance rules into effect, a federal judge in Oregon has ruled. The decision also rejects federal guidance that would have denied benefits to some lawful permanent residents…