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“It’s not too late to change course,” Charlottesville Education Association President Shannon Gillikin told the School Board at its Sept. 4 meeting. “There is no reason this proposal needs to move forward. Make a better decision.”
School Resource Officers are coming back to Charlottesville City Schools next year despite community feedback to slow down or change course
The final draft of the agreement between the police department and the school division will be presented at the Dec. 4 School Board meeting.
www.cvilletomorrow.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“It’s not too late to change course,” Charlottesville Education Association President Shannon Gillikin told the School Board at its Sept. 4 meeting. “There is no reason this proposal needs to move forward. Make a better decision.”
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"Recognizing the local teacher’s union is an important step, Ty Hodges added in a recent interview with us."
Teacher pay, union recognition high on new WJCC school board member's to-do list
Good morning! Today we talk to Ty Hodges, incoming W-JCC school board member. A William & Mary report details China's sneaky investments in USA, and upcoming Thanksgiving closings.
www.williamsburgwatch.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"Recognizing the local teacher’s union is an important step, Ty Hodges added in a recent interview with us."
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"To the UVa Board of Visitors: Release the records. All of them. Let the faculty, the students and the people of Virginia see what was said, who said it, and what was promised. If you had a hand in this cowardly back dealing, you should resign."
When courage fails: UVa's donors chose ambition over duty | Guest column
UVa faces a choice: Will it be remembered as the university that bent the knee to political ambition? Or as the one that found its backbone when it mattered most? Moral courage is not convenient. It i...
richmond.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"To the UVa Board of Visitors: Release the records. All of them. Let the faculty, the students and the people of Virginia see what was said, who said it, and what was promised. If you had a hand in this cowardly back dealing, you should resign."
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"Drawing on a new dataset...across multiple industries, we find evidence that individual board members sit simultaneously on boards of competitors throughout the economy, despite such “interlocking directorates” being illegal under antitrust law."
ANTICOMPETITIVE DIRECTORS - Columbia Law Review
“The practice of interlocking directorates is the root of many evils. It offends laws human and divine.” — Justice Louis Brandeis. Introduction Antitrust law prohibits competing corporations from shar...
columbialawreview.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Drawing on a new dataset...across multiple industries, we find evidence that individual board members sit simultaneously on boards of competitors throughout the economy, despite such “interlocking directorates” being illegal under antitrust law."
"Jonathan Delapna expressed concern about the monopoly's ability to raise rates while customers bear the cost.
"They're upping costs, but they're the only one gaining. Everyone else is losing, losing, losing," Delapna said."
"They're upping costs, but they're the only one gaining. Everyone else is losing, losing, losing," Delapna said."
'That's going to stink': Virginians react to Dominion Energy rate hike
Virginia residents will see their monthly energy bills increase by $11 starting next year after the State Corporation Commission partially approved Dominion Energy's rate hike request.
www.wtvr.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"Jonathan Delapna expressed concern about the monopoly's ability to raise rates while customers bear the cost.
"They're upping costs, but they're the only one gaining. Everyone else is losing, losing, losing," Delapna said."
"They're upping costs, but they're the only one gaining. Everyone else is losing, losing, losing," Delapna said."
"Drawing on a new dataset...across multiple industries, we find evidence that individual board members sit simultaneously on boards of competitors throughout the economy, despite such “interlocking directorates” being illegal under antitrust law."
ANTICOMPETITIVE DIRECTORS - Columbia Law Review
“The practice of interlocking directorates is the root of many evils. It offends laws human and divine.” — Justice Louis Brandeis. Introduction Antitrust law prohibits competing corporations from shar...
columbialawreview.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Drawing on a new dataset...across multiple industries, we find evidence that individual board members sit simultaneously on boards of competitors throughout the economy, despite such “interlocking directorates” being illegal under antitrust law."
“To say we’re disappointed is an understatement,” Chesterfield NAACP President Nicole Martin said. “Today’s decision puts Dominion’s profits over the health and wellbeing of those living in fenceline communities in Chesterfield and beyond.”
SCC approves Chesterfield gas plant and Dominion rate hike, creates new rate class for data centers • Virginia Mercury
Dominion Energy was handed two major approvals from the State Corporation Commission on Tuesday after the board OK’d the controversial Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center as well as the utility’s n...
virginiamercury.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“To say we’re disappointed is an understatement,” Chesterfield NAACP President Nicole Martin said. “Today’s decision puts Dominion’s profits over the health and wellbeing of those living in fenceline communities in Chesterfield and beyond.”
"Western Prince William County is losing another longtime nursery business to data center development."
Data centers claim another longtime nursery in western Prince William
Western Prince William County is losing another longtime nursery business to data center development.
www.princewilliamtimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"Western Prince William County is losing another longtime nursery business to data center development."
