Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Thursday signed legislation to gradually raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2028, delivering on a top Democratic priority and...
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Wednesday announced she signed another slate of bipartisan bills as part of her affordability agenda, just days before her Monday action deadline....
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public input until April 13 as it considers creating a new rule to crack down on “unfair and deceptive housing...
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Wednesday pushed back against criticism from some fellow Democrats who say she has not done enough publicly to rally support for Virginia’s...
In contrast to highly partisan debates over many other issues, state lawmakers of all political stripes are joining forces to pass legislation to increase the supply...
Framing education as a cornerstone of her administration, Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday signed a sweeping package of legislation aimed at strengthening K-12 schools, expanding career...
People living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus — and safety net clinics that serve them — have spent the past year on edge, squeezed by federal funding...
Patients in Hampton Roads have previously told WHRO they’re often left in the dark when it comes to medical bills, with missing details, unexpected charges, and...
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Monday signed a package of economic development bills aimed at securing billions of dollars in private investment and creating thousands of jobs...
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week about the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, Justice Sonia Sotomayor seemed...
As temperatures climb, some parts of the commonwealth are heating up faster than others — a result of too few trees and too little shade. Neighborhoods...
Virginia is poised to reenter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative this summer, a move that could again add a monthly charge to electricity customers’ bills as...
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has joined a coalition of 21 states in suing President Donald Trump, launching a far-reaching legal challenge to a new executive...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration released its fiscal 2027 budget request Friday, asking Congress to increase spending on defense programs by 43% and decrease funding for...
What might be pocket change to some can be a breaking point for others — forcing tough choices between health insurance and everyday essentials. As Virginians...
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Thursday signed a new batch of legislation centered on school safety, student well-being, and expanded support systems in Virginia’s public schools, alongside...
Virginia’s Planned Parenthood clinics are urging lawmakers to move a key contraception access program back to state funding as uncertainty grows around federal health care support....
Weapons law violations at Virginia’s colleges and universities have climbed since 2020, driven by cases at Old Dominion University and Virginia Commonwealth University, according to Virginia...
Most Transportation Security Administration officers received a paycheck Monday covering four weeks of back wages that were held up by the funding lapse at the Department...
With midterm elections approaching in Virginia, Republicans and Democrats are advancing competing strategies over how the state maintains its voter rolls, setting up an already familiar...
The Democratic National Committee kicked off a new campaign Monday to ensure new voters who register in Virginia are people who align with the party’s ethos....
Virginia’s GOP lawmaker caucus on Friday proposed that the state create a three-month gas tax holiday, which they said would help residents weather the surge in...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate was unable to agree Thursday on whether to require photo identification to vote in federal elections, as the chamber debated a...
For years, Sen. Jennifer Boysko has returned to the same piece of legislation, Virginia’s proposed Equal Pay Act, pushing it session after session through a divided...
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Wednesday signed an executive order creating the cabinet position of chief energy officer and appointed Josephus Allmond, a Charlottesville-based staff attorney for...
On Monday, Virginia’s Democratic members of Congress and state health care leaders commemorated the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act online and at a roundtable...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted Monday evening to confirm Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security, which is responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump’s...
Dominion Energy’s major Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is now sending surges of power to the grid, after its first commercial turbine was switched on Monday....
With four weeks to go before Virginia voters decide whether to redraw the state’s congressional map, early voting data is painting a familiar but uneasy picture...
Two legislators representing a sprawling county in the northern region of the commonwealth asked the State Corporation Commission last week to consider burying high-voltage transmission lines,...