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Virginia House budget leaders have introduced a roughly $74 billion spending proposal that directs most new funding toward public education. The plan would preserve the sales tax exemption for data centers, despite a Senate proposal to eliminate it.
The Trump administration is suing Virginia over recently enacted immigration-enforcement laws. The measures include a ban on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wearing masks. The Justice Department filed its lawsuit Thursday, June 11, arguing that the laws are unconstitutional.
New Internal Revenue Service migration data show more Fairfax County residents moving to the Richmond metropolitan area. The figures, based on where people file tax returns, also indicate that the Roanoke Valley now gains more residents from Fairfax than it loses to the county.
Amazon is expected to bring a 30-minute delivery option to Tysons and Arlington as major online retailers compete to shorten delivery times. The company is seeking several permits for an 8,450-square-foot industrial storefront between Tyco Road and the Dulles Access Road. The location could support Amazon Now deliveries of groceries and household essentials.
Fairfax County Assistant Police Chief Brooke Wright will retire after nearly three decades with the department. She has been appointed an assistant chief with the Wilmington Police Department in North Carolina and will continue her law-enforcement career there.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is defending her vetoes amid ideological and procedural tensions within the state Democratic Party. The friction comes as Democrats seek to take advantage of full control in Richmond following years of divided government. Spanberger disputes the suggestion that her decisions signal dysfunction or political drift.
Fairfax County’s first generation of varsity girls’ wrestlers is beginning to move into college competition. Girls’ varsity wrestling became a county sports option two years ago, when MacKay joined the inaugural cohort. She and two other students from those first teams have now been recruited to wrestle in college.
Madison High School’s girls lacrosse team defeated Battlefield 11-9 Saturday in the Class 6 state final at Briar Woods High School in Ashburn. The victory gave the Warhawks the championship they narrowly missed after finishing as state runners-up last season.
A new legal notice announces an application for an on-premises beer and wine license. Objections may be submitted within 30 days.
Monday’s forecast calls for sunshine, a high near 80 degrees and northwest winds of 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Skies should remain mostly clear Monday night as temperatures fall to around 60, with northwest winds of 5 to 8 mph.