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Donald Trump is, for a second time, trying to revive the political spoils system, this time with a new Schedule F executive order in which he is attempting to reclassify tens of thousands of federal employees as political hires.
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A commercial poultry flock in Virginia has tested positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza, more commonly referred to as the bird flu or HPAI.
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Jay Matthew Kenyon, 47, of Harrisonburg, was sentenced earlier this month to 15 months in prison for brandishing a knife at police during the Jan. 6, 2021, putsch that Kenyon and thousands of fellow self-styled citizen-patriots led on behalf of Donald Trump.
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The U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act by a 64-35 margin on Monday, advancing a key item on the Trump administration agenda on Day 1 of his second term in the White House.
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VDOT has updated the schedules for road work in the Staunton District and Culpeper District for the week of Jan. 20-24.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin has Virginia joining the chorus of red states that will be flying their U.S. flags at full-staff for the Trump inauguration, interrupting the 30-day mourning period put into effect by Joe Biden in memory of former President Jimmy Carter.
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New York City recently became the first U.S. city to implement congestion pricing, a strategy aimed to reduce traffic in extreme congested areas by charging drivers a fee during peak hours.
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I love the excuse that Todd Gilbert, who holds the title House Minority Leader, meaning, he’s the top Republican in the Virginia House of Delegates, has for opposing an effort to rein in the cost of life-saving medicine.
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A Harrisonburg man was sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined $2,000 for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
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A former Army officer and attorney assigned to Charlottesville’s JAG School was sentenced today to 54 months in federal prison.
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