RICHMOND, Va. — Bills to foster maternal health care resources for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated women have recently passed the General Assembly. Del. Rae Cousins, D-Richmond,...
RICHMOND, Va. – Lawmakers debated whether to expand career readiness to high school students in Virginia, but ultimately, the concerns over funding halted the bill. Supporters...
RICHMOND, Va. — Over a dozen climate organizations and hundreds of advocates attended Virginia Climate Lobby Day at the State Capitol, at the midpoint of the...
RICHMOND, Va. — Senate lawmakers will hear a House bill that provides sex trafficked minors immunity from prostitution charges and would connect the minors with social...
Virginia House and Senate bills that would regulate how law enforcement officers wear facial coverings have passed their respective chambers. Del. Charlie Schmidt, D-Richmond, introduced House Bill...
RICHMOND, Va. — Some airports are experiencing an increase in flight delays and cancellations amid the government shutdown that furloughed workers or required them to work...
RICHMOND, Va. — Hate crimes in Virginia rose last year despite a small decline nationally. Reported hate crime incidents across the U.S. last year totaled 10,873,...
RICHMOND, Va. — The ongoing government shutdown has left Virginia shipyard employees working without pay and uncertain when relief will come. Republican U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans...
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia real estate market still reflects the impacts of the homebuying boom five years ago, as a result of many working from...
RICHMOND, Va. — The number of soybean exports from the U.S. to China hit zero in September for the first time in seven years, which will...
RICHMOND, Va. – The early October release of violent text messages sent three years ago by now Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones was strategic, according...
Employees at Shenandoah National Park and other national parks are going unpaid during the government shutdown, during their busiest season of the year. “National parks remain...
RICHMOND, Va. — Some congressional lawmakers are concerned over proposed rules they say threaten the hard-earned economic security of women in the workplace. The Democratic Women’s...
RICHMOND, Va. — Researchers have rolled out a new economy monitor to track changes in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region. The Brookings Institution, a...
RICHMOND, Va. — Chesterfield and Fairfax County Public Schools are two of the latest school districts to introduce weapon detectors to their middle and high school...
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia consumers should see less hidden fees on the purchase price of certain items, starting in July. Gov. Glenn Youngkin on May 2...
RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed legislation to legalize retail marijuana for the second year in a row, reaffirming his opposition as the state heads...
RICHMOND, Va. – Students will receive more protections and support from cyberbullying outside of school, in an effort to reduce the growing number of incidents. Sen....
RICHMOND, Va. – Lawmakers this session voted to lower the Virginia Lottery disclosure amount to provide more privacy to big ticket winners. Del. Scott Wyatt, R-Mechanicsville,...
RICHMOND, Va. — Instructional personnel and school board employees who work alongside autistic students will have optional, advanced professional development opportunities, according to recent legislation. Sen....
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia farmers will go another year without state aid to cover increasing costs of drought insurance after a Senate finance committee did not...
RICHMOND, Va. — A gun violence prevention bill that recently cleared the House hopes to resolve what advocates call a public health crisis, but opponents say...
RICHMOND, Va. — A Senate bill was introduced on Nov. 21 to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, something President-elect Donald Trump promised on the campaign...
RICHMOND, Va. — U.S. Postal Service operations have continued to improve, but a bipartisan coalition of state leaders say more work is needed to get the...
RICHMOND, Va. – Stricter immigration policies could be the hallmark of the recent election where Republicans gained control of the White House and both chambers of...
RICHMOND, Va. — Generation Z has grown up with the influence of President-elect Donald Trump saturating their everyday lives. Most new voters are ages 18 to...
RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s cellphone ban in K-12 schools will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, but some lawmakers want to give localities...
RICHMOND, Va. – Third-party presidential candidates received less than 2% of the overall vote in 2024, slightly less than they received in 2020. Support for the...
RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. national debt sits around $35 trillion, which equates to approximately $100,000 per person in the country. With a presidential election looming,...
RICHMOND, Va. — Democrats are heavily courting Black voters but the question remains whether the outreach will propel the party’s candidate to victory on Election Day....