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Final charge dropped against fired LCPS superintendent; says Va. AG probe was ‘politically motivated’ – WTOP News

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Fired Loudoun County public school superintendent Scott Ziegler said he “was subjected to politically motivated prosecution, one that disregarded the facts,” shortly after attorneys in Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’s office asked a judge to drop the final charge against Ziegler. Fired Loudoun County public schools superintendent Scott Ziegler said he “was subjected to politically…

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Gov. Youngkin, GOP lawmakers push for transgender sports ban in Va. – WTOP News

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Republican lawmakers, joined by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, Attorney General Jason Miyares and student athletes, gathered on Wednesday to support legislation that would bar transgender students from participating in school sport teams inconsistent with their biological sex. This article was reprinted with permission from Virginia Mercury.  Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, lawmakers,…

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Her words helped convict her father of raping her. After recanting, hearing set to decide her credibility – WTOP News

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Alfred “Rick” Alessi was sentenced to life in prison plus 40 years in October 2016, after a Louisa County jury found him guilty of rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery of his daughter. Virginia’s Court of Appeals has ordered an evidentiary hearing to help determine the credibility of a 21-year-old woman who recently…

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Virginia’s likely Republican nominee for governor reflects on her priorities, reentry into politics – WTOP News

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Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears spoke with WTOP about why she’s running in Virginia’s 2024 governor race and outlined her political agenda. Read more: Why Virginia’s likely Democratic nominee for governor is leaving ‘chaos’ of Congress to focus on the state Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump…

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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares will seek reelection, quelling talk of a gubernatorial bid – WTOP News

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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican who has embraced prosecutions against election fraud and other conservative causes, said Monday that he will seek reelection next year, dispelling speculation of a potential gubernatorial bid. I am running for re-election as Attorney General. As Attorney General, I’ve deployed every tool available to keep Virginians safe and…

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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares will seek reelection, quelling talk of a gubernatorial bid – WTOP News

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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican who has embraced prosecutions against election fraud and other conservative causes, said Monday that he will seek reelection next year, dispelling speculation of a potential gubernatorial bid. I am running for re-election as Attorney General. As Attorney General, I’ve deployed every tool available to keep Virginians safe and…

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