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Maryland and Virginia make progress getting more full-time teachers into classrooms --- More students in the D.C. region started school this year with a full-time teacher in the classroom. More students in the D.C. region started school this year with a full-time [...]

Should a casino open in Tysons? Fairfax County leaders vote no --- Fairfax County leaders voted Tuesday to oppose any legislation in Richmond that would permit a casino to open in Tysons Corner. Over the past few years, legislation opened the [...]

Veteran environmental legislator David Bulova selected as Virginia’s next resources secretary --- Del. David Bulova, D-Fairfax, listening to a presenter at a committee meeting at Norfolk State University on June 20, 2025. (Photo by Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury) Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger moved Thursday [...]

Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, has set a Jan. 6 special election to fill the soon-to-be vacant seat of Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Richmond, clearing the way for a fast, intraparty fight in one of the state’s [...]

DC and Maryland lead in traffic safety — but Virginia lags behind --- When it comes to laws aimed at keeping drivers and passengers safe, D.C. and Maryland are ahead of Virginia, according to a new report from Advocates for Highway [...]

Trump Says Hes Rebuilding Dulles Airport While His Administration Is Fixing The People Movers --- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will embark on a reconstruction of Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia. “We’re also going to [...]

(The Center Square) – Cost of living dominated voter concerns in this year’s elections, and clean energy policies may have shaped outcomes in several states where candidates made them central to their platforms – albeit emphasizing affordability over climate [...]

On Monday, ahead of a pending Nov. 19 vote on proposals that would determine how data centers should be connected to the grid, the coalition announced it submitted a plan to ensure the 67 million Americans served by PJM [...]

Virginia corrections officer killed in attack by inmate, VADOC says --- GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. — A corrections officer in Southwest Virginia was killed in an attack by an inmate on Monday morning, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC). A news [...]

Virginia families fight for road safety after deaths rise in 2024: 'That could be you' --- RICHMOND, Va. — Families who lost loved ones in preventable car crashes gathered Sunday at Virginia State Police headquarters to remember victims and advocate for [...]