Last week, Governor Youngkin and the Virginia Department of Health announced new COVID-19 quarantine guidance for early childhood education. Now, after these changes have begun to be implemented, we have reactions from parents in Virginia, with some saying they agree with the governor’s recommendation. As previously reported, the updated guidance on quarantine procedures following exposure […]
Governor Youngkin has announced the launch of some new tourism programs set to launch in 27 Virginia counties, with the aim to give a boost to local economies. These programs and plans were developed through Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) DRIVE 2.0 State Tourism Plan Implementation Workshops, where community stakeholders focus on developing or enhancing tourism […]
Incumbents are leading in fundraising in Virginia’s competitive congressional races, according to new second-quarter reports; Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) has about $4.9 million cash on hand, Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA-02) has about $4.3 million cash on hand, and Representative Jennifer Wexton has about $3.6 million on hand. Luria’s Republican challenger State Senator Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia […]
Libre Action, the Libre Initiative’s campaign arm of a major Hispanic advocacy group within megadonor and billionaire Charles Koch’s political network has endorsed Republican Yesli Vega for a House district in Virginia. Vega, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s 7th district, has made a lot of headlines speaking out for the Hispanic community. After being chosen […]
“A one hour Critical Race Theory experience disguised as a tour.”
There’s a new three-digit lifeline that people in mental health crises can call or text to get immediate help: 988. Launched nationwide on Saturday, the program was created through bipartisan federal legislation signed in 2020 to address the growing need for suicide prevention. Suicide has been one of the leading causes of death in the […]
The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA) launched an online tool to direct consumers to price transparency documents, including estimates and services pricing for hospitals across Virginia. VHHA President and CEO Sean Connaughton said in a press release, “This new online tool continues a long tradition of Virginia hospitals promoting transparency about health care prices, the COVID-19 […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin ceremonially signed State Senator Siobhan Dunnavant’s (R-Henrico) SB 774 to allow the use of “bus boxes” underneath school buses to deliver packages – an invention of Clueless Robotics, a team of middle school students from Saint Bridget Catholic School. Two boxes per bus yield a 22-square foot capacity aimed at solving the […]
Attorney General Miyares has paid a visit to a pregnancy center that was vandalized and offered support to the center in the face of intimidation. As previously reported, police in Lynchburg Virginia are investigating an act of vandalism that took place at the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center that was vandalized by four masked individuals. Police […]
Representative Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) have introduced legislation to rename the “Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial” to “Arlington House National Historic Site.” “As our country and our Commonwealth grapple with the history of racism and slavery and engage in a long-overdue reexamination of public symbols, we have an opportunity […]
