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Published May 23, 2025 at 2:45PM

Democratic lieutenant governor candidates share their thoughts on a Tysons casino and gaming in a televised debate on May 22, 2025 (via WJLA 7News)

With early voting in the June 17 Democratic primary underway, Fairfax County residents might be curious where the politicians on the ballot stand on the prospect of a casino development in Tysons.

Fortunately, the topic was one of the first to crop up last night (Thursday) during a televised debate between the six lieutenant governor candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination — right after a discussion about how they would protect Virginia’s economy and help workers affected by the Trump administration’s federal government cuts.

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Early voting in Virginia’s 2025 Democratic primaries to kick off tomorrow

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 1, 2025 at 9:45AM

A voting ballot drop box at the Fairfax County Government Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Early voting in Virginia’s 2025 Democratic primary begins tomorrow (Friday), officially kicking off the party’s bid to retake statewide seats that were swept by Republicans in 2021.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger has already secured the gubernatorial nomination, setting up a historic race with Republican nominee and current Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears that will give Virginia its first-ever female governor.

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Youngkin amends state budget bill to increase rainy-day reserves over changes in D.C.

By Associated Press

Published March 25, 2025 at 11:15AM

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announces Alarm.com expansion in Tysons in February 2022 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Monday that he hoped to bolster Virginia’s rainy-day fund by $300 million in light of economic uncertainty surrounding the White House’s overhaul of federal jobs and its impact on the state’s workforce.

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Va. lawmakers direct researchers to review book bans, court funding methods, storm risk studies

By Nathaniel Cline / Virginia Mercury

Published March 13, 2025 at 3:45PM

The Virginia State Capitol building (file photo)

The General Assembly has given the green light for state researchers to launch studies on removing books in public school libraries, the funding methodology used to determine judicial allocations and the total cost of coastal storm risk management.

The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, which conducts analysis and provides oversight of state agencies on behalf of the legislature, is responsible for the studies. Research completed by JLARC often prompts new legislative proposals and changes to governance.

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Herrity leads GOP lieutenant governor candidates in fundraising, but trails Democrats

By Jared Serre

Published January 29, 2025 at 11:15AM

Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity (photo via patherrity.org)

It hasn’t taken long for Fairfax County’s own Pat Herrity to become the GOP’s top fundraiser in the lieutenant governor race.

The 64-year-old’s campaign announced more than $200,000 in total contributions within a week of its Jan. 3 launch, handily surpassing the $645.53 raised by Williamsburg businessman John Curran, who was the first Republican to declare his candidacy for Virginia’s second-highest statewide office.

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NEW: Supervisor Pat Herrity announces run for lieutenant governor

By Jared Serre

Published January 3, 2025 at 10:15AM

Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity (via Fairfax County)

Fairfax County’s top Republican policymaker is entering the race for lieutenant governor.

Pat Herrity, who has represented the Springfield District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for more than 15 years, formally announced his candidacy for the office this morning (Friday).

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Judge deems Youngkin’s actions to withdraw Virginia from RGGI ‘unlawful’

By Charlie Paullin / Virginia Mercury

Published November 20, 2024 at 3:30PM

Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at Google's office in Reston in April 2022 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Floyd County Circuit Court Judge Randall Lowe determined Wednesday Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin acted unlawfully by withdrawing Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a program aimed to reduce climate changing emissions that has funneled hundreds of millions to the state to deal with the impacts of extreme weather events.

In his five page opinion, Lowe wrote that “the only body with the authority to repeal the RGGI regulation would be the General Assembly. This is because a statute, the RGGI Act, requires the RGGI regulation to exist.”

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Supreme Court’s conservative justices allow Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations

By Associated Press

Published October 30, 2024 at 11:00AM

U.S. Supreme Court building (file photo)

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday allowed Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting.

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Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations

By Associated Press

Published October 28, 2024 at 11:15AM

U.S. Supreme Court building (file photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens.

The request comes after a federal appeals court unanimously upheld a federal judge’s order restoring the registrations of those 1,600 voters, whom the judge said were illegally purged from the rolls under an executive order by the state’s Republican governor.

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Virginia ordered to restore 1,600 voter registrations canceled in purge of ‘noncitizens’

By Associated Press

Published October 25, 2024 at 12:30PM

The Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered Virginia to restore more than 1,600 voter registrations that she said were illegally purged in the last two months in an effort to stop noncitizens from voting.