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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…
Most faculty members from Virginia and Southern states say they would not recommend their state as a desirable place to work, citing concerns about political interference and academic freedom, according to a recent survey by state conferences of the American Association of University Professors. The responses come…
• “Virginia lawmakers call for study on AI use in Virginia colleges.” — WHRO • “Homeland Security agents may have illegally accessed Virginia voter rolls, whistleblower alleges.” — The Virginian-Pilot • “March starting in Alexandria to rally for Virginia data center moratorium.” — ALXnow • “10 years after Hurricane…
More than half of women of reproductive age have seen or heard the false claim that hormones in contraceptives are harmful, and about 4 in 10 have been exposed to the false idea that hormones in contraceptives limit your ability to get pregnant in the future, according to a new survey. The survey by KFF,
Clean Virginia, a clean energy policy advocacy group and an intervenor in the Dominion Energy-NextEra Energy merger case, told the State Corporation Commission in a Tuesday hearing that NextEra’s past political ties and attempts to acquire utilities deserve scrutiny in regulators’ review of the proposed $67 billion…
If you enjoy seeing a bald eagle soaring over the James River, hearing a turkey gobble in the spring woods, watching whitetail deer cross a field at dusk, catching a bass on a summer morning or simply knowing that wild places still exist in Virginia, there is someone you should thank: A hunter or angler.
• “Virginia’s Senate race is taking place outside the national spotlight.” — Cardinal News • “Death at Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Abingdon under investigation.” — WCYB • “Newport News ship repair business plans to add 400+ jobs.” — Virginia Business • “RGGI allowance prices 153% higher in Virginia return.” —…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump faces a “big decision” to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate” the country, he told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. During a 37-minute speech to his international counterparts including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in New York City, Trump asked, “Will a deal…
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday called on Congress to set national rules for artificial intelligence, warning that its rapid development could threaten jobs, privacy and public resources if oversight remains largely in the hands of the companies building it. In a letter to congressional leaders, the Virginia…
The Federation of Virginia Food Banks, the Virginia Department of Social Services and No Kid Hungry Virginia commissioned a statewide survey that found 51% of families with children were food insecure. The survey picked up where the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual survey to assess hunger left off. The final…
A new state law allowing localities to raise revenue for school construction has opened opportunities but also raised questions, with some local leaders and lawmakers asking if it could create funding shortfalls for localities that approve the measure. Virginia voters to decide on 1% sales tax for school construction…
Seven federally recognized Native American tribes are ending their bid to formally join the Chesapeake Bay cleanup, saying they have been disappointed by the response from Bay Program leaders. The Virginia-based tribes began their quest last January, hoping to be added as a single signatory — the status awarded to…
• “Spanberger explains why she’s voting ‘yes’ on Virginia ballot questions.” — WRIC • “Clean Virginia dispute over Dominion-NextEra merger information heads to SCC hearing.” — WTVR • “This Eastern Shore program wants to help people find forestry jobs.” — WHRO • “FAA launches AI tool to assist air traffic control at…
WASHINGTON — Diesel prices hit a record average of $6.51 a gallon Monday, and some in President Donald Trump’s own party are breaking their support for the ongoing war in Iran that has driven fuel prices to staggering levels in the United States and across the globe. Already House Republicans locked in tight races as
WASHINGTON — The three news organizations that President Donald Trump has barred from entering the White House filed a lawsuit against the administration on Monday. CNN, MS Now and Politico wrote in a joint statement the suit is intended “to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the…
Attorney General Jay Jones told state regulators Friday that they should reset the 180-day review time period for the $67 billion Dominion Energy-NextEra Energy merger proposal, after the companies unveiled expanded conditions of the deal last week. On Sept. 14, Dominion and NextEra jointly filed supplemental…
As early voting for the 2026 midterm elections ramps up in Virginia, the commonwealth’s 1st Congressional District, where Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman is battling Democratic challenger Shannon Taylor, has been thrust into the spotlight as one of the most consequential races in the country, with the…
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has reached an agreement with Virginia Beach City Public Schools, after finding the division violated federal laws involving inadequate investigations and record-keeping of sexual misconduct reports. Results of the investigation come after the Office for Civil…
Virginians’ attitudes towards data centers have shifted rapidly in just a few years. Once seen as a relatively benign form of development that contributed to local coffers without harming the broader community, today data centers face united opposition. Polling this spring showed just 35% of Virginia voters would be…
• “Virginia fines a Microsoft data center for emissions violations.” — CBS News • “Virginia boys falling behind in educational, job benchmarks, panel says.” — WTOP News • “Roanoke County site highlights NDA concerns as Governor Spanberger pushes data center transparency.” — WDBJ 7 • “State Farm begins issuing dividend…
