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Ejecting international students will diminish Va. schools
In its haste to drive out international students it deems hostile to the United States, the Trump administration is needlessly disrupting the lives of more than 21,000 students enrolled at Virginia colleges and universities and undermining academic freedom in a way that could do lasting damage to medical research, technology development, job growth, tuition costs and more.
Virginia Beach cleared 100 homeless encampments in the past year
Since spring of last year, a team of city departments have cleared 100 encampments where homeless people had set up makeshift shelters. Twenty individuals living in the encampments were connected to shelter and as many as 10 were placed in housing. Not all of the cleared camps were occupied, Ruth Hill, director of Virginia Beach Housing & Neighborhood Preservation, told the City Council last week.
Environmental groups slam federal plan to ship wetlands mitigation out of Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads environmental groups are alarmed over a proposed federal decision that they say could undermine decades of local tidal wetlands restoration and protection. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality are moving toward approval of a new wetland mitigation bank in Prince George County — 50 miles upstream from Hampton Roads — that would allow developers to purchase mitigation credits from outside the region. Wetland mitigation banks are designed to compensate for environmental damage caused by permitted development projects. Developers buy credits from these banks to offset the impacts, typically by funding the creation or restoration of similar wetlands nearby.
Virginia Democrats beat early primary voting record
Virginia Democrats beat their previous record for early primary voting over the weekend. According to the Virginia Department of Elections, nearly 134,000 Virginians voted early in statewide Democratic Party primaries for Attorney General and Lt. Governor since early voting opened in early May. The previous record, set in the summer of 2023, saw 129,000 early Democratic primary votes cast, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.
Democratic attorney general candidates vow to fight Trump administration
The Virginia primary election is just more than a week away, and the Republican ticket for statewide races is set. However, Democrats must choose a candidate in two races, including attorney general. Shannon Taylor and Jay Jones are vying to take on Republican incumbent Jason Miyares in November. Taylor has served as the Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney for more than a decade and hopes to leverage her experience as a prosecutor statewide. ... Jones, a Norfolk resident, previously served in the House of Delegates and was an assistant attorney general in Washington, D.C.
Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Aaron Rouse campaigns in Richmond
Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Aaron Rouse made a campaign stop in Richmond on Monday. Rouse spoke alongside a group of black leaders to make his pitch to voters ahead of the June 17 primary. “I stand before you today to say, while I may not know everything, I know that if we do this together, we can get the changes that we seek,” Rouse said.
GOP Group to Spend $2 Million in Virginia, New Jersey Elections
The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) and its affiliated political action committees will commit $2 million in canvassing and paid advertising efforts to help Republicans win off-cycle elections in New Jersey and Virginia this cycle, National Review has learned. The early get-out-the-vote spending commitment — which will include direct mail, digital ads, and texting — is part of an initiative by the GOP spending group to help Republicans win governorships and other down-ballot races in each blue-leaning state this fall.
Democratic governors pledge $5 million to Spanberger
Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, got a $5 million boost for her campaign for governor from the Democratic Governors Association, which announced the pledge as “an initial investment” in the Virginia Democrat’s race against Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to become the first woman elected to the state’s top office. Spanberger, a Henrico County resident who stepped down this year after three terms in Congress to run for governor, had raised $16.3 million through March 31, compared with the $5.7 million that Earle-Sears had raised.
Virginia AG discusses law enforcement partnerships and initiatives at Bristol visit
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares made a stop at the Bristol, Virginia, Police Department on Monday to talk about the law enforcement partnerships on combating crime against the most vulnerable populations. Miyares was joined by Bristol, Virginia, Police Chief Byron Ashbrook, Sheriff Tyrone Foster and Del. Israel O’Quinn. There was a heavy focus on the TRIAD program, a partnership between law enforcement, seniors, and senior organizations aimed at combating crime specifically targeting that group.
Kaine discusses military housing improvements during Naval Weapons Station Yorktown tour
Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) toured the new barracks at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown on Monday and told 13News Now the issue surrounding housing for all military members remains a top concern. "These guys have missions that are tough enough; housing should not be an additional stressor, it should relieve stress," Kaine said. Kaine, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made the trip as he plans fiscal priorities ahead of writing the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) ... After meeting with several Hampton Roads Marines, Kaine said he plans to bring their message to the Senate floor.