New day, new list: Federal government takes aim, again, at so-called sanctuary jurisdictions
A list of sanctuary jurisdictions was released by the Justice Department, and surprisingly, no cities or counties in Virginia were included.
A list of sanctuary jurisdictions was released by the Justice Department, and surprisingly, no cities or counties in Virginia were included.
The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank has announced that accomplished nonprofit leader Kari Jorgensen Diener will serve as the next CEO.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has terminated collective bargaining agreements for most bargaining-unit employees.
Immigration agents and the public seem to be at odds with enforcement tactics leading to huge safety concerns on both sides.
Virginia solar installers are bracing for the rollback of the federal rooftop solar tax credit and a potential decision from state regulators to allow Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy to reduce net metering rates.
Residents of the Summerfield subdivision in Augusta County are worried that a planned crisis center near their homes will be dangerous.
A nonprofit organization has “grave concerns” over attempts to solve the homeless crisis by locking the unhoused in prisons or institutions.

Donald Trump thinks the solution to homelessness is to protect good White folks from having to see homeless people by rounding them up and putting them in facilities.
American lawmakers are pressing FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford for answers on the impact of FAA workforce reductions on aviation safety.
Bodily autonomy—the right to privacy and integrity over our own bodies—is rapidly vanishing. The debate now extends beyond forced vaccinations or invasive searches to include biometric surveillance, wearable tracking, and predictive health profiling.
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