The U.S. Department of Education is demanding Virginia comply with FERPA and PPRA laws, threatening to withhold funding from those it says do not.

Ben & Jerry’s is accusing parent company Unilever of firing the subsidiary's CEO for unjust reasons. The ice cream manufacturer claims that he was dismissed due to a difference in opinion about the ...

Virginia’s push to expand electric vehicle charging stations has hit a major roadblock — 51 of 53 planned projects are now on hold after a federal freeze, jeopardizing efforts to build out the ...

Ben Cline doesn’t have time for a town hall with his constituents, which might be a tad bit uncomfortable, against the backdrop of the damage being done by the Trump/Musk administration ...

I look forward to knowing how Congressman Ben Cline, Virginia 6th District, feels about this critical issue and how he will represent his veteran constituents. MIKE LENNON Rockbridge County ...

A parking area at one of Pilot’s EV Charging Stations on Interstate 95. (Photo by Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury) While most EV charging projects in Virginia are stuck in limbo, one is moving ahead.

Ben & Jerry’s says its CEO was unlawfully removed by its parent company, Unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker’s social and political activism. In a federal court filing late Tuesday, Ben & ...

Parents, educators and school officials in Virginia are bracing for the impact of sweeping federal education cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration — moves that could reshape the ...

(Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury) With the sudden resignation of Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction Lisa Coons on Friday amid the changes to education on the federal level ...

Less than two years after joining the Virginia Department of Education, Lisa Coons is out as superintendent of public instruction, after replacing former superintendent Jillian Balow. The news of ...