“Yeah, AI is going to take your job,” Newport News Shipbuilding Chief Technology Officer Brian Fields said. “But it also may change your job path to a more meaningful role or help you be more effective.”
Is artificial intelligence taking jobs in Hampton Roads?
Panelists at Virginia Peninsula Chamber’s “Harnessing AI for Hampton Roads’ Future” program at the Holiday Inn near City Center at Oyster Point on Thursday addressed guarding against security…
www.pilotonline.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“Yeah, AI is going to take your job,” Newport News Shipbuilding Chief Technology Officer Brian Fields said. “But it also may change your job path to a more meaningful role or help you be more effective.”
"To the UVa Board of Visitors: Release the records. All of them. Let the faculty, the students and the people of Virginia see what was said, who said it, and what was promised. If you had a hand in this cowardly back dealing, you should resign."
When courage fails: UVa's donors chose ambition over duty | Guest column
UVa faces a choice: Will it be remembered as the university that bent the knee to political ambition? Or as the one that found its backbone when it mattered most? Moral courage is not convenient. It i...
richmond.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"To the UVa Board of Visitors: Release the records. All of them. Let the faculty, the students and the people of Virginia see what was said, who said it, and what was promised. If you had a hand in this cowardly back dealing, you should resign."
"The budget for the Virginia State Police has grown significantly in the past several years. In 2020, the agency received $374 million in general funds. This year, it received around $557 million."
Legislator probes Virginia State Police finances
Sen. Adam Ebbin is demanding a review of VSP spending as Democrats brace for budget shortfalls, questioning lawsuits, vehicle perks, recruitment efforts and rising costs across the $550 million agency...
richmond.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"The budget for the Virginia State Police has grown significantly in the past several years. In 2020, the agency received $374 million in general funds. This year, it received around $557 million."
“(He) experimented with hatching turkey eggs in an incubator back in the 1920s and it just kind of gave rise to a significant industry in the Shenandoah Valley,” Bauhan said.
A century in, Virginia’s turkey industry is a top producer nationwide • Virginia Mercury
The U.S. Department of Agriculture ranks the commonwealth as the sixth largest producer of turkey in the country.
virginiamercury.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“(He) experimented with hatching turkey eggs in an incubator back in the 1920s and it just kind of gave rise to a significant industry in the Shenandoah Valley,” Bauhan said.
"Small-business owners, middle-income families and older adults will be the hardest hit by the end of enhanced premium tax credits."
Virginians on health insurance marketplace see monthly premiums rise to ‘astonishing’ levels
Small-business owners, middle-income families and older adults will be the hardest hit by the end of enhanced premium tax credits.
cardinalnews.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"Small-business owners, middle-income families and older adults will be the hardest hit by the end of enhanced premium tax credits."
"She’s one of at least eight newly elected school board members around the state this month who won via write-in."
Write-in winners prepare to take school board seats across Virginia
Elections for at least eight school board seats this November in Virginia were determined by write-in vote.
cardinalnews.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
"She’s one of at least eight newly elected school board members around the state this month who won via write-in."
"A pay increase for members of Virginia Beach City Council is temporarily off the table. The council unanimously agreed to defer a vote on the matter Tuesday night and instructed a city process improvement committee to research the issue further."
Virginia Beach City Council punts on vote to raise pay after criticism from voters
Council members had faced a slew of criticism from constituents for considering a raise. At a public hearing last week, several residents said they thought it was unnecessary and the timing was off…
www.pilotonline.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
"A pay increase for members of Virginia Beach City Council is temporarily off the table. The council unanimously agreed to defer a vote on the matter Tuesday night and instructed a city process improvement committee to research the issue further."
"He also says he did for the children of the school district, especially those who are immigrants themselves.
“I felt I had the responsibility to let those children know that it’s okay. That if someone does challenge you along those lines, you have to stand up for yourself,” he said."
“I felt I had the responsibility to let those children know that it’s okay. That if someone does challenge you along those lines, you have to stand up for yourself,” he said."
Spotsylvania superintendent shows his degrees, passport after challenge by board member
One by one, Superintendent Clint Mitchell showed documents and degrees that told his story of coming to the U.S. at age 14, becoming a citizen and earning at doctorate at Virginia Tech. The crowd appl...
www.nbcwashington.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"He also says he did for the children of the school district, especially those who are immigrants themselves.
“I felt I had the responsibility to let those children know that it’s okay. That if someone does challenge you along those lines, you have to stand up for yourself,” he said."
“I felt I had the responsibility to let those children know that it’s okay. That if someone does challenge you along those lines, you have to stand up for yourself,” he said."
