1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1594+ words) Virginia job seekers now have a right to know what a position pays before applying online under a new state law aimed at giving workers more leverage in hiring and salary negotiations. The new law, which took effect July 1, requires…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (395+ words) Since the first data center project was announced in Mecklenburg County in 2010, union workers have helped build these facilities and the energy infrastructure powering them. For many rural communities, projects of this scale are among the few capable of bringing…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (889+ words) Over the past five years, several Virginia localities have generated just $119 million total from a targeted sales tax to fund school construction and maintenance, fueling calls to expand the tax statewide. When lawmakers first established the tax in 2021, a state…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (280+ words) CHESAPEAKE — The city’s central library branch now pays homage to longtime library director and advocate Margaret Peters Stalnaker, better known by many as Peggy Stillman. Chesapeake City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to rename the central library located at 298 Cedar Road…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (342+ words) Virginia State University welcomed 850 graduates with undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degrees following the May 16 spring commencement. As family and friends stood inside the MultiPurpose Center and screamed and cheered their names, the students filed into the arena. Some were grinning…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (250+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Four Chesapeake elementary schools use a combination of 50 portable classrooms throughout the year, but as the population grows those classrooms get smaller. Steven Ipock has a nine-year-old at Deep Creek Central Elementary School. He says he's never been…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (573+ words) The Virginia Beach-based foundation services company, founded 10 years ago, plans to hire 5,000 more employees — including nearly 1,000 in leadership roles — over the next five years. Groundworks founder and executive chairman Matt Malone said the industry is going to need to bring…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (135+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a slate of bills aiming to strengthen Virginia schools throughout the Commonwealth. Spanberger signed more than 20 bills with bipartisan support to make sure students are set up for long-term success by prioritizing child safety…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (206+ words) A bill awaiting the governor’s signature would ask that mental health assessments be made available for all public school students from grades 6-12 in Virginia. The bill, HB355, directs the advisory School Health Services Committee to work with the Virginia Department of…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1016+ words) BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Tech students are upset over the potential loss of programs that benefit hundreds of students. The school’s board of visitors is considering eliminating Living-Learning Communities (LLCs). The board is considering eliminating these programs to make room…...