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,...
Airport security workers missed work Monday at the highest rate since a partial government shutdown began in mid-February, the Department of Homeland Security said, and the...
Federal charges filed against a Virginia man accused of illegally selling the gun used in a recent shooting at Old Dominion University are intensifying scrutiny of...
Both a reconciliation bill Congress passed last summer and its failure to renew Affordable Care Act subsidies earlier this year mean Virginia lawmakers have scrambled for...
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones is pressing Congress to force refunds on billions of dollars in tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump, arguing the federal government...
Five years after Virginia legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana but failed to create a way for people to legally buy it, state lawmakers last...
Legislative efforts to address maternal health disparities are continuing to gain traction in both Richmond and Washington, D.C. Less than a week after a fresh batch...
The rapid growth of Virginia’s data center industry was a key point of focus during the 2026 legislative session, as lawmakers sought to balance the sector’s...
While some of the most progressive housing bills did not survive this year’s legislative session, many housing proposals are on their way to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s...
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner formally launched his campaign for a fourth term this week, filing the paperwork and voter petitions required to appear on Virginia’s 2026...
Virginia lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 General Assembly session in dramatic fashion Saturday evening, adjourning their regular session without a budget deal after an unexpected dispute...