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Annual Oyster Fest in Central Virginia features Governor Glenn Youngkin as special guest
Henrico Times - Virginia
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July 11, 2025
Virginia State Rep. David Owen (R-Henrico) | Virginia State RepresentativeVirginia State Rep. David Owen (R-Henrico) | Virginia State Representative I’m excited to invite you to this year’s Annual Oyster Fest, a tradition that continues to bring...
Virginia drops in CNBC business rankings, leaders respond
The Southwest Times - Virginia
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July 11, 2025
By Shirleen Guerra (The Center Square) – Virginia dropped from first to fourth place in CNBC’s 2025 Top States for Business rankings, a report that evaluates states on economic strength, workforce, infrastructure and cost of doing business. The...
Virginia no longer the top state for business
The Annandale Blog - Virginia
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July 11, 2025
Laid-off federal workers pack a job resource fair in March. Virginia has dropped from first to fourth place in CNBC’s ranking of top states for business. North Carolina is now in the No. 1 spot for 2025, with Texas in second place and Florida...
Virginia awards $67M to fight flooding across the state
Bay Journal - Maryland
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Children wade across a flooded street in front of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, VA, after a heavy rainfall in the summer of 2017. (Skyler Ballard/Chesapeake Bay Program) The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation awarded $67...
Governor Glenn Youngkin Celebrates Historic Investments and Improvements Along Interstate 81
The Southwest Times - Virginia
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July 11, 2025
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia has taken major strides to enhance safety, reduce congestion and improve the reliability of Interstate 81, unlocking this vital corridor for continued...
Virginia loses its CNBC ranking as the No. 1 state for business. Here’s why.
Cardinal News - Virginia
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July 11, 2025
The champion has been dethroned. Virginia, which last year was CNBC’s “best state for business,” and which has occupied the No. 1 spot a record six times, has been demoted in this year’s rankings to fourth place. It’s the state’s worst showing...
Virginia politicians look outside the state for political punching bags
The Frederick News-Post - Maryland
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RICHMOND — Republicans running for statewide office in Virginia have a couple of surefire ways to rile up crowds at campaign stops: mention New York City’s mayoral race or Maryland’s budget woes. “New York … has nominated a socialist!” GOP...
Senate advances federal hemp product ban (Newsletter: July 11, 2025)
Marijuana Moment
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July 11, 2025
ICE raids state-legal marijuana farms; Former GOP House speaker: psychedelics save lives; TX gov’s hemp directive; CA cannabis tax reform advances Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the...
Senator Calls Out Texas For Trying To Steal Shuttle From Smithsonian
Slashdot
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July 11, 2025
Senator Dick Durbin questioned a Texas-led effort to move Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston, describing it as an expensive "heist" costing an estimated $305 million, not the $85 million initially budgeted. "This...
Culpeper County ranks 27th in Virginia for government transfer dependency at 19.4% in 2022
Central Virginia Times
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July 10, 2025
In 2022, Culpeper County ranked as the 27th least government transfer-dependent county in Virginia, with 19.4% of total income coming from programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance, according to information from...
Mayor Of NC Town Hit By Hurricane Helene Says Things 'Getting Done Faster' Under Trump Than Biden
The Daily Caller
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Hot Springs, N.C. Mayor Abby Norton told CNN’s John King Thursday that recovery in her town has been getting done “faster” under President Donald Trump than the Biden administration since Hurricane Helene hit the state in 2024. In September 2024,...
Virginia Louise Owsiany
WSJM - Michigan
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July 10, 2025
Virginia Louise Owsiany, 97, of Paw Paw, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at her home in Paw Paw. She was born January 27, 1928, in Paw Paw, Michigan, the daughter of Leo Ross and Alvina (Freeman) Ross. Virginia enjoyed going to the Everglades...
Virginia surpasses regulatory reduction goal, saves $1.2 billion annually
Henrico Times - Virginia
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July 11, 2025
Virginia State Rep. David Owen (R-Henrico) | Virginia State RepresentativeVirginia State Rep. David Owen (R-Henrico) | Virginia State Representative I stood alongside Governor Glenn Youngkin and members of the Virginia General Assembly to...
Virginia Beach police arrest woman for illegal firearm purchase
South Tidewater News - Virginia
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July 11, 2025
Robert M. Dyer, Mayor | City of Virginia BeachRobert M. Dyer, Mayor | City of Virginia Beach In July 2025, detectives from the Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) Crime Gun Investigative Squad concluded an investigation into a straw purchase...
Politico's Internal Research Tool Keeps Spitting Out Literal Fake New
The Daily Caller
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Politico’s AI-powered research tool for premium subscribers has been generating fabricated reports about fictional lobbying groups, including detailed analyses of the “Basket Weavers Guild” and “League of Left-Handed Plumbers.” The tool, created...
Virginia prisoners report extreme heat as air conditioning fails
WVTF - Virginia
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July 10, 2025
The high temperature in and around Chatham, Virginia is expected to be ninety degrees for the next three days – a dire forecast for about 980 men at the Green Rock Correctional Center. Tim Wright is among them. “We’ve had like two weeks of air...
Senate blocks Trump's plan to move FBI Headquarters to Ronald Reagan Building
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — The plan to keep the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters in Washington, D.C. has hit a major roadblock. On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 15-14 to add an amendment to an FBI funding...
Virginia drops to fourth in business ranking amid federal layoffs; central VA thriving
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — From the best state for business in America to the fourth, a new ranking from CNBC notes a shakeup for the Commonwealth. This year, Virginia had its worst showing since 2018. The ranking uses multiple categories of...
Virginia Foxx shares brief messages amid congressional role
High Country Times - North Carolina
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July 10, 2025
U.S. Rep Virginia Foxx North Carolina’s 5th District | Twitter WebsiteU.S. Rep Virginia Foxx North Carolina’s 5th District | Twitter Website Virginia Foxx, a U.S. Congress member representing North Carolina’s 5th district, recently shared several...
Virginia airports to receive $21M for runway, safety upgrades
The Center Square
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July 10, 2025
(The Center Square) – Virginia airports are receiving more than $21 million in federal funding for runway repairs, taxiway rehabilitation and safety improvements as passenger traffic climbs across the commonwealth. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine,...