Dominion Dispatch

Earle-Sears’ uncontested run ends as rivals enter Virginia GOP primary for governor

February 27, 2025 / 5 minutes of reading

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears began the week as the clear Republican gubernatorial frontrunner, but in just days, her once-uncontested path to the nomination has turned into a primary fight. With 10 months until Virginia’s gubernatorial election, two GOP challengers [...]

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Virginia War Memorial Foundation announces program to reunite veterans with their units

February 27, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

The Virginia War Memorial Foundation has announced a multi-year program dedicated to providing a venue and reuniting Virginia veterans with their units and the American conflicts in which they served. --- RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Virginia War Memorial Foundation has [...]

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Youngkin announces $139M for affordable housing in Virginia

February 27, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

(The Center Square) – Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced more than $139 million in affordable housing and special needs housing loans, funding 41 projects aimed to create and preserve nearly 3,000 housing units across the commonwealth. --- (The Center Square) – Gov. [...]

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Tougher academic standards ahead for Virginia students

February 27, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

Tougher academic standards ahead for Virginia students --- Generate Key Takeaways The Virginia Board of Education hears from experts on setting performance levels for K-12 students at Reynolds Community College on Feb. 26, 2025 (Photo by Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury) Virginia students may soon [...]

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Bill to educate Virginia women on menstrual disorders passes unanimously

February 27, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

Bill to educate Virginia women on menstrual disorders passes unanimously --- RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia lawmakers unanimously passed a bill to educate and inform the public about menstrual disorders. House Bill 1918, introduced by Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling, D-Henrico, establishes a women's [...]

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Hard-right LaRock files for Va. governor, promises ‘Virginia DOGE’

February 26, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

LaRock, who served in the General Assembly for 10 years, has challenged whether presumptive GOP nominee Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is conservative enough. --- RICHMOND — Former Loudoun County delegate Dave LaRock has filed papers to seek the Republican nomination for [...]

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Start date delayed for law that would seal certain criminal charges from public record

February 26, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

A law that would seal certain criminal convictions, making them not available to the public, is no longer going into effect this July, as previously planned. --- RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A law that would seal certain criminal convictions, making them [...]

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Former delegate places bid for Virginia governor

February 26, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

Former delegate places bid for Virginia governor --- RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A former Virginia delegate is tapping into Virginia’s governor’s race. Dave LaRock filed paperwork to run for the GOP nomination - challenging Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears. According to his [...]

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VNG wraps up support to Southwest Virginia

February 26, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

VNG wraps up support to Southwest Virginia --- NEWS | Feb. 26, 2025 VNG wraps up support to Southwest Virginia By Cotton Puryear | Virginia National Guard Public Affairs RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers ended their missions in Southwest Virginia Feb. 23, 2025, [...]

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Arlington Co. proposes increase in meals tax, property taxes

February 26, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

Arlington County, Virginia’s meals tax, added to restaurant bills and purchases of prepared foods, has been 4% since 1991, but under the county’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget, the meals tax may be raised to 5%. --- Arlington County, Virginia’s meals [...]

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