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The Biden administration announced Monday a new effort to lower high-speed internet costs, with commitments from 20 internet providers to either increase speeds or cut prices to no more than $30/month for Affordable Connectivity Program-eligible households.
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A group of lawmakers today wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging that the Department of Justice reconsider the case of two U.S. Park Police officers who shot and killed Northern Virginian Bijan Ghaisar in 2017.
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A bipartisan group is urging President Joe Biden to expedite the administration’s investigation into solar panels and cells imported from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia and requesting a meeting to discuss this issue.
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A federal judge has dismissed all charges against the two U.S. Park Police officers involved in the November 2017 shooting of Bijan Ghaisar, after Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, filed a motion to dismiss the case.
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Sen. Mark Warner are leading the Virginia congressional delegation in calling on the Commerce Department to consider Virginia for future locations of major semiconductor production and research facilities.
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The United States Senate voted 53-47 Thursday to confirm the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court, a historic vote that makes Judge Brown the first African American female on the high court.
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The Support Kids Not Red Tape Act would grant the USDA additional flexibility so that schools and summer meal sites can stay open and improve access to free, healthy meals for children.
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The Rappahannock Tribe has re-acquired 465 acres at Fones Cliffs, a sacred site to the Tribe located on the eastern side of the Rappahannock River.
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The National Youth Tobacco Survey found that more than 2 million US teens say they use e-cigarettes. A quarter of those teens said they use e-cigarettes on a daily basis.
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The Department of Transportation announced that the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission will receive $916,500 in federal funding to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment in Staunton.
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