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Virginia leaders respond to reports of possible FBI academy move from Quantico
Virginia Democratic leaders oppose FBI's proposed plan to relocate its national training academy from Quantico to Huntsville, Alabama.
NASA Langley could lose 672 jobs under Trump’s proposed budget
Trump’s 2026 budget proposal could slash 672 jobs at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton.
Virginia Congress members press for details on Fort Eustis layoffs
A bipartisan delegation is seeking more transparency regarding the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command moving its headquarters .
Old Dominion Job Corps to lay off 130 in Amherst
Amherst County-based Old Dominion Job Corps Center will lay off 130 people on June 30.
Warner, Kaine condemn closure of Job Corps centers
Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have condemned the Department of Labor’s decision to shut down contractor-run Job Corps centers.
Federal ‘uncertainty’ delays start of $1.3B Microporous project in Pittsylvania
Construction on Microporous’ $1.3 billion lithium-ion battery separator plant at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill will be delayed from April until June or July, following uncertainty regarding its federal funding, according to a Pittsylvania County official. Matt Rowe, Pittsylvania’s economic development director, said Thursday he feels that the Tennessee company’s $1[...]
Warner worried about Microporous $100M grant
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia’s senior Democratic senator, is worried about the possibility of the Trump administration clawing back a $100 million federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to Microporous, the Tennessee company planning to invest $1.3 billion to build a lithium-ion battery separator facility at the Southern Virginia Megasite at […]
Out and About – April 2025
1. On March 10, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner rode the Metro with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority CEO Randy Clarke to discuss the impact of government funding on the transit system and other topics. (Photo courtesy Sen. Warner‘s office) 2. U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia Tech President […]
Judge hits pause on Trump/Musk federal workforce buyout deadline
Less than 12 hours before the Trump administration’s midnight Thursday deadline for 2 million federal workers to decide whether to accept a controversial buyout plan, a federal judge temporarily paused the clock, setting a hearing on the matter for Monday. Three unions representing about 800,000 federal workers filed the lawsuit to stop the deadline. In […]
Trump White House says tariffs will be enacted Feb. 1
The Trump administration says it will impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China beginning Saturday, Feb. 1. “The president will be implementing tomorrow 25% tariffs on Mexico, 25% tariffs on Canada and a 10% tariff on China for the illegal fentanyl that they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country, which has killed […]
Kaine, Warner respond to Trump White House rescinding spending freeze memo
The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded a controversial memo issued Monday that froze spending on more than $3 trillion in federal financial assistance, including grants and loans backing economic development and infrastructure projects across the nation. In the two-sentence memo issued Wednesday, Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the Office of Management and […]
Talking turkey: Va. is nation’s sixth largest producer
As we prepare to sit down to a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving, let’s consider where those birds come from and where they’re going. Virginia raises 7.1% of all U.S. turkeys, or 15.5 million turkeys a year, according to a new study by Trace One using U.S. Department of Agriculture data. That’s 429 million pounds of […]
