On January 8, 2026, the Warren County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to repeal the Legal Services Transparency and Review Policy that had been adopted just...
In my previous post, I explained why I introduced the Legal Services Transparency and Review Policy and the two incidents that made it necessary. This post is...
Warren County Board of Supervisors member Dr. Rich Jamieson (North River District) joined me in the Royal Examiner studio this week to talk about what’s quickly...
When state Sen. Danica Roem, D-Manassas, talks about Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act, she often does so from experience — both as a former journalist and...
A new year has arrived, and with it, new voices on our Board of Supervisors. As these newly elected leaders take their seats, the community watches...
The tension between the Warren County Board of Supervisors (less Supervisor Cheryl Cullers) and Samuels Public Library escalated further this month after the library formally rejected...
A new conflict has emerged between Warren County officials and Samuels Public Library following the library’s recent denial of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request...
In a split opinion on transparency laws, the Supreme Court of Virginia on Thursday upheld a more expansive definition of what counts as a public meeting...
A new report finds Virginia’s state agencies are failing to post key Freedom of Information Act links. The Virginia Coalition for Open Government report finds that...
A transparency bill that would have required Virginia government agencies to disclose the names of employees using taxpayer-backed credit cards failed in a Republican-controlled House of...
A message Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’ office sent out in late August in response to “election integrity” complaints included a clear statement that state...
Long-time Property Owners of Shenandoah Farms (POSF) Board critic Melissa Chappell-White has added a FOIA violations complaint to her list of alleged failures of the organization....
Royal Examiner editorial department staff have occasionally pondered the often overly vague language of motions used to adjourn to Executive/Closed Sessions, particularly on the Town side...
After a brief debate with the County powers that be over media access to Tuesday morning’s (March 24) Warren County Board of Supervisors Special Meeting...
Executive Director of the Virginia Freedom of Information (FOIA) Council Alan Gernhardt says his agency is of the opinion that the closed session motions related to...
The three Warren County Supervisor-elects, Cheryl Cullers (South River District), Delores Oates (North River), and Walter Mabe (Shenandoah) were all present for seminars on State Freedom...