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Friday unveiled a package of legislative proposals to rein in the data center industry in Virginia, with goals to tighten environmental regulations, increase cost allocation for the industry, and make the proposal process more transparent by barring non-disclosure agreements between…
Early voting begins Friday across Virginia, kicking off more than six weeks of voting for the Nov. 3 midterms just days after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked new mail-ballot restrictions sought by President Donald Trump’s administration. Voters will choose a U.S. senator and representatives in all 11 of Virginia’s…
Virginia faces a funding gap of at least $1.7 billion for highway maintenance work, with roads falling into disrepair creating an economic and safety liability that could affect future construction projects across the commonwealth, state transportation department staff reported this week. Over the past 20 years…
In its latest effort to overhaul federal homelessness funding, the Trump administration is proposing to provide more money to localities that prioritize treatment-first policies such as sober living, more cooperation with law enforcement and more temporary and transitional housing. It’s a reversal from a decade-long…
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in three years as inflation continues to dog the economy, largely driven by soaring gas and fuel oil prices while the war in Iran drags on. The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee voted 12-0 to increase its benchmark interest…
A newly launched digital dashboard spotlights affordable housing properties whose affordability terms are set to expire, so that local governments can preserve them if they wish. Housing Forward Virginia, in partnership with Virginia Housing Alliance and Locus, collaborated to craft the tool. The groups approached the…
Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay recorded their worst breeding season on record, according to the Center for Conservation Biology at William & Mary. The number of birds laying eggs has dropped 20% to 30%, a steeper decline than during the height of the DDT crisis in the 1970s and ‘80s, when the osprey population was
• “Spanberger is bullish about Virginia House races even without a favorable map.” — The Washington Post • “How does Ballot Question 1 affect Virginia’s abortion regulations?” — VPM • “Virginia casinos’ August take is $97.6M.” — Virginia Business • “Virginia Beach reaches halfway point in 10-year flood protection…
Virginia farmers struggling with drought-damaged pastures will be able to receive larger hay deliveries under a state of emergency declared by Gov. Abigail Spanberger Wednesday. Spanberger’s Executive Order 21 temporarily exempts over-width hay deliveries from certain transportation restrictions, allowing hay to reach…
Seven community colleges in what the Virginia Community College Association dubs the state’s “rural horseshoe” have received $5.93 million to train more healthcare workers. Virginia has so far disbursed $122 million of its $198 million in Rural Health Transformation Fund money to organizations around the state…
Virginia will steer more than $12.3 million in opioid settlement money toward state programs ranging from naloxone distribution and treatment services to youth education and recovery support on college campuses, the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority announced recently. The agency’s Grants Committee approved its…
King George County Schools will now allow sixth- to eighth-grade students to form non-curricular clubs, including one supporting LGBTQ+ students, after the school board settled with the families of two students who said the school did not allow them to form the LGBTQ+ club previously, according to a Monday…
In 1991, Martha Muguira became the first Latina to earn a doctorate at the College of William & Mary. The degree marked the happy ending of a local hero’s success story — and the beginning of a resource to expand educational access to other Hispanic students. After a career in community service and education, Muguira
Two members of Virginia’s congressional delegation have introduced bills designed to create standards for siting data centers in communities, amplify transparency about the facilities’ power and water use and protect nearby communities from international threats. “As a country we built our power infrastructure, our…
• “Virginia Film Festival announces in-state filmmaking lineup.” — Cville Right Now • “City Council approves redevelopment of Virginia Home into apartments.” — The Richmonder • “Virginia Creeper Trail Conservancy creates stewardship fund.” — WCYB • “Various Southwest, Central Virginia school district awarded up to…
Among Virginians who are no longer incarcerated, only those convicted of murder and voluntary or involuntary manslaughter remain disqualified from voting under new guidance from the Virginia Department of Elections. The update comes days before early voting begins in the midterm elections, and months after a federal…
Shannon Taylor, the Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District representative, wants to restore healthcare funding and resources slashed by the Republican-controlled Congress over the past year, she said at a roundtable alongside care workers and union leaders in Henrico Monday afternoon. Taylor, who…
Federal lawmakers will consider a proposal to reduce congestion around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, one of the busiest aviation hubs in the nation. No survivors found in crash between military helicopter and jet over Potomac River near DC Virginia’s U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, both…
