Legislation to ease Virginia’s lingering school bus driver shortage is cruising through the General Assembly. A bill allowing eligible school districts to use alternative transportation, like...
Virginia lawmakers are moving to regulate automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) for the first time, but privacy advocates warn that the legislation could expand surveillance rather...
With bird flu cases cropping up across the country — including in Virginia — members of the Virginia’s Democratic congressional delegation are demanding the immediate reinstatement...
We are mid-way through the 2025 legislative session of the Virginia General Assembly, and we have an important opportunity to address health inequities and promote resilience...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that prohibits transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams consistent with their gender identity. Trump, who repeatedly...
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Maryland Wednesday issued a nationwide injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order that aims to limit the right to citizenship...
With millions flowing from speed camera fines, Virginia lawmakers are pushing to curb potential profiteering and increase public oversight of the devices. A bill to bring...
Legislation aimed at cracking down on high school athletic recruitment tactics — specifically barring officials from using the “homeless” designation to lure student athletes — hit...
With the federal government slashing its workforce and attempting to freeze billions in funding, Virginia lawmakers are bracing for impact. House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, on...
Virginia’s legislature has once again approved legislation to create a regulated and taxed cannabis marketplace, and with both chambers backing identical measures, the proposal is all...
Medical doctors face higher rates of burnout and depression, and are twice as likely to die by suicide compared with the general population. The risks were...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday sent the first flight of detained migrants on military aircraft from the United States to the naval base in...
A decision to delay the implementation of a new accountability system this fall for Virginia’s schools will come down to budget negotiations after a Democratic-led effort...
Marvin Grimm Jr. spent 45 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. He lost his freedom, his family, and nearly every milestone of life...
Last year, the U.S. Surgeon General released a bone-chilling warning on the impact of social media platforms on minors, calling on Congress to issue tobacco-like warning...
Virginia moved closer Monday to shielding doctors from extradition if they provide reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare to out-of-state patients, advancing legislation that underscores the deepening divide...
As Virginia’s General Assembly reaches “crossover” on Tuesday — the midpoint of the legislative session when bills move from one chamber to the other — lawmakers...
A Democratic-controlled Senate panel on Monday swiftly blocked multiple Republican-backed measures aimed at tightening immigration enforcement in Virginia, dealing a blow to GOP efforts just one...
WASHINGTON — Democratic members of Congress were denied entry Monday to the U.S. Agency for International Development, after billionaire Elon Musk, empowered by President Donald Trump,...
Virginia’s desire to be a leader on clean energy has faced numerous challenges over the past few years, coming from many different directions. Landowners who want...
Virginia Democrats have slammed the brakes on Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s push for tax cuts, rejecting most of his budget proposals — including a car tax credit...
A bill to reign in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) faced early resistance in the General Assembly but is now picking up steam. After a House Finance...
Max Schachter wanted to be close to his son Alex on his birthday, July 9, so he watched old videos of him. “It put a smile...
Two Virginia mothers who lost their children in car crashes are turning their grief into action, working with state lawmakers to push for stricter driver and...
More than 1,000 bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the Mercury takes a look at a few of lawmakers’...
The deadly mid-air collision over Washington, D.C., has reignited concerns over air traffic congestion and safety risks at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a tightly packed...
With President Donald Trump back in the White House and congressional Republicans eying Medicaid cuts, Virginia Democrats are moving to safeguard the state’s health care safety...
Despite efforts to rebound from pandemic-era learning losses, Virginia students are still struggling to make meaningful gains in math and reading, according to the latest national...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s latest actions included an offer to buy out a large swath of the federal workforce, and an order narrowing medical options...
For Virginians who spend hundreds of dollars on tolls each month, relief could be on the horizon — if lawmakers can stomach the price tag. A...