First Lady Jill Biden is returning to the classroom to teach in-person classes on Tuesday for the first time since her husband entered office in January. The first lady, 70, will be teaching in-person two times a week at Northern Virginia Community College’s campus in Alexandria. Jill Biden has been a professor of English at the…
Pennsylvania’s Participation in Greenhouse Gas Initiative Advances to Legislature
September 2, 2021
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The battle over whether Pennsylvania will join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has intensified as the plan cleared a pivotal hurdle on Wednesday, gaining approval by the state Independent Regulatory Review Commission. “Climate change is one of the most critical issues we face, and I have made it a priority to address ways to…
Virginia Tech Disenrolls 134 Unvaccinated Students
Virginia Tech has disenrolled more than 100 students for not meeting the COVID-19 vaccine requirement before the start of the fall semester, the university said Tuesday. Some 134 students are no longer enrolled because they did not submit proof that they are vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus or get approved for medical…
Virginia Supreme Court Backs to Reinstatement of Teacher Who Opposed Transgender Pronouns
The Virginia Supreme Court on Aug. 30 upheld a lower court decision to reinstate a gym teacher who spoke at a school board meeting against a proposal to require calling transgender students by their preferred pronouns. On June 6, a county circuit court judge had ordered that teacher Tanner Cross be reinstated after he was…
Virginia Supreme Court Sides With Teacher Who Opposes Transgender Pronouns
The Virginia Supreme Court on Aug. 30 upheld a lower court decision to reinstate a gym teacher who spoke at a school board meeting against a proposal to require calling transgender students by their preferred pronouns. On June 6, a county circuit court judge had ordered that teacher Tanner Cross be reinstated after he was…
Liberty University Enacts Temporary Measures to Slow COVID-19 Spread
Liberty University on Thursday said it will shift to online instruction and halt indoor gatherings, as part of its “temporary mitigation measures” to slow the spread of COVID-19 on campus. The evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia, said the temporary mitigation period will last from Aug. 30 through Sept. 10, during which all residential classes…
Exclusive Interview: Glenn Youngkin on the Virginia Governor’s Race
The Virginia gubernatorial election has entered into its final months in the lead-up to election day in November. The most recent poll conducted by Co/efficient on behalf of Conservatives for Clean Energy shows former Governor Terry McAuliffe barely ahead of Republican Glenn Youngkin, after taking into consideration the poll’s margin of error. Earlier this summer,…
Virginian Duo Plead Guilty to Capitol Charges, FBI Finds No Evidence of Violence
A federal judge granted a guilty plea to two Virginia residents on Tuesday over their involvement in the U.S. Capitol breach earlier this year, authorities said. U.S. Judge Carl Nichols for the District of Columbia has a sentencing hearing set virtually in November for Douglas Sweet, 59, and Cindy Fitchett, 60, who posted a video…
Law Professor Who Survived COVID-19 Sues George Mason University Over Vaccine Mandate
A George Mason University law professor is suing the school over its vaccine mandate, arguing that he has already acquired immunity after recovering from COVID-19 and therefore shouldn’t have to get vaccinated. Todd Zywicki, who is about to begin his 24th year teaching at George Mason in Virginia, said he contracted the CCP (Chinese Communist…
Virginia Couple Sentenced to Home Confinement for Entering US Capitol on Jan. 6
A Virginia couple on Wednesday were sentenced by a judge to home confinement for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 breach of the building. Joshua Bustle was sentenced to 30 days of confinement at home while his wife, Jessica Bustle, was ordered to stay confined for 60 days. U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan,…
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