Advance Afternoon News
This evening, reports from the first school board meetings of the year in Spotsylvania (boring) and Fredericksburg (less so); and Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger talks bipartisanship on the Late Show.
ANALYSIS: Conspicuous in Its Boredom
By Martin Davis
Monday night’s Spotsylvania School Board Meeting featured a welcome return to adult behavior.
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Celebrations, Challenges, and a New Board
By Adele Uphaus
The Fredericksburg City School Board kicked off its 2026 meeting with some positive academic news, recognition of significant challenges ahead, and a new slate of Board leaders.
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Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger Talks Bipartisanship on the Late Show
Monday night Spanberger joined Stephen Colbert to talk about the honorific “Excellence,” her Congressional roommate’s and new newly elected governor of New Jersey’s housecleaning habits, and why bipartisanship still matters.
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