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Youngkin’s amendments include an additional $50 million for school construction grants and loans bringing the total to $610 million. The Governor’s amended budget provides this significant investment, on top of the record funding provided over his Administration, while providing tax relief to Virginia families, fully funding Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program forecasts, and adding…
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have introduced legislation to eliminate food deserts and expand access to affordable and nutritious food by incentivizing food providers to expand access to healthy food options in underserved communities. The Healthy Food Access for All Americans (HFAAA) Act was also…
On April 1, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) spoke about the impacts of data centers on Northern Virginia families at a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing. Calling for a national strategic plan on data center development, he referenced recent JLARC findings, electricity provider reports, and community outreach that reflects data center growth will increase utility bills,…
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has approved a budget totaling approximately $4.7 billion in total appropriations for the general county government and school system for Fiscal Year 2026. The adopted budget includes a real property tax rate of $0.805 cents per $100 in assessed value for tax year 2025, which is six cents cent…
Loudoun County is seeking public comments on a draft plan for reducing pollutants entering three local waterways: Bull Run, Goose Creek and Sugarland Run. Loudoun County’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit requires the development and implementation of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) action plans designed to reduce the amount of pollutants entering…
A two-year study of the operations of segregated schools in Loudoun County has been published by the county. The Study of the Operation of Segregated Schools in Loudoun County, Virginia (PDF) chronicles the history of school operations from the 1880s through the early 1970s. The project was approved by the majority of the Board of Supervisors in December 2022…
On March 24, Gov. Glenn Youngkin included the 1,240-acre Oak Hill State Park Plan, located in Aldie, in his budget amendments—sending them back to the General Assembly, following a private tour of Oak Hill with Delegate Geary Higgins. The language added in Youngkin’s amendments “Authorizes consideration of the acquisition of Oak Hill State Park.” Said…
By Valerie Cury At the Purcellville Town Council Special Budget Session on March 26, Mayor Chris Bertaut, Vice Mayor Ben Nett, and Council Members Carol Luke and Susan Khalil voted to lower the recommended real property tax rate from $0.205 to $0.192. The town budget process has just started. The real equalized tax rate of…
By Sophia Clifton At the March 25 meeting of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, heated debates and detailed statistics underscored the controversy surrounding the Hiddenwood Assemblage project—a development proposal for properties along Hiddenwood Lane near Arcola that has become one of the most challenging cases reviewed in recent years. The Hiddenwood Assemblage, a coalition…
By Valerie Cury On Feb. 28 a ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the opening of the first Academic Building on the 3.5-acre Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria. The 11 story 300,000 square foot building is located in the Potomac Yard neighborhood. The first building opened in January 2025 and offers Virginia Tech graduate…