A Virginia woman Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources has resigned after making widely criticized remarks about Confederate statues and the Civil War.… Read more
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Teen Indicted in Fatal Shooting at Baltimore Intersection
A grand jury has indicted a 15-year-old boy accused in the fatal shooting of a motorist who confronted the teen and others who were cleaning windshields for cash at a downtown Baltimore intersection, the state’s attorney’s office said Tuesday.… Read more
Press Release: Governor Youngkin Announces Key Administration Appointments
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced he has chosen additional key administration appointments. “I’m proud to appoint these dedicated individuals,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “Their work will move our Commonwealth into the future and help create a best-in-class government.”… Read more
Maryland Panel Extends Deadlines Related to July’s Primary
The Maryland State Board of Elections has extended three deadlines related to last month’s primary, because it was delayed by three weeks.… Read more
US Begins Court Battle Against Publishing Giants’ Merger
The government and publishing titan Penguin Random House are set to exchange opening salvos in a federal antitrust trial Monday as the U.S. seeks to block the biggest U.S. book publisher from absorbing rival Simon & Schuster. The case comes as a key test of the Biden administration’s antitrust policy.… Read more
Ivan Bates Now Unopposed for Baltimore State’s Attorney
Defense attorney Ivan Bates is now running unopposed for Baltimore state’s attorney, after an unaffiliated candidate withdrew from the race on Friday — a week after Bates defeated incumbent prosecutor Marilyn Mosby in the Democratic primary.… Read more
Virginia Lawmakers Urge Biden to Take Action on Behalf of Detained Lawyer
Thirty Virginia legislators called on the Biden administration Saturday to take action on behalf of Asim Ghafoor, a friend and former lawyer of slain dissident Jamal Khashoggi who’s been imprisoned by the United Arab Emirates.… Read more
Former Va. Lt. Gov. Fairfax: FBI Asks About 2019 Allegations
The FBI has recently conducted interviews about the origin of the sexual assault allegations made in 2019 against then-Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, according to Fairfax and several others who said they were interviewed.… Read more
Press Release: VA AG Miyares Sues Biden Administration for Threatening to Withdraw School Nutrition Assistance
Attorney General Jason Miyares joined 22 attorneys general in a lawsuit filed today against the Biden Administration’s new regulatory guidance on sex discrimination for schools and programs that receive federal nutritional assistance.… Read more
Maryland Lawmaker Charged with Felony Theft, Other Charges
A Maryland state legislator who recently lost his primary for reelection has been charged with felony theft and other charges related to the misuse of state funds, officials said Wednesday.… Read more
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Youngkin Appointee Resigns
A Virginia woman Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources has resigned after making widely criticized remarks about Confederate statues and the Civil War.… Continue Reading
Teen Indicted in Fatal Shooting at Baltimore Intersection
A grand jury has indicted a 15-year-old boy accused in the fatal shooting of a motorist who confronted the teen and others who were cleaning windshields for cash at a downtown Baltimore intersection, the state’s attorney’s office said Tuesday.… Continue Reading
Press Release: Governor Youngkin Announces Key Administration Appointments
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced he has chosen additional key administration appointments. “I’m proud to appoint these dedicated individuals,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “Their work will move our Commonwealth into the future and help create a best-in-class government.”… Continue Reading
Maryland Panel Extends Deadlines Related to July’s Primary
The Maryland State Board of Elections has extended three deadlines related to last month’s primary, because it was delayed by three weeks.… Continue Reading
US Begins Court Battle Against Publishing Giants’ Merger
The government and publishing titan Penguin Random House are set to exchange opening salvos in a federal antitrust trial Monday as the U.S. seeks to block the biggest U.S. book publisher from absorbing rival Simon & Schuster. The case comes as a key test of the Biden administration’s antitrust policy.… Continue Reading
Ivan Bates Now Unopposed for Baltimore State’s Attorney
Defense attorney Ivan Bates is now running unopposed for Baltimore state’s attorney, after an unaffiliated candidate withdrew from the race on Friday — a week after Bates defeated incumbent prosecutor Marilyn Mosby in the Democratic primary.… Continue Reading
Virginia Lawmakers Urge Biden to Take Action on Behalf of Detained Lawyer
Thirty Virginia legislators called on the Biden administration Saturday to take action on behalf of Asim Ghafoor, a friend and former lawyer of slain dissident Jamal Khashoggi who’s been imprisoned by the United Arab Emirates.… Continue Reading
Former Va. Lt. Gov. Fairfax: FBI Asks About 2019 Allegations
The FBI has recently conducted interviews about the origin of the sexual assault allegations made in 2019 against then-Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, according to Fairfax and several others who said they were interviewed.… Continue Reading
Press Release: VA AG Miyares Sues Biden Administration for Threatening to Withdraw School Nutrition Assistance
Attorney General Jason Miyares joined 22 attorneys general in a lawsuit filed today against the Biden Administration’s new regulatory guidance on sex discrimination for schools and programs that receive federal nutritional assistance.… Continue Reading
Maryland Lawmaker Charged with Felony Theft, Other Charges
A Maryland state legislator who recently lost his primary for reelection has been charged with felony theft and other charges related to the misuse of state funds, officials said Wednesday.… Continue Reading