Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., center, arrives for a news conference with members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus to talk about the debt limit deal, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Rep. Good’s Bad Bill to Block Student Loan Cancellation

Republican Rep. Bob Good led the effort in the U.S. House on a measure aimed at revoking President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan. The bill passed the Senate this week after winning approval in the House a week earlier, although Biden is all but certain to veto it.

States With The Most Drive-In Movie Theaters
States With The Most Drive-In Movie Theaters

Drive-in theaters evoke nostalgia, a step back to the 1950s. The first opened in New Jersey in 1933, when opening night drew people from at least 20 states to watch movies outdoors from their cars. Stacker examined County Business Patterns data from the Census Bureau to determine which states have the most drive-in movie theaters.

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10 Virginia Farms Still Offering Strawberry Picking Even as the Season Winds Down

We all know Virginia is known for its beautiful countryside. What better way to experience it up close than by spending some time picking your own strawberries at one of the commonwealth’s many u-pick farms. 

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gestures as he talks with employees during opening ceremonies for the new offices of Empower AI Wednesday July 20, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Youngkin to Spend $3 Million in Taxpayer Dollars to Send Virginia National Guard to Texas

Following the lead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that he has directed the Virginia National Guard to send 100 troops to Texas to assist with what Youngkin calls an “ongoing border crisis.”

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Virginia Jumps on Growing Trend of Scrapping Degree Requirements for State Jobs

Starting July 1, state agencies in Virginia will no longer require college degrees for almost 90% of state jobs, a move aimed to address staff shortages and expand opportunities for workers in the commonwealth.

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Report on Virginia public education standards and policies overdue

Over a four-month period in 2022, Virginia leaders in education and workforce development held a series of meetings to provide recommendations to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration on improving state K-12 education.  However, a report on recommendations from those meetings, which were convened to fulfill the requirements of a 2022 law known as House Bill 938, remains six months overdue, with no explanation for its delay.

FILE - President Joe Biden signs into law S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, June 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Here’s How the Biden Administration Has Tackled The Mental Health Crisis

The Biden administration has invested billions into improving mental health care in the United States.

We Asked a Panel of Dads To Edit Our Father’s Day Gift Guide, and They Crossed Everything Out. Here’s What They Told Us To Recommend Instead.

For Father's Day 2023, we asked Dad to get candid about what makes a good gift. Here's a totally unique gift guide that's made up entirely of dad faves.