Mile markers of tyranny: Losing our freedoms on the road from 9/11 to COVID-19
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You can map the nearly 20-year journey from the 9/11 attacks to the COVID-19 pandemic by the freedoms we’ve lost along the way.
Search Results for U.S. House
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Morgan Griffith: Protecting Americans from surveillance
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Government surveillance of a person’s communications has been a persistent fear in the modern age. The increased means at our disposal to interact with each other also increase the means for someone to read communications not meant for them.
Weekly roundup of climate, energy news: Sept. 6
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News to inform legislators and the public.
Dominion Energy announces nuclear license renewal application for North Anna Power Station
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Dominion Energy has filed an application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew North Anna Power Station’s operating licenses for an additional 20-year term.
Herring continues fight to block Trump administration’s attempts to undermine Census
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring today joined a coalition of attorneys general, cities, counties, and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors in filing an amicus brief to block the Trump administration’s attempts to undermine the 2020 Census.
Finding a home with the Hoge family
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Irving Peddrew III was accepted into Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1953, but it was being welcomed into a Blacksburg couple’s house on East Clay Street that helped him feel at home.
Morgan Griffith: 75 years since World War II
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September 2 marks the 75th anniversary of World War II’s end. It was the most terrible war in history. Estimates of the precise toll vary, but the National World War II Museum records 15 million battle deaths, 25 million battle wounded, and 45 million civilian deaths.
Governor announces $4M to expand legal aid services for Virginians facing eviction
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Gov. Ralph Northam today announced $4 million in funding for the Legal Services Corporation of Virginia, which will support 20 Legal Aid attorneys in providing services to Virginia tenants facing eviction for the next two years.
Deep dive into Trump’s record on environmental issues
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From the get-go, Donald Trump has been no friend to the environment, and he has used the highest office in the land to gut environmental protections and conservation initiatives—and open up natural resources to the highest bidders—at every opportunity.
Culpeper District Traffic Alerts: Week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4
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The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.
