McLEAN, Va. (AP) — With casinos popping up on Virginia’s southern border, some lawmakers now want to explore whether wealthy northern Virginia should get in on the action. State Sen. David Marsden, D-Fairfax, is planning to re-introduce legislation that would allow Fairfax County to hold a referendum on building a casino. He introduced similar legislation…… Read more
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Gov. Youngkin wants to cut income taxes and raise the sales tax in proposed Virginia budget
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed a new state budget Wednesday that would lower income taxes and raise the state’s sales tax in an effort to stabilize revenues and allow Virginians “to keep more of their hard-earned money.” Youngkin’s plan for the next two fiscal years also would expand the sales tax to include digital services,…… Read more
Judge reverses earlier decision and allows removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday allowed the Arlington National Cemetery to remove a century-old Confederate memorial one day after blocking the removal over a report that gravesites were disturbed. At a hearing in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. District Judge Rossie Alston said he issued the temporary injunction Monday after receiving an…… Read more
How the White House got involved in the border talks on Capitol Hill — with Ukraine aid at stake
White House chief of staff Jeff Zients recently heard from a powerful Democratic senator that steep levels of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border had become, in a word, untenable.… Read more
Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for felony child neglect, nearly a year after her son used her gun to critically wound the educator. Friday’s sentencing was the second time Deja Taylor was held to account for the classroom…… Read more
Americans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasons
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections — a worry over the state of democracy and how the outcome of the presidential contest will affect its future. They just disagree over who poses the threat. A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs…… Read more
Few US adults would be satisfied with a possible Biden-Trump rematch in 2024, an AP-NORC poll shows
Relatively few Americans are excited about a potential rematch of the 2020 election between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, although more Republicans would be satisfied to have Trump as their nominee than Democrats would be with Biden as their standard-bearer, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.… Read more
Virginia has tentative deal to move Washington’s NBA, NHL teams, Youngkin says
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has reached a tentative agreement with the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to move those teams from the District of Columbia to what he called a new “visionary sports and entertainment venue” in northern Virginia.… Read more
Georgia election worker says she feared for her life over fraud lies in Giuliani defamation case
A Georgia election worker told jurors Tuesday that she feared for her life as she received a barrage of racist and threatening messages fueled by Rudy Giuliani’s false claims that she and her mother had rigged the 2020 election results in the state.… Read more
Proposed Metro budget brings cuts to rail service, bus routes, jobs
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | December 12, 2023 Drastic cuts could be coming to the DC metrorail system as the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority continues to struggle with its $750 million budget shortfall. Metro General Manager Randy Clarke warned Washington Metropolitan residents for months that the overwhelming budget deficit will soon affect riders.…… Read more
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Gaming proponents size up the odds of a northern Virginia casino
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — With casinos popping up on Virginia’s southern border, some lawmakers now want to explore whether wealthy northern Virginia should get in on the action. State Sen. David Marsden, D-Fairfax, is planning to re-introduce legislation that would allow Fairfax County to hold a referendum on building a casino. He introduced similar legislation…… Continue Reading
Gov. Youngkin wants to cut income taxes and raise the sales tax in proposed Virginia budget
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed a new state budget Wednesday that would lower income taxes and raise the state’s sales tax in an effort to stabilize revenues and allow Virginians “to keep more of their hard-earned money.” Youngkin’s plan for the next two fiscal years also would expand the sales tax to include digital services,…… Continue Reading
Judge reverses earlier decision and allows removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday allowed the Arlington National Cemetery to remove a century-old Confederate memorial one day after blocking the removal over a report that gravesites were disturbed. At a hearing in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. District Judge Rossie Alston said he issued the temporary injunction Monday after receiving an…… Continue Reading
How the White House got involved in the border talks on Capitol Hill — with Ukraine aid at stake
White House chief of staff Jeff Zients recently heard from a powerful Democratic senator that steep levels of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border had become, in a word, untenable.… Continue Reading
Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for felony child neglect, nearly a year after her son used her gun to critically wound the educator. Friday’s sentencing was the second time Deja Taylor was held to account for the classroom…… Continue Reading
Americans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasons
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections — a worry over the state of democracy and how the outcome of the presidential contest will affect its future. They just disagree over who poses the threat. A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs…… Continue Reading
Few US adults would be satisfied with a possible Biden-Trump rematch in 2024, an AP-NORC poll shows
Relatively few Americans are excited about a potential rematch of the 2020 election between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, although more Republicans would be satisfied to have Trump as their nominee than Democrats would be with Biden as their standard-bearer, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.… Continue Reading
Virginia has tentative deal to move Washington’s NBA, NHL teams, Youngkin says
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has reached a tentative agreement with the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to move those teams from the District of Columbia to what he called a new “visionary sports and entertainment venue” in northern Virginia.… Continue Reading
Georgia election worker says she feared for her life over fraud lies in Giuliani defamation case
A Georgia election worker told jurors Tuesday that she feared for her life as she received a barrage of racist and threatening messages fueled by Rudy Giuliani’s false claims that she and her mother had rigged the 2020 election results in the state.… Continue Reading
Proposed Metro budget brings cuts to rail service, bus routes, jobs
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | December 12, 2023 Drastic cuts could be coming to the DC metrorail system as the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority continues to struggle with its $750 million budget shortfall. Metro General Manager Randy Clarke warned Washington Metropolitan residents for months that the overwhelming budget deficit will soon affect riders.…… Continue Reading