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...
Virginia’s Department of Corrections and the state’s corrections ombudsman have settled on a memorandum of understanding — a formality that can help streamline the process of...
It’s not just fast-food wrappers and plastic bottles—litter along Virginia’s highways is costing taxpayers millions, threatening local ecosystems, and tarnishing the Commonwealth’s natural beauty. Now, the...
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, on Thursday called lawmakers back to Richmond for a special session Monday afternoon, setting off speculation that Democrats are preparing...
A yearslong legal challenge to Gov. Glenn Youngkin over access to records concerning his administration’s changes to voting rights restoration entered a new chapter this year,...
Virginia’s private institutions are lobbying to increase state funding for the Tuition Assistance Grant program as the governor prepares his final budget, to be presented in...
RICHMOND, Va. — The homeschooling population has been back on the rise in Virginia for the past two school years. The number of students receiving an...
A Virginia commission on Tuesday unanimously accepted a study recommending that policymakers separate the Parent Ombudsman for Special Education’s office from the Virginia Department of Education...
This article, Part Three of the Mercury’s Pulse Check series, was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2025 Impact Fund...
Virginia faces growing energy tensions from all sides, as demand skyrockets, the Virginia Clean Economy Act’s mandate to switch to carbon-free energy looms, and questions on...
This article, Part Two of the Mercury’s Pulse Check series, was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2025 Impact Fund...
The Democratic National Committee announced a six-figure investment into Virginia’s democratic campaigns on Tuesday, meant to support additional field staff to help with door-knocking and distributing...
This article, Part One of the Mercury’s Pulse Check series, was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2025 Impact Fund...
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. is breaking ground on a $3 billion expansion of its longtime Elkton manufacturing campus, a project state and federal officials say...
A new student-led safety push is rolling across Virginia this fall with a simple message: buckle up and slow down. The Drive for Change: Buckle Up...
Virginia is investing $6.1 million to protect and interpret 423 acres of battlefield land tied to the American Civil War. The Virginia Department of Historic Resources...
In their only debate of the election cycle, Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares and Democratic challenger Jay Jones laid out their plans should they be elected...
Washington, D.C. metropolitan region leaders on Wednesday voted unanimously to exclude the I-495 Southside Express Lanes construction project from its long-range strategic plan, which had been...
When Virginia’s two attorney general candidates are set to meet Thursday at the University of Richmond for what is expected to be their only debate before...
As Virginia seeks to strengthen communities statewide and support economic growth, gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears presented their cases for why they should be...
Jessica Weinberg enjoyed her job as a social scientist with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, helping communicate to the public the importance of medical devices...
As the federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, Virginia’s U.S. senators are backing a bid to shield federal workers and contractors from the fallout....
As data centers continue to sprawl across Virginia — with hundreds already built and many more planned nationwide — the demand for the equipment powering these...
First Lady of Virginia Suzanne S. Youngkin recently led a series of statewide events aimed at supporting the well-being, leadership, and relationships of Virginia’s Women+Girls (W+g)...
RICHMOND, Va. — Northampton and Accomack counties launched a new program in late August that will help public high school students prepare for a career in...
Lawmakers in at least 16 states this year introduced bills to regulate the use of automated license plate readers responsible for collecting large amounts of data...
A George Mason University report released Friday looks at how Virginia can meet its mandatory goal of decarbonizing the state’s utility providers while also getting more...
After months of deeply polarized campaigning, the tone of political speech and the fallout from the recent controversy over Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones dominated...
Virginia’s bipartisan Joint Commission to Oversee Transition of the Commonwealth into a Retail Cannabis Market spent Monday afternoon plowing through several dense presentations that, taken together,...
Three school divisions charged with misusing federal funds intended for students with disabilities have made nearly $30 million in total repayments, according to the state Department...