Mercia Hobson

Freelance Reporter

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Looking for someone who ICE might be detaining? / Here are two options.

Looking for someone who ICE might be detaining? / Here are two options.

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Superintendent addresses immigrant enforcement.

Superintendent addresses immigrant enforcement.

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Seven Days Mirror the Future / Recapping Jan. 24 to Jan. 30

Seven Days Mirror the Future / Recapping Jan. 24 to Jan. 30

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The Trump-Vance Administration’s Rule of Law / Who defends, who opposes and why.

The Trump-Vance Administration’s Rule of Law

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Knock, Knock. Who's There? The Trump Administration / It is the new USA.

Knock, Knock. Who's There? The Trump Administration

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Vienna Delays Vote on Meals Tax Again

At its Jan. 27 meeting, the Vienna Town Council voted to temporarily defer the proposal to raise the meals tax from 3 to 4 percent.

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Casino Bill for Tysons Advances

Opponents make repeated trips to Richmond to testify against the bill.

The subcommittee pushed SB982, introduced by Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax), to the Senate General Laws and Technology Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 9 a.m. The bill proposes to allow Fairfax County residents to vote in a referendum on a casino in Tysons.

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$4 Billion for School Budget

State shortfall in funding for local schools creates expanding needs.

Division Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid presented what she called the “needs-based” Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget at the Fairfax County School Board meeting on Thursday evening, Jan. 23.

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Anonymous $60 Million Gift to Madeira School

Stands as the ‘largest gift given to an independent all-girls school ever.’

Stands as the ‘largest gift given to an independent all-girls school ever.’

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Supervisors: Casino Bill Muddies Waters

Real issue is state underfunding of schools, they say.

A senator's comments Monday to the Virginia Senate Subcommittee on Gaming regarding SB982 (Casino Gaming; eligible host localities) led the chair of the No Fairfax Casino coalition, Lynn Mulston, to email the senators a letter titled "URGENT: SB982 Reaction to Chief Patron's Comments."

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