"Loudoun County Public Schools has approved the first-ever collective bargaining agreement between the school division and the teachers’ union. The CBA is set to bring at least a 15% raise to teachers over the next three years."
Loudoun School Board Approves Collective Bargaining Agreement
Loudoun County Public Schools has approved the first-ever collective bargaining agreement between the school division and the teachers’ union. The CBA is set to bring at least a 15% raise
www.loudounnow.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
"Loudoun County Public Schools has approved the first-ever collective bargaining agreement between the school division and the teachers’ union. The CBA is set to bring at least a 15% raise to teachers over the next three years."
"A Newport News judge has sanctioned a defense lawyer in the Richneck Elementary School shooting case for what the judge found were two unsubstantiated assertions about the case’s prosecutor."
Newport News judge issues ‘rare’ sanction on assistant principal’s defense lawyer in Richneck case
Circuit Court Judge Christopher R. Papile said that the lawyer, Curtis M. Rogers, must complete two additional hours of legal training in 2026.
www.pilotonline.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"A Newport News judge has sanctioned a defense lawyer in the Richneck Elementary School shooting case for what the judge found were two unsubstantiated assertions about the case’s prosecutor."
"Once again, Dominion Energy, the largest corporate donor in Virginia politics and the de facto owner of several elected officials, is immune from all the talk of “affordability” and cost of living issues that were spoken of during the 2025 campaign..."
Killing People with No Due Process: Reps. Scott, McBath Push Back; It Started with Rep. McIver: Trump Regime is Moving to Prosecute Democrats in Congress
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blackvirginianews.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Once again, Dominion Energy, the largest corporate donor in Virginia politics and the de facto owner of several elected officials, is immune from all the talk of “affordability” and cost of living issues that were spoken of during the 2025 campaign..."
“And here you have a government that keeps feeding itself,” Lynch said on Tuesday afternoon. “And we’ll never have a crack at an honest conversation about … whether we’re taking in too much revenue.”
Avula 'very concerned' by councilmember's 'inappropriate' criticism over tax rate, surplus
In a memo, Avula wrote that “Council does not have the legal ability ... to give binding direction to either the mayor or the CAO" on preparing the city’s budget.
richmond.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“And here you have a government that keeps feeding itself,” Lynch said on Tuesday afternoon. “And we’ll never have a crack at an honest conversation about … whether we’re taking in too much revenue.”
“Am I going to support ICE? No. Am I gonna, you know, just let people lose their healthcare? No.
“I’m gonna be fighting for the people.”
“I’m gonna be fighting for the people.”
Beth Macy faces tough crowd in Waynesboro, first stop on listening tour
Beth Macy brought her listening tour to Waynesboro tonight, the first campaign stop since she entered the Sixth District race last week.
augustafreepress.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
“Am I going to support ICE? No. Am I gonna, you know, just let people lose their healthcare? No.
“I’m gonna be fighting for the people.”
“I’m gonna be fighting for the people.”
"The project drew strong opposition.
The commission received 1,923 written public comments about the project, most in opposition while three-quarters of the 83 witnesses who testified before it were opposed."
The commission received 1,923 written public comments about the project, most in opposition while three-quarters of the 83 witnesses who testified before it were opposed."
SCC approves Dominion gas plant in Chesterfield
Dominion Energy can go ahead with a controversial gas-fired power plant on the site of its Chesterfield power station, the State Corporation Commission said.
richmond.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"The project drew strong opposition.
The commission received 1,923 written public comments about the project, most in opposition while three-quarters of the 83 witnesses who testified before it were opposed."
The commission received 1,923 written public comments about the project, most in opposition while three-quarters of the 83 witnesses who testified before it were opposed."
"Release the Kraken: Residents in Caroline, Stafford discuss plan for new power line"
Release the Kraken: Residents in Caroline, Stafford discuss plan for new power line - Fredericksburg Free Press
Dominion's proposed 70-mile transmission line would go through parts of Caroline, Spotsylvania and Stafford counties.
www.fredericksburgfreepress.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"Release the Kraken: Residents in Caroline, Stafford discuss plan for new power line"
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This is sick.
"After federal immigration officers in Charlotte saw a man taking photos of them, they chased him nearly 2 miles down a main road and made plans to “smash” into him, video played in court Thursday showed. They broke his window, charged him with a federal felony and accused him of assaulting them."
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is sick.
"Recognizing the local teacher’s union is an important step, Ty Hodges added in a recent interview with us."
Teacher pay, union recognition high on new WJCC school board member's to-do list
Good morning! Today we talk to Ty Hodges, incoming W-JCC school board member. A William & Mary report details China's sneaky investments in USA, and upcoming Thanksgiving closings.
www.williamsburgwatch.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"Recognizing the local teacher’s union is an important step, Ty Hodges added in a recent interview with us."