Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issues a proclamation on Friday celebrating one of the state most beloved athletes Ryan Zimmerman. Zimmerman, who was the first draft pick selected by the Nationals in their inaugural season in Washington, DC in 2005, played high school baseball in Virginia Beach, attended and in college at the University of Virginia before becoming a local star in the MLB.… Read more
Tensions finally reached a boiling point amongst Virginia House Democrats on Wednesday, as they moved to remove Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn via secret-ballot in a closed-door meeting. The ousting of Filler-Corn followed a tenure in which she miserably failed to expand the democratic voter base in the Commonwealth and saw a red wave hit the state in 2021 as Republicans were elected governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and claimed a majority in the House.… Read more
The divided Virginia General Assembly slogged through scores of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed amendments to legislation and effectively upheld all of his vetoes Wednesday.… Read more
Virginia lawmakers are set to reconvene in Richmond on Wednesday for a one-day session to consider Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s vetoes and proposed amendments to a wide range of legislation.… Read more
The Montgomery County school district and police department recently reached an agreement to return police officers to schools effective last week. On Tuesday, the two sides announced the agreement to the public.… Read more
The Office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced this week that they would be launching an investigation into accusations that the Washington Commanders had committed financial improprieties.… Read more
The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates against Asian American students.… Read more
In a ribbon cutting ceremony held last week, Governor Hogan joined Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. in unveiling a new youth development park that was built on the Prince George’s County policy department grounds.… Read more
The Williamsburg-James City Council voted 4-3 last week to nix the purchase of social studies books for local schools that included elements of Critical Race Theory. The vote followed a number of parents voicing outrage over the prospect of the material being taught in schools.… Read more
The Virginia General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene this Wednesday and negotiate the nearly 150 bills that were either amended or vetoed by Governor Glenn Youngkin. While it is expected to be a busy week for state legislators, Members of the General Assembly have made it clear they do not anticipate a vote on the state budget to be held this week.… Read more
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issues a proclamation on Friday celebrating one of the state most beloved athletes Ryan Zimmerman. Zimmerman, who was the first draft pick selected by the Nationals in their inaugural season in Washington, DC in 2005, played high school baseball in Virginia Beach, attended and in college at the University of Virginia before becoming a local star in the MLB.… Continue Reading
Tensions finally reached a boiling point amongst Virginia House Democrats on Wednesday, as they moved to remove Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn via secret-ballot in a closed-door meeting. The ousting of Filler-Corn followed a tenure in which she miserably failed to expand the democratic voter base in the Commonwealth and saw a red wave hit the state in 2021 as Republicans were elected governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and claimed a majority in the House.… Continue Reading
The divided Virginia General Assembly slogged through scores of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed amendments to legislation and effectively upheld all of his vetoes Wednesday.… Continue Reading
Virginia lawmakers are set to reconvene in Richmond on Wednesday for a one-day session to consider Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s vetoes and proposed amendments to a wide range of legislation.… Continue Reading
The Montgomery County school district and police department recently reached an agreement to return police officers to schools effective last week. On Tuesday, the two sides announced the agreement to the public.… Continue Reading
The Office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced this week that they would be launching an investigation into accusations that the Washington Commanders had committed financial improprieties.… Continue Reading
The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates against Asian American students.… Continue Reading
In a ribbon cutting ceremony held last week, Governor Hogan joined Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. in unveiling a new youth development park that was built on the Prince George’s County policy department grounds.… Continue Reading
The Williamsburg-James City Council voted 4-3 last week to nix the purchase of social studies books for local schools that included elements of Critical Race Theory. The vote followed a number of parents voicing outrage over the prospect of the material being taught in schools.… Continue Reading
The Virginia General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene this Wednesday and negotiate the nearly 150 bills that were either amended or vetoed by Governor Glenn Youngkin. While it is expected to be a busy week for state legislators, Members of the General Assembly have made it clear they do not anticipate a vote on the state budget to be held this week.… Continue Reading