Author: Nathaniel Cline
Virginia lawmakers move closer to regulating self-driving vehicles
Virginia is moving closer to regulating self-driving vehicles, with lawmakers and experts recently agreeing on a plan ahead of the next legislative session as the technology expands and safety concerns grow. Last year, the General Assembly directed a workgroup to consider rules for autonomous vehicles, or AVs, which have been
Wittman, running again in VA-01, supports Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense spending budget
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, is backing President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense spending budget, as the nation marks its eighth month in a war with Iran that Trump launched without congressional approval. Wittman, who is running against Democrat Shannon Taylor to represent Virginia’s 1st Congressional District for an
Century-old law gives Virginia legislator-lawyers broad power to delay court cases
More than four years after Buchanan County Supervisor Trey Adkins was charged with dozens of felonies, his case has yet to reach a jury. Adkins was indicted in May 2022 on 82 counts stemming from allegations that included election fraud, absentee-voting violations, forgery, conspiracy and embezzlement of public property. He
How trout fishers in Virginia are using FOIA to beat the competition and more headlines
• “How trout fishers in Virginia are using FOIA to beat the competition.” — Cardinal News • “State approves $98 million electricity project for Eli Lilly property.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch • ” (Shenandoah County) School Board creates donation fund for school-name litigation.” — The Northern Virginia Daily • “‘From an
25 years after 9/11: How tragedy united America and inspired a nation
(The Center Square) – In the words of Charles Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, showed the worst of mankind, while bringing out the best in humanity, uniting the country and much of the world. In a matter of minutes, America…
9/11 plus 25: Arlington’s Fire Station 5 at Pentagon remembered
(The Center Square) – Visitors moved among the 184 memorial benches at the Pentagon on Friday, leaving flowers and stopping at individual names as the nation marked 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks. Wreaths stood across the memorial grounds, while an American flag hung from the Pentagon overlooking the site. Near the entrance, the…
Frustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977 Americans died in terrorist attacks in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania. At the Pentagon, Condoleezza Rice, who was serving at the time under President George W.
How the US House could overturn the midterm election results
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tried to maintain power following his loss in the 2020 election by exerting pressure on state election officials to, in some cases, “find” the votes. Loyalist Republicans in Congress then attempted to deny Joe Biden the Oval Office when lawmakers gathered to certify the Electoral College, bringing to
AARP cancels Virginia U.S. Senate debate
(The Center Square) – AARP Virginia has canceled an October debate between Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa after Warner’s campaign said he could not commit to participating. The People’s Debate had been scheduled for Oct. 7 at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond. Warner’s campaign cited “an…
US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections. The unsigned, one-paragraph order upheld a Massachusetts federal court’s injunction on a U.S. Postal Service rule until after Nov. 3
