Virginia Budget Includes Delay on Styrofoam Ban Effective Dates

The recently passed Virginia budget for fiscal years 2023-2024 includes legislation delaying implementation of state bans on polystyrene for five years. The ban, sponsored by Delegate Betsy Carr (D-Richmond) required large food vendors to stop using the packaging material by July 2023, and all vendors by July 2025. But those deadlines are now July 2028 and July […]

Youngkin Raises over $1.5 Million in Second Quarter

The deadline for second quarter finance reports isn’t until July 15, but Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Spirit of Virginia PAC has already reported $1.5 million in donations of $10,000 or more, which are required to be reported within three days of receipt, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. That exceeds his previous three predecessors by about […]

Virginia Investing Millions Into History Battlefield Preservation

The long history of Virginia is getting a boost in preserving its history as Virginia is set to invest almost $5 million on battlefield preservation. WTOP reports that, as part of the state’s budget, $4.75 million will go to preserving land and promoting tourism at Civil War battlefield sites throughout the Shenandoah Valley over the […]

Virginia Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Trying to Help ISIS

A St. Augustine man was arrested and will now spend the next two decades behind bars for trying to provide material support to a terrorist organization, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), by creating and distributing a bomb-making instructional video. Romeo Xavier Langhorne, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material […]