Cerina Fairfax, a Virginia dentist and mother of two, spent nearly two years living in the same house as her husband while she was trying to divorce him. Virginia state law required couples with children, like the Fairfaxes, to wait a year before being allowed to file for divorce. Cerina’s husband, former Virginia Lt…
• “NextEra, Dominion offer Virginia aid to smooth $67 billion deal.” — Bloomberg • “Early voting starts Friday for Virginia midterms.” — WFXR • “Virginia Employment Commission launches new Unemployment Insurance Claims Dashboard tool.” — WSLS • “Spanberger quietly kills Youngkin-era transgender rulemaking effort.” —…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections. The unsigned, one-paragraph order upheld a Massachusetts federal court’s injunction on a U.S. Postal Service rule until…
Virginia’s general fund revenues rose by $58 million in August compared with the same month last year, keeping collections slightly ahead of the state’s forecast despite signs of weakness in Virginia’s labor market. Collections increased 2.8% for the month and totaled nearly $4.61 billion during the first two months…
More than four years after Buchanan County Supervisor Trey Adkins was charged with dozens of felonies, his case has yet to reach a jury. Adkins was indicted in May 2022 on 82 counts stemming from allegations that included election fraud, absentee-voting violations, forgery, conspiracy and embezzlement of public…
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, is backing President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense spending budget, as the nation marks its eighth month in a war with Iran that Trump launched without congressional approval. Wittman, who is running against Democrat Shannon Taylor to represent Virginia’s 1st…
Virginia is moving closer to regulating self-driving vehicles, with lawmakers and experts recently agreeing on a plan ahead of the next legislative session as the technology expands and safety concerns grow. Last year, the General Assembly directed a workgroup to consider rules for autonomous vehicles, or AVs, which…
Loudoun County, the epicenter of Data Center Alley, is set to take up two amendments that would curb data center development, at least temporarily, and permanently end by-right development of the power-hungry data warehouses. Led by the county board member Juli Briskman, who is running for board chair, the amendments…
• “How trout fishers in Virginia are using FOIA to beat the competition.” — Cardinal News • “State approves $98 million electricity project for Eli Lilly property.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch • ” (Shenandoah County) School Board creates donation fund for school-name litigation.” — The Northern Virginia Daily • “‘From…
Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977 Americans died in terrorist attacks in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania. At the Pentagon, Condoleezza Rice, who was serving at the time under President George…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tried to maintain power following his loss in the 2020 election by exerting pressure on state election officials to, in some cases, “find” the votes. Loyalist Republicans in Congress then attempted to deny Joe Biden the Oval Office when lawmakers gathered to certify the Electoral…
Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has begun mailing new…
There are times when I sit alone and think back — trying to unearth details best left buried — and it all still feels like a nightmare, one that hasn’t softened even through the gauzy filter of 25 years gone by. It’s not just in the reliving of the undiluted horror from that cool, clear
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a far larger digital ecosystem — producing tools that can collect and analyze information on a scale unimaginable in 2001. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, did more than reshape the nation’s…
• “After DCA collision, Virginia senators to introduce bill restricting flights.” — The Washington Post • “Virginia nursing homes are short-staffed. So are the agencies tasked with watching them.” — WHRO • “These new Virginia food regulation updates take effect Sept. 10. Here’s what to know.” — WRIC • “Foodbank of…
The State Corporation Commission has ordered additional chances for the public to officially testify in the case to approve or reject the proposed $67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger, Virginia regulators said Thursday. In addition to the three days for telephonic testimony already planned at the beginning of the case…
Sesame has now been added to the state’s major food allergen list, the Virginia Department of Health announced along with several regulation updates and revamped guidance for food establishments that will go into effect on Thursday. The ingredient joins fin fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, milk, peanuts, soy…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have formally proposed revoking tax-exempt status from private educational institutions that use race-based policies in admissions, scholarships, or other programs, arguing that they constitute discrimination. Some schools offer admission…
• “Virginia’s data center backlash spills into midterms — and 2027.” — Axios • “Trade tensions between U.S., Canada could impact manufacturing in Virginia.” — WAVY • “Virginia kept its climate law. Dominion sees a loophole.” — Canary Media • “Virginia Beach City Council approves shorter workweek for firefighters.” —…
During a roundtable discussion at Feed More, a food bank in Henrico County Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said he believed there’s a growing chance Congress could adjust or undo Medicaid changes the Republican-controlled legislature enacted last summer — with or without flipping Congress to Democratic control…
President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada is creating headaches for Republicans ahead of November’s midterms as high prices remain a top concern among voters. Responding to Trump’s increased tariffs, Canadian officials have said they’re deliberately targeting goods from states where there are close…