As Virginia lawmakers finalize the fiscal year 2027 budget, a renewed focus on economic development spending has sparked discussions among fiscal conservatives regarding the proper use of taxpayer dollars. The budget includes an additional $10 million General Fund allocation for the Virginia Business Ready...
Fairfax County residents are facing another expensive year as local government spending continues to balloon to accommodate massive compensation increases for public employees. The latest budget proposal allocates over one billion dollars to personnel services, driven heavily by new collective bargaining agreements and across-the-board...
Donald Trump stated that he and Russian president Vladimir Putin had "made great progress" during their bilateral meeting on Friday. However, he said he still needed to make "a couple of phone calls" before an official deal could be announced.
If ABC News reports are true -- that Fairfax County school staff arranged abortions and funded them for pregnant girls in 2021, without informing their parents -- then the state should take over the district.
State Corporation Commission approved Friday two separate rate increases for Dominion Energy Virginia. One was caused by Virginia Clean Economy Act and the other by regional transmission services. The combined effect is a residential bill of 1,000 kilowatt hours that will cost more than $5.
hazala Hahmi is the Democratic nominee for Virginia's Lieutenant Governor. Hashmi has developed a record of social policies that are more appropriate for San Francisco or New York City, than the Commonwealth she is seeking to represent.
Virginia businesses and families could save up to $1.4 billion per year if the 2026 Virginia General Assembly decides to align state tax laws with the new federal tax rules. This is a new estimate by the Tax Foundation. They looked at the effect of full compliance in all 50 States.
Dominion Energy Virginia contributed an additional $1 million to Virginia state level politicians as large, late donations for the pre-primary elections.
The President has indicated his support for a bill that would target nonprofit organizations who are involved in organizing riots, by stripping them of their tax-exempt status. This would make these groups ineligible to receive federal funding.
President Trump signed a directive on April 23 directing public school districts to develop policies for student discipline that do not take race or ethnicity into consideration. According to the order, "The Federal Government won't tolerate risks that are known to exist for children's safety or well-being when school discipline is based on a discriminatory and illegal 'equity ideology'."
As did many others in my neighbourhood, I was ready to fly the American flag on Friday, when our nation celebrated its big birthday. I live in New England, where the Fourth of July is a big event. Twenty-odd kids from this neighborhood form an honor guard, which parades briefly before laying a wreath on a small war monument. After singing the National Anthem, we raise the flag and recite our pledge of allegiance. A respected local then addresses us. We haven't yet informed the ACLU of our plans, so we invited a friendly cleric who could perform a blessing.
Dem. Abigail Spanberger, the candidate for Governor's office, has stated that she will support every gun control policy proposed by Gov. Youngkin has been fighting against.
