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Eric Burk - November 27, 2022

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Virginia’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Grows By $9.4 Billion

Virginia’s outdoor recreation economy grew 20.9 percent in 2021, adding $9.4 billion and making up 1.6 percent of Virginia’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to a November report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). “I’m thrilled to see this level of economic growth of Virginia’s outdoor recreation. I’m looking forward to continuing my work in […]

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Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...

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Eric Burk - November 20, 2022

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Virginia Wins MAJOR Big Tech Payout

Virginia is set to receive $10.7 million as part of a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over allegations that the tech company misled users about location tracking related to their Google account settings. “It is imperative that companies take customers’ personal data protection seriously and are transparent and direct about the data collected. As […]

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Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...

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TRS Op-Ed - November 5, 2022

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BLAKELY: Messaging on Crime Could Unlock the Suburbs for Republicans

As Republicans and Democrats across the country race toward election day, pollsters, pundits, and Twitter denizens search for indicators of who will win. One major question which has loomed large over the past several election cycles is which party will win the suburbs. As Democrats continue to dominate urban areas and Republicans maintain their grip […]

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Victoria Snitsar Churchill - October 18, 2022

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Tulsi Gabbard’s GOP Campaign Swing To Include Virginia

Since leaving the Democrat Party last week, former Congresswoman and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is now making campaign stops for Republicans. Gabbard will be in Virginia this Saturday when she will join VA-07 Republican nominee Yesli Vega for a get-out-the-vote rally in Triangle, VA. Screenshot of Eventbrite page. Currently, Gabbard is in the midst of […]

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Victoria Snitsar is a proud immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen with a decade of experience in grassroots politics and communit ...

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Phil Bell - January 18, 2022

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A New Day for Virginia

I moved to Virginia in November of 2008 to take a job in the railroad industry. The Virginia I found was quite an interesting place, comfortably hosting Southern conservatives, Northern liberals and legions who didn’t care about either…but loved Virginia’s vibrant, growing atmosphere. Fast forward to January of 2022, the vibrant, growing Virginia was long-gone. […]

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Phil Bell is a native of New Jersey and Florida who now resides in the Old Line State. His eclectic background includes the rail i ...

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Patrick Houck - October 7, 2021

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Poll Shows Youngkin Leading Among Hispanic Voters by Ten

Democrats have a big problem with Latino voters. Despite coming up short in the 2020 presidential election, counties in South Texas and those making up the Miami metro area witnessed the biggest shift in vote share to President Trump. Trump even became the first Republican to win Zapata County, on the winding Rio Grande, since […]

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Patrick Houck is an avid political aficionado based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. When not analyzing the latest news, yo ...

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Alex Lemieux - April 22, 2019

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Fastest Growing City In Virginia May Surprise You

When it comes to the fastest area of population growth in the Commonwealth, one may speculate the suburbs of Northern Virginia next to Washington, D.C., or Hampton Roads, or Richmond, but you’re all wrong.

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TRS Staff - April 22, 2019

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UVA Accepts Funds From General Assembly’s GOP-Led Budget To Freeze In-State Tuition

Tuition for most incoming and returning in-state students at the University of Virginia will remain the same during the 2019-2020 school year as the Charlottesville university received a $5.52 million increase in its base appropriations to roll back a 2.9 percent hike in its base in-state tuition rate.

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Alex Lemieux - April 20, 2019

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Republican Bill Set To Raise Nationwide Age Limit For Smoking, Vaping To 21

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will introduce legislation next month to raise the age limit for people to purchase tobacco products and vaping devices from 18 to 21, but it will have exemptions for those who serve in the military.