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It's Saturday, December 13, 2025. Today, Candi King was recently named Secretary of the Commonwealth, and the Best of the Week.
Spanberger taps Mundon King to be secretary of the commonwealth
By Brandon Jarvis
Candi King is making the jump from the House Delegates to being appointed by Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger as Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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The Advance’s coverage of the state’s releasing its new School Quality Profiles dominated the news cycle this week. Our coverage has been shared statewide. Of Adele Uphaus’s overview of the new system, Matt Hurt of the Comprehensive Instructional Program said “I’ve never seen such a comprehensive breakdown of such a thing in a news article.”
In addition, the Advance this week published detailed breakdowns of district performances in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, and Stafford.
The Advance will release breakdowns of King George and Caroline next week.
Editor-in-Chief Martin Davis opined on the new system on Friday.
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