Kaila Brewer, a Chesapeake mother and special education teacher, had to leave her job during the COVID-19 pandemic to care for her five-year-old son, who is...
In her first address to the joint General Assembly, Gov. Abigail Spanberger stated that Virginia will rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI. RGGI is...
Days after Gov. Abigail Spanberger renewed her push to tackle housing affordability in her State of the Commonwealth address, Virginia lawmakers say they are newly optimistic...
With the 2026 General Assembly session in full swing, Democrats on Tuesday advanced a slate of voting and campaign finance measures aimed at expanding access to...
SEIU Virginia 512 is part of the Service Employees International Union, which advocates for a range of service workers worldwide. At Virginia’s state Capitol on Tuesday,...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced in a social media post Wednesday that he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte brokered a possible agreement on Greenland,...
Standing just outside the iron fencing surrounding Virginia’s Capitol in downtown Richmond on Monday, Alexandria resident Gerald Vandendries hoisted a semi-automatic rifle and scanned the crowd...
Two days after taking the oath of office as the first woman to lead Virginia, Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Monday voiced strong support for a slate...
WASHINGTON — The first year of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House was defined by clashes with the judiciary branch, as the president and...
A proposal allowing mid-decade redistricting of Virginia’s congressional maps that cleared the legislature last week may dominate debate heading into a spring special referendum, but a...
As Virginia grapples with an energy crisis fueled by the proliferation of data centers and growing local concern about permitting for the facilities, lawmakers are mulling...
Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn in Saturday as Virginia’s 75th governor, making history as the first woman to hold the commonwealth’s highest office and pledging to...
Virginia Senate Democrats on Friday approved a controversial constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to redraw the state’s congressional districts mid-decade, advancing a long-simmering...
As he prepares to hand the keys of the Executive Mansion to his Democratic successor, Gov. Glenn Youngkin says his four years leading Virginia exceeded even...
While more than 400,000 Virginians get their health insurance through the state exchange, over 300,000 utilize special subsidies that expired last year, State Corporation Commission data...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday morning to send the military into Minnesota to stop protests, following another shooting by immigration agents that injured...
Virginia House Democrats wasted little time flexing their new majority on the opening day of the 2026 General Assembly, pushing through four proposed constitutional amendments Wednesday...
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats Wednesday introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after a deadly shooting of a woman in Minneapolis...
On the eve of the 2026 General Assembly session, Senate Democrats on Tuesday rolled out an ambitious agenda centered on lowering the financial strain on Virginia...
President Donald Trump’s administration has set in motion efforts to repeal the Roadless Rule, a 2001 administrative mandate that put 45 million acres of the least...
As Virginia’s new governor and General Assembly prepare for the 2026 legislative session, our leaders should rally around a once-in-a-generation opportunity to strengthen the economy, protect...
When the Virginia General Assembly gavels in on Wednesday, lawmakers will face one of the most consequential and politically unusual sessions in years, with a new...
A resolution on how the state measures students’ performance in history and social science was delayed for two months during the Board of Education’s business meeting...
A multi-year attempt to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Virginia will face a new test in 2026. The bipartisan proposal would create a special...
As the state prepares to inaugurate its next governor and lawmakers return to Richmond for the 2026 General Assembly legislative session next week, energy and environment...
Virginia’s employers say the lack of affordable, high-quality child care is hurting businesses, with 88% of survey respondents reporting employee lateness or absences, and 65% reporting...
Christmas came early a couple of weeks ago when I received my first-ever Social Security deposit, courtesy of Uncle Sam and my half-century of paying taxes...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a bipartisan bill Thursday to resurrect the enhanced tax credits that expired at the end of last year for people...
WASHINGTON — In a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump, Senate Republicans joined Democrats in advancing a war powers resolution to halt U.S. military action in...
The Virginia Clean Economy Act pushes the commonwealth towards a complete renewable energy portfolio in a few short decades. One challenge the law’s opponents often cite...