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VPAP Visual House Primary Turnout: 2025
See which House of Delegates primary elections had the highest voter turnout on June 17. Select a district to see the candidates in the race and the other local or statewide primaries on the ballot that may have influenced turnout.
On Juneteenth, Williamsburg Schoolhouse to Find New Life
The building with a forgotten past sat on the campus of William & Mary for nearly a century. It served as the home of the military science department at the college in Williamsburg, Va., and before that, a women’s dormitory. But its story is even older. In 2020, researchers discovered that it was not just a facet of the historic campus, but a rare artifact in the history of Black life in colonial America. About 250 years ago, the unassuming structure housed the Williamsburg Bray School, making it the oldest known building where enslaved and free Black children were formally educated. Since the discovery, the Bray School has been fully restored. It will open to the public on Thursday — Juneteenth — in Colonial Williamsburg ...
Part 2: Straightforward reporting on protests set a paper apart — and caused problems for its publisher
The group of Danville City Council members, all white and all men, gathered in the municipal building meeting room, with its high ceilings and dark wooden columns and pew-like bench seating. Mayor Julian Stinson, a middle-aged man who wore a suit and had his dark, short hair slicked back, presided over the June 10, 1963, meeting, which began ordinarily enough. The council approved a budget appropriation for a capital improvement project and OK’d the continued operation of city kindergarten classes. It approved another project to acquire property that would allow for the widening of North Ridge Street, and deferred a few other items to a later date.
Virginia advocates, officials push for worker protections from heat
With summer officially kicking off on Friday, elected officials and worker advocates are pushing for more state legislation aimed to support people who have to work outside in the hot temperatures. ... “This is an urgent issue because this affects mainly low wage workers who often don’t have a choice but to go to work … under these extreme heat conditions to be able to make a living,” said Ramón Zepeda Ramos, Economic Justice Organizer of Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy.
Rep. Griffith supports ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ says pros outweigh cons
Virginia Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-9th) told News Channel 11 he’s solidly behind the federal spending “Big, Beautiful Bill” — despite a few concerns — and believes it could unleash economic growth in Southwest Virginia due to some of its regulatory and energy-related components. From the potential for energy and data center jobs coming to the area to eliminating taxes on tips and overtime and accelerating business depreciation, Griffith said the pros outweigh the cons of higher debts and deficits on a measure that’s passed the House and is being debated in the Senate.
Virginia Rep. Griffith on deportations: ‘I’m fine with people who want to share the American dream’
Debate has been tense about which undocumented immigrants should be prioritized for deportation, even within Republican circles. News Channel 11 spoke with Virginia Congressman Morgan Griffith in Bristol on Wednesday, and while the discussion centered around the federal spending bill, the “Big Beautiful Bill,” the Ninth District Republican said he believes broad-based raids on farms, clothing factories and hotels could take a back seat, at least for now. After a directive to back off raids on farms and hotels late last week, Homeland Security is reported to have reverted to the previous order early this week.
Lieutenant governor candidates clash over the future of education in Virginia
With the statewide tickets for both the Democrats and Republicans set, the candidates for each party are wasting no time in pivoting to what they're focused on in the November general election. On the Democratic side, gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger leads the ticket and is joined by Tuesday's primary winners Ghazala Hashmi for lieutenant governor, and Jay Jones for attorney general. There was no need for a primary on the Republican side whose ticket consists of Winsome Earle-Sears for governor, John Reid for lieutenant governor, and Attorney General Jason Miyares running for re-election. Reid spoke to the media Wednesday outside Falling Creek Middle School in Chesterfield where he said he wanted to highlight education on day one as it was a concern he'd been hearing from parents around the state.
Democrats to launch ‘Worst of Winsome’ tour in Charlottesville
If being behind in the polls and fundraising weren't bad enough for Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears' campaign for governor, a new "Worst of Winsome" tour launches this Friday and will be criss-crossing the commonwealth for days. The Virginia Democratic Party will be launching the tour Friday in Charlottesville. A coinciding website, www.worstofwinsome.com, has already gone live. ... The tour is not directly connected to the campaign of Earle-Sears' Democratic opponent, former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th. Amjad said the project is a product of the state Democratic Party.
Greg Gorham wins GOP primary in western Prince William House of Delegates race
Gregory Lee Gorham, of Sudley Springs, has handily won today’s primary for the Republican nomination in the race for the 21st District House of Delegates seat, defeating the two other candidates with more than 66% of the vote. With all 17 precincts in the western Prince William County district reporting, Gorham, 65, won 970 votes. Sahar Smith, 57, of Catharpin, came in a distant second place with 395 votes, and Xanthe Larsen came in third with 95 votes, according to still unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections. Gorham will face incumbent Del. Josh Thomas, a Democrat, in the November election. Thomas is vying for his second term in the seat.
Child care costs squeeze Virginia families
The cost of child care in Virginia and around the nation is skyrocketing, with a new report finding that it's outpacing overall inflation. Rising child care costs put a huge financial strain on families, Axios' Emily Peck reports. They can force some parents — typically women — to either ratchet back their working hours or leave the labor force entirely. For single parents, the calculus can be even more painful. The average annual cost of daycare tuition in Virginia for two children — one toddler and one infant — rose to $30,680 last year, according to data from Child Care Aware, an advocacy group.