The immediate focus of the incoming VCCS chancellor seems to echo Youngkin’s policy directives linking education to industry. Wiser heads will be careful about how this is done.
New VCCS Chancellor Focuses on Linking Industry and Education
After Arrest at Loudoun School Board Meeting, Court Finds Tigges Not Guilty
Mr. Tigges was the second person arrested in the room while the Board had recessed. The other was Scott Smith, whose daughter was sexually assaulted in the school bathroom by a male.
Youngkin Asks Miyares To Investigate Northern Virginia High School
Governor Glenn Youngkin asked Attorney General Jason Miyares to investigate the administration at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) after allegations that officials downplayed student National Merit awards until after early selection college deadlines. “We need to get to the bottom of what appears to be an egregious, deliberate attempt to disadvantage […]
Republicans Target Northam-Era Environmental Mandate
Virginia Republicans have introduced several bills to repeal legislation that ties Virginia’s vehicle emissions rules to California’s standards. Republican efforts to repeal Democrat-passed pro-environment legislation failed in the Senate in 2022 and are likely to face the same fate this year, but Republicans are drawing new urgency from a summer 2022 move by California regulators to ban the sale […]
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Protect Virginians from Problem Gambling
State Senator Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) and Delegate Paul Krizek (D-Mount Vernon) have pre-filed legislation for the upcoming General Assembly session to create a problem gambling committee composed of gambling industry representatives and problem gambling prevention advocates. “As Virginia moves forward with the expansion of gaming, it’s important that we understand the ills that come with it,” […]
MS-13 Gang Member Arrested In Virginia
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced a significant victory against a notorious transnational criminal organization. Agents recently arrested an MS-13 gang leader in suburban Washington, D.C. Herberth Bonilla-Garcia, 40, was apprehended during a targeted raid in Manassas, Virginia. Bonilla-Garcia hid in the United States after earning a spot on El Salvador’s most-wanted list. […]
Youngkin Announces $875,000 in Farmland Preservation Grants
Five localities receive funds to place working farmlands and forest under permanent conservation easements
Virginia Republicans Deliver on Grocery Tax Cut for 2023
The new law taking effect Jan. 1, 2023, ends the state’s 1.5% sales tax on groceries. That’s $1.50 in savings for every $100 spent.
Youngkin Announces $24.7 Million in Industrial Revitalization Funds
The 22 awarded projects will create over 600 jobs and leverage an additional $72.8 million in public and private investment.
Youngkin Emphasizes Transparency in Latest Regulatory Review Manual Update
Governor Glenn Youngkin has released a list of more than 300 regulatory changes his administration plans to implement by July 2023. Also, a manual for agencies on how to comply with the governor’s June Executive Order (EO) 19 focused on improving Virginia’s regulatory process and ordering a 25 percent reduction in total regulations. “Our new Office of […]
