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Virginia lawmakers buck Youngkin budget amendments in one-day session
Apr 3, 2025

Virginia lawmakers buck Youngkin budget amendments in one-day session

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers addressed scores of legislative vetoes and amendments from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday, including the governor’s 205 revisions to the state’s budget bill that were decisively nixed by the Democratic-led General Assembly. The one-day session in Richmond comes a[...]

Port of Virginia expects a reduction in imports from China due to President Trump's tariffs. Photo courtesy Port of Virginia
Apr 1, 2025

If Trump tariffs linger, Va. maritime industry will feel pain, experts say

With President Donald Trump’s self-branded “Liberation Day” anticipated to bring a rollout of new tariffs April 2 that Trump says will free the United States of dependence on foreign-made goods, many businesses and citizens are wondering what will happen next, with skyrocketing consumer prices and supply costs[...]

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, and Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., confer as the Senate Budget Committee works on the markup of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Mar 27, 2025

Canada is not our enemy, Kaine says

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia’s junior Democratic senator, feels strongly that Canada doesn’t pose a national security threat to the United States — a contrast to President Donald Trump, who has threatened the Great White North with tariffs as retaliation for what he says are insufficient efforts at keeping drugs f[...]

FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gestures as he delivers his annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol, Jan. 13, 2025 in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)
Mar 25, 2025

Governor amends Virginia’s budget bill to increase rainy-day reserves over changes in Washington

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. At a news conference, Youngkin announced he had[...]

FILE - The Boeing logo is displayed at the company's factory Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
Mar 21, 2025

Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing will build the Air Force’s future fighter jet, which the Pentagon says will have stealth and penetration capabilities that far exceed those of its current fleet and is essential in a potential conflict with China. Known as Next Generation Air Dominance[...]

HII Navy support
Mar 20, 2025

HII awarded $147M contract to assist Navy

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies division has been awarded a $147 million contract to support shipboard and shore-based combat training services for the U.S. Navy. HII, which made the announcement Tuesday, says the five-year task order will provide engineering support for every aspect of tra[...]

Earle-Sears has faced tough races before. Her campaign for Virginia governor is no different
Mar 14, 2025

Earle-Sears has faced tough races before. Her campaign for Virginia governor is no different

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is used to facing formidable obstacles in her political campaigns, and her bid to be Virginia’s next governor is no exception. The Jamaican immigrant, Marine veteran and devout Christian will first need to win the Republican primary in June at a time when her party has be[...]

A piece of wreckage is lifted from the water onto a salvage vessel near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)
Mar 13, 2025

Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren’t made before crash

WASHINGTON (AP) — While Congress pushed ahead last year with adding 10 new daily flights to Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport, many looked past concerns about dangers in the congested skies over the nation’s capital. Squeezing in more flights would only increase the risks, said Virginia’s two senator[...]

Hitt is co-contractor for Boeing’s $1B expansion in Charleston, S.C.
Mar 12, 2025

Hitt is co-contractor for Boeing’s $1B expansion in Charleston, S.C.

Falls Church construction company Hitt Contracting announced Wednesday it has scored a joint contract on Arlington County-based Boeing’s $1 billion expansion project in North Charleston, South Carolina.  Hitt will partner with North Carolina’s BE&K Building Group to expand Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner airplane[...]

HII installs 3D printed valve manifold assembly on aircraft carrier
Mar 5, 2025

HII installs 3D printed valve manifold assembly on aircraft carrier

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Tuesday that it has successfully used additive manufacturing for the first time to build a valve manifold assembly for a new construction aircraft carrier at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding subsidiary. NNS says it is integrating additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, into[...]

Federal courthouse photo by AdobeStock
Feb 28, 2025

Former Va. ABC employee sues authority, claiming retaliatory termination

A former Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority employee has filed a federal lawsuit against the state authority, alleging his termination last year was in retaliation for reporting alleged harassment and discrimination due to his sexual orientation.  Paul Watson, a former ABC senior business analyst who identifies as ga[...]

BAE Systems wins $251M contract to support Navy AEGIS Combat System
Feb 25, 2025

BAE Systems wins $251M contract to support Navy AEGIS Combat System

The U.S. Navy has awarded Falls Church-based federal contractor BAE Systems with a five-year, $251 million contract to provide critical system engineering and on-site technical expertise to the AEGIS Technical Representative (AEGIS TECHREP) organization. Under the contract, which was awarded in November 2024 and announced Feb. 1[...]

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