Scarato emphasized the absence of adequate federal safety standards to address electromagnetic field levels in areas near substations serving data centers. This gap leaves local communities without clear guidelines to mitigate potential risks. Residents in regions like Northern Virginia face increasing exposure as data...
The Fairfax County Public Schools Board oversees one of the largest public education systems in the United States. Board member Karl Frisch represents the Providence District on this 12-member panel. He was recently pulled over by law enforcement and fined $192 for using his...
Governor Glenn Youngkin today joined local, state, and federal leaders to celebrate the grand opening of the new Puller Veterans Care Center (PVCC) in Warrenton - a state-of-the-art facility built to serve Virginia veterans in need of long-term care, memory care, and short-term rehabilitation care in Northern Virginia and throughout the Commonwealth.Â
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Polyzent Trading, a Virginia-based startup specializing in the manufacturing of stretch film wrap used for industrial palletizing and shipping, will invest $1.1 million to develop the company’s first manufacturing site in Lynchburg. At full capacity, the facility will create 20 new jobs across manufacturing, marketing, and management positions.Â
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that eligible taxpayers will receive tax rebates of up to $200 this fall if they filed individually, and up to $400 if they filed jointly. Â
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today the opening of the Shenandoah Valley Rural Regional College Partnership Lab School for Data Science, Computing, and Applications at a commemorative ribbon-cutting at Dowell J. Howard High School in Winchester, Virginia.
Governor Glenn Youngkin and Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera today joined State Superintendent of Public Instruction Emily Anne Gullickson and leaders from the Virginia Board of Education and Virginia Department of Education to announce notable improvements in the Standards of Learning test results in Math and Reading in the 2024-2025 school year.
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced Cailabs US Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the French company Cailabs SAS specializing in the design and manufacturing of advanced laser-light products, will invest $300,000 to relocate their U.S. headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Arlington County. Â
Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed Executive Order 52, launching a series of initiatives to strengthen oversight of nursing homes in Virginia, ensuring that nursing homes meet the highest standards for safety, quality, and transparency.Â
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the Virginia Lottery ended the 2025 fiscal year (FY25) with its second-highest profit total in the Lottery’s 37-year history. Profits generated by Virginia Lottery games for the year totaled more than $901 million. Under Virginia law, all Lottery profits go to support K-12 public education in the Commonwealth.
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that the gender policies of five school divisions in Northern Virginia – Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Arlington County, Prince William County and the City of Alexandria – violate Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
Today, Governor Youngkin announced that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) May 2025 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) reports a sharp increase in job openings and hires. On the last business day in May, there were 251,000 job openings in Virginia, seasonally adjusted—an increase of 63,000 from April’s revised figure and one of the largest increases in the nation. The Virginia job openings rate rose to 5.5 percent from the prior month, significantly higher than the 4.6 percent increase of the national job openings, which had changed little over the month.Â
