Government

Late July, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives to recognize Disability Pride Month, celebrated each July. Wexton utilized her new AI voice model for the first time on the House floor to share how she has fought throughout her career for disability rights and accessibility issues,…

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced the release of the federally approved Virginia Initial Proposal Volume 2 that will enable Virginia to access its allocation of $1.48 billion through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration federal Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act. This approval puts the Commonwealth firmly on…

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced that according to BLS’ Current Employment Statistics Survey (“CES” or “establishment survey”), Virginia reported non-farm payroll employment gains of 15,000 in the month of June, totaling 258,000 more jobs since January 2022. According to BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (“LAUS”, or “the household survey”), Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remainedunchanged…

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced that the Virginia 250 Preservation Fund has been launched ahead of the 250th anniversary of the 1776 U.S. Declaration of Independence. The Department of Historic Resources will administer the $20,000,000 state funds for historic preservation projects across Virginia.  Funding for this new program was prioritized in Governor Youngkin’s recent biennial…

Given the increasing evidence of the impact cell phone and social media usage has on education and youth mental health, Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued Executive Order 33, which directs the Virginia Department of Education to draft guidance for public school divisions to adopt local policies and procedures establishing cell phone-free education.   The EO directs VDOE…

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced that Virginia is ranked “America’s Top State for Business” by CNBC. The annual ranking measures all 50 states on 128 different metrics in 10 key categories of competitiveness to determine which states are delivering most effectively on the things that mean the most to business. “When a business chooses to…

On July 10, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) shared a video debuting a new Artificial Intelligence-generated model of her voice as it was before being impacted by her Progressive Supranuclear Palsy condition. PSP has affected the volume and clarity of Wexton’s speech, and she has relied on a text-to-speech app for public speaking engagements over the…

The National Weather Service has issued a forecast for excessive heat and humidity for Loudoun County and the region for the next several days. The weather service is forecasting dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of up to 105 degrees possible in the afternoons. Loudoun County Cooling Centers Certain county facilities, including Loudoun County Public…

By Valerie Cury At the Purcellville Planning Commission on June 20, commissioners asked why there was a need for a Request for Quotation for a Historic Downtown Master Plan and Design Guidelines proposal. It was subsequently amended to a Request for Qualifications and reissued on May 30 with a due date of June 12. There…

Jonathan “Jon” Arnburg, his wife Cassandra and their four children have called Purcellville home since 2021. They moved to Virginia from Illinois in 2020 for a job at Inova Health System.  Arnburg is a seasoned leader with over 15 years of experience in public safety and emergency management. Currently serving as the System Senior Director…