Four months ago, Warren County completed a professionally contracted executive hiring process. The Board of Supervisors invested $34,500 in an organized search process with a national...
In my previous article, I documented how an agritourism regulation nearly bypassed public deliberation last summer. The County Attorney recommended the regulation, the Board scheduled a...
A tabled regulation could return to the Warren County Board of Supervisors’ agenda at any meeting. When it does, citizens should be prepared to ask: Why...
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...
On Thursday, January 8, the Warren County Board of Supervisors holds its first meeting of 2026. The new board members will take their seats. And the...
In my previous posts, I explained the first two components of the Legal Services Transparency and Review Policy: Why Legal Reasoning Behind Legislation Must Be Public Record and Closed...
In my previous post, I explained the first component of the Legal Services Transparency and Review Policy: written legal analysis for legislative matters. This post addresses the...
In a significant shift, the Warren County Board of Supervisors has removed a planned closed session from the agenda of its January 8 organizational meeting, will...
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...
At the end of every year, state agencies, boards, and commissions churn out dozens of annual reports. Last year, one notable document was missing. The annual...
On January 8, the Board of Supervisors will vote on whether to reverse a transparency policy ensuring public access to the legal reasoning behind county laws—just...
With just one week of the session remaining, House Republicans have been working countless hours in subcommittees, committees, and on the House floor to consider hundreds...
RICHMOND, VA – The Office of the Governor just released a first-of-its-kind “Uniform Regulatory Plan” that lists all of the regulatory actions expected by the State government...
Judicial Watch announced that it has teamed up with residents of Prince William County, Virginia, and their Virginia law firm, McSweeney, Cynkar & Kachouroff, PLLC to...
Transparency. It’s what every public servant should strive for; it is what every citizen should demand. It is not, however, what often transpires in local government....