Category Archives: Local News

Lt. Governor Sears to Democrats “Start Listening to Parents”
By WMAL.comVirginia Lt. Governor Winsome Sears joined "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday to discuss a parental choice in their child's education - a topic that continues to become more pervasive nationwid...
Syndicated Author Apr 13, 2022

Youngkin Pushes for Early School Board Elections in Loudoun County
By WMAL.comOn Monday, Governor Glenn Youngkin amended legislation that would force the Loudoun County School Board elections to take place a year earlier than previously scheduled. The amendment came ...
Syndicated Author Apr 12, 2022

Youngkin Reverses Northam-Era Single-Use Plastics Ban
By WMAL.comVirginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has put an end to what he deemed the "burdensome" ban on single-use plastics within state agencies and public universities. The ban was initially implemente...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2022

Maryland Still Seeks Solutions for Ship Stuck in Chesapeake Bay
By LOGAN HILL of Capital News ServiceANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The subject during the Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday was wetlands licenses, but Comptroller Peter Franchot brought up the thing tha...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2022

Miyares Secures Thousands in Loudoun County Gas Price Gauging Settlement
By WMAL.comThe Office of Attorney General Miyares has secured thousands of dollars for Virginians through a settlement with Lovettsville-based Wheeler & Wheeler Inc. d/b/a West End Motors for alle...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2022

Youngkin Appoints New Parole Board Members After Democrats Reject Initial Picks
By WMAL.comGovernor Glenn Youngkin has announced the appointment of four new members to the Virginia Parole Board after democrat state legislators politicized, and ultimately torpedoed, the governor's...
Syndicated Author Apr 07, 2022

UVA Faculty Bash Students Over Attempt to Ban Mike Pence from Campus
By WMAL.comAfter it was announced that former Vice President Mike Pence had been scheduled to speak on the University of Virginia campus the school's paper published a scathing piece calling for admin...
Syndicated Author Apr 07, 2022

Governor Youngkin Donates Q1 Salary to State Law Enforcement Assistance Program
By WMAL.comGovernor Youngkin is once again fulfilling promises made on the campaign trail by donating the entirety of his salary from his first quarter in office. Youngkin announced his plans to donat...
Syndicated Author Apr 07, 2022

DC to Hire 350 Cops to Replace Those Who Rejected COVID Vaccine Mandate
By WMAL.comD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Monday that her office was creating plans to hire 350 law enforcement officers to replace the officers that left the force over the mandated COVID-19 v...
Syndicated Author Apr 05, 2022

Virginia Special Session to Focus on Budget, Gas Tax Relief, Commanders Stadium
By WMAL.comRICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia lawmakers on Monday began a special legislative session focused on ending a stalemate over the state budget and finishing work on bills left unresolved at the ...
Syndicated Author Apr 05, 2022
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