Wise County promotes lowest regional data center tax rate of its kind in Virginia. Before that revenue is held up as the payoff, the public deserves to know what remains after the reduced rate, dep…

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ABC and Disney must commit to standing up against government censorship. Neither critics, comedians, nor corporations should be scared into submission by MAGA.

The average annual savings from these benefit cuts would barely pay for a single day of the massive tax cuts for the wealthy that are part of the Republican megabill enacted in July.

The longtime conspiracist host aired the last episode this week, and still owes over $1 billion to the Sandy Hook families.

The Supreme Court just ripped away a core American right: the right to a fair and equal vote in elections no matter your racial background. Their ruling in the Louisiana v. Callais case opens the door...

The president is remaking courts to clear a backlog of asylum cases. Hires include an attorney for Jan. 6 rioters and a lawyer who championed Minneapolis ICE raids.

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Dismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence

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Virginia is the data center capital of the world. But as the impact of data centers on our air, water and electric bills has grown, Virginia leaders must do more to protect our communities — especiall...

Called to Serve: The Steady Faith and Public Work of Jackie Nophlin

Data centers are rapidly expanding across Virginia. Without practical protections, everyday residents are left paying the price through higher electric bills, stressed local water systems, noise and p...

The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back. The an...

Over the last few months, the Trump regime has orchestrated the bombings of small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that it claims are trafficking drugs bound for the US. They’ve provided no legal ju...

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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EP51 - The Race for the Virginia House: Dems Go 100 for 100 with Fergie Reid, Jr. - This week Virginia Democrats hit a milestone: They have a candidate running in all one hundred seats for the Virgini...

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Mike McGirr for Chair of the Rural Caucus of the Virginia Democratic Party

Mike McGirr for Chair of the Rural Caucus of the Virginia Democratic Party

27 courageous Democrats ran in the reddest districts of Virginia this year -- Many of them against Republicans who never had a Democratic foe. Courageous because it takes great cojones to run for offi...