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Advocates are now attempting to persuade Gov. Glenn Youngkin to save the plan with a budget amendment. Read More --- A piece of legislation that would have established Historic Oak Hill State Park in Loudoun County has failed in the state [...]

Prince William County Public Schools will maintain its transgender student policies despite a federal investigation. Meanwhile, UVA Health has reinstated mask requirements at emergency rooms in Manassas, Haymarket, and Culpeper due to rising respiratory illnesses. In Richmond, Virginia lawmakers [...]

Virginia State Police (VSP) has provided an update on its ongoing investigations throughout the state into the recovery of firearms, narcotics and human trafficking. --- RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Virginia State Police (VSP) has provided an update on its ongoing investigations [...]

(The Center Square) – Virginia lawmakers passed two bills extending overtime pay protections to live-in domestic workers, a group previously excluded from wage laws. --- (The Center Square) – Virginia lawmakers passed two bills extending overtime pay protections to live-in domestic workers, [...]

The University of Virginia’s board of visitors voted Feb. 21 during a special meeting for UVA Health to continue providing gender-affirming treatment to people under 19, but only to current patients. New patients will instead be referred to “alternative [...]

(The Center Square) – Virginia legislators are pushing a new bill to tackle PFAS contamination in the Occoquan Reservoir, a key drinking water source for Northern Virginia. --- (The Center Square) – Virginia legislators are pushing a new bill to tackle PFAS [...]

The 51-49 vote Thursday puts the Trump loyalist atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite Democrats' doubts about his qualifications and concerns he'll go after President Trump's adversaries. --- The 51-49 vote Thursday puts the Trump loyalist atop the [...]

The Virginia Senate advanced legislation that would give emergency assistance to federal independent contractors fired in President Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s purge of the federal government. The debate over legislation that would offer emergency relief to Virginia federal [...]

Lawmakers did not advance measures to implement human trafficking awareness training for short-term rental properties, with one patron saying they need to get the language right first.  Del. Dan Helmer, D-Fairfax, sponsored House Bill 1654, and Sen. Angelia Williams, D-Norfolk, [...]

The assistance comes amid President Donald Trump's efforts to significantly reduce the federal workforce. Read More --- Last night, Fairfax County Public Schools held a career information session for federal and state workers affected by recent job cuts. Since taking office, [...]