Government
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division won significant remedies in its monopolization case against Google in online search. In United States et al. v. Google, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia prohibited Google from entering or maintaining exclusive contracts relating to the distribution of Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant, and the Gemini app; ordered…
The next Meet the Mayor event with Mayor Kelly Burk will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pupatella Pizza, 350 East Market Street, in Leesburg. Meet the Mayor events provide an informal setting for residents and stakeholders to share ideas, concerns, and ask questions to the Mayor. “One…
Loudoun County’s Youth in Government Day for the 2025-2026 school year will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Douglass Community Center and the Loudoun County Government Center in Leesburg. Youth in Government Day is a unique program designed to engage high school juniors and seniors with the workings of…
At the end of August, Gov.Glenn Youngkin and Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera joined State Superintendent of Public Instruction Emily Anne Gullickson and leaders from the Virginia Board of Education and Virginia Department of Education to announce notable improvements in the Standards of Learning test results in Math and Reading in the 2024-2025 school year. The…
By Grace Bennett On Friday, Aug. 15, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam held a job fair on George Mason University’s Science & Tech Campus, inviting those impacted by the Trump administration’s mass firings to secure future careers. The event took place over the course of three hours and saw a flood of jobseekers. “We got over a…
By Grace Bennett On August 12, the Loudoun County School Board assembled to discuss its noncompliance with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights in order to determine its next steps. The result was a loss of over $50 million in federal funding. According to Policy 8040, the generalized policy addressing the rights…
Fraser, Nett appear in court; legal motions Sept. 4 By Valerie Cury As of press time, a hearing is scheduled for Sept. 4, during which legal counsel for Purcellville Town Manager Kwasi Fraser and Vice Mayor Ben Nett are expected to file motions in their respective cases. Both men face two felony counts each, including…
By Sophia Clifton Two 16-year-old boys at Stone Bridge High School were notified this month that they would face 10-day suspensions after a Title IX investigation concluded they were responsible for sexual harassment for complaining about a transgender classmate in the boys’ locker room. The incident, which happened on March 31 and was partially recorded…
Plan defies land use goals, stirs concern over water, traffic, and rural impact By Valerie Cury On July 29, the County Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Valley Commerce Center proposal to rezone 117.07 acres at 17110 Purcellville Road from JLMA-3 (residential) to PD-IP (industrial). The property, owned by Chuck Kuhn (17110 Purcellville…
On Aug. 26, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA 10) introduced legislation to name a local post office in Sterling, Virginia after Firefighter Trevor Brown, who lost his life in the line of duty while serving with the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company. Firefighter Brown was a husband, a father of three, a youth soccer and baseball coach,…