RICHMOND, Virginia, June 13 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * 5 Days, 5 Ways: Winsome Earle-Sears Is Too Extreme for Virginia and Will Gut Funding for Public Education * # Sears has a long record of attempting to strip public schools of funding Ahead of the June 17 primary in Virginia, the Democratic Party of Virginia is continuing to highlight the top five reasons Winsome Earle-Sears is too extreme to lead the Commonwealth.  Today is a reminder th  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, June 14 -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following statement on June 13, 2025: * * * ALG Urges Senate Passage Of $9.4 Billion Rescissions Package Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging the Senate to adopt the $9.4 billion rescissions package: "The House-passed $9.4 billion rescissions package will cut $8.4 billion in foreign aid and another $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadc  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 14 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news on June 13, 2025: * * * Building Our Future: Fairfax County School Board Approves Proposed 2025 School Bond Referendum At last night's regular meeting, the Fairfax County School Board approved a resolution requesting the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approve a school bond referendum that supports the school division and county's commitment to ensuring safe and welcoming learning environments for a  more

ITHACA, New York, June 13 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Petra Hafker: Enhancing honeybee health By Petra Hafker, Edited by Erin Rodger Petra Hafker is a Ph.D. student of entomology in the lab of Christophe Duplais, associate professor of entomology at Cornell AgriTech. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, as an undergraduate student, Petra studied the invasive spongy moth at the University of Richmond and also worked on a sala  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 13 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Elected Leaders, Small Business Owner Call Out Sears for Ripping Off Customers Then Attacking Negative Reviewers * # Customer Review: "[...] This place is a complete scam [...] I had a similar experience where they took my money, and repaired nothing." NOTUS: "A customer wrote on Google that Shenandoah Appliance Plumbing and Electric was 'the worst company I have ever dealt with' [...]"   more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 14 -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * GDIT Awarded Mission Enhancing Enterprise Contract to Support Special Operations Forces Company will leverage AI, cloud and cyber capabilities to enhance operational effectiveness * General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today that it was awarded a foundational  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, June 14 -- Inova, a healthcare provider, issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Inova Cares Clinics and Inova Juniper Program open in Herndon Today, Inova celebrated the grand opening of the relocation and expansion of care at a new site at 365 Herndon Parkway, Suite 105, Herndon, Virginia. Inova Cares for Families (ICF), Inova Cares for Women (ICW), Inova Cares for Children (ICC) and Inova Juniper (IJ) clinics are now located together, making it easier   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 14 -- The University of Virginia's School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Uncovers How Secretive Court Records Have Become Elizabeth Rowe's Research Finds 30,000 Federal Court Cases With Sealing Motions Over 5 Years By Josette Corazza Motions to seal records of legal proceedings, which have become more common in recent years, are causing harm to public trust and court operations, according to new research from University of Virginia School o  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 13 -- Virginia Wesleyan University issued the following news: * * * VWU Leader Joins Alliance in Call for Permanent DACA Reform On the 13th anniversary of DACA, the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration is urging Congress to enact a permanent legislative solution for Dreamers. Over 70% of the estimated 500,000 undocumented students in U.S. colleges and universities--despite often meeting the same requirements--remain ineligible for DACA protections.   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 13 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on June 11, 2025: * * * Weijia Pan wins 28th annual Levis Reading Prize for 'Motherlands' His debut full-length poetry collection is selected by the MFA in Creative Writing program at VCU. By Gregory Donovan, VCU Department of English Weijia Pan has won the 2025 Levis Reading Prize for his debut full-length poetry collection, "Motherlands." The prize is awarded annually for the best first or second boo  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, June 14 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Writers-in-residence launch new journalism courses The Charles Center is collaborating with campus partners to bring three writers-in-residence to campus in 2025-26 to teach a variety of journalism courses that will further inspire students to hone their writing skills, learn the craft from expert practitioners, and build portfolios of work that could help launch their careers. At a moment when journalism it  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 13 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * WINSOME, LOSE SOME: Sears Rips Off Virginians, Then Rips into Them When They Speak Up * # VIRGINIA - It's been another week of losses for Winsome Earle-Sears. From taking money from a Nazi sympathizer to being called out for canceling event after event to her business scams coming to light, Sears can't catch a break. SETTLING THIS WEEK'S SCORE Winsome's Wins: * n/a (It's been a bad  more