Dot Reid’s barber shop used to have 20 employees and two floors of space in Richmond’s Fan District. Coming out of a pandemic when many people...
Historical sites from a book that guided safe travel for Black Americans will be represented through a network of markers around Virginia, and also a website...
Jillian Balow has resigned as Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction but will remain a consultant for the administration, according to a March 1 letter addressed to...
Jessee Perry was able to get her Adderall prescriptions filled at her small Church Hill pharmacy until two weeks ago, she said. What Perry had only...
Lawmakers have signaled they want the new Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to take over the state’s medical marijuana program and act as the main enforcer of...
The Port of Virginia® is progressing toward becoming the only US East Coast port with 55-foot-deep channels that are also wide enough to accommodate two-way traffic...
• Federal prosecutors in Virginia are reportedly looking into a $55 million bank loan the Washington Commanders received without the approval of owner Dan Snyder’s minority...
The decision came down to the wire, but on Saturday afternoon Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office and the General Assembly reached a deal on sweeping legislation to...
Virginia students are returning to K-12 public schools — although enrollment has not returned to pre-pandemic levels — there are fewer teachers due to increased teacher...
Governor Glenn Youngkin’s legislation to consolidate and transform Virginia’s fragmented workforce development system, supported by a broad coalition of businesses, trade and industry groups, labor unions,...
On February 25, 2023, Attorney General Jason Miyares issued the following statement upon the adjournment of the General Assembly Sine Die. Twenty bills from the Attorney...
Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly voted Friday to pass a bill to toughen regulations on hemp-derived products that contain intoxicating THC through a more...
• The General Assembly won’t have a budget deal before its scheduled adjournment Saturday, but lawmakers leading the negotiations say they hope they can work something...
As the 2023 legislative session draws to a close, a mounting number of delegates and senators are announcing this one will be their last. Nine lawmakers...
Governor Glenn Youngkin awarded the 2023 Virginia Governor’s Cup® to Delfosse Vineyards and Winery for 2021 Screaming Hawk Meritage— a signature estate red blend of 50%...
The responsibility of meeting school construction costs has shifted out of reach for some localities in Virginia. Many schools, lawmakers say, have fallen into disrepair, while...
Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this occasional series, the Mercury looks at a few proposals that might not...
Before the 2023 General Assembly session began, a Virginia Commonwealth University poll found inflation was still a top issue Virginians want their elected officials to address....
Despite broad earlier support for the proposal, the Virginia House and Senate this week killed legislation that would have codified a 2020 Virginia Supreme Court decision...
With drug overdoses now the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, lawmakers, and experts agree solutions are needed to address the devastation...
State senator and Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan made history Tuesday night with her decisive 4th Congressional District win, becoming the first Black woman to represent Virginia in...
• “At VMI, two classmates — one Black, one White — war over school’s future.”—Washington Post • Gov. Glenn Youngkin participated in a historical discussion about...
In this session, efforts to strengthen Virginia’s career and technical education mostly failed in the General Assembly, despite Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s goal of having every high...
Following weeks of debate on electric utility regulation this legislative session, a bill that will explicitly give state regulators discretion to set future electric rates as...
The Port of Virginia® processed nearly 290,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in January with growth in loaded exports accounting for more than one-third of that volume....
Virginia lawmakers this week shot down the last bill of seven introduced to reverse the adopted California standard on electric vehicles Tuesday afternoon. Del. Tony Wilt,...
Lawmakers voted down two bills that aimed to provide child support payments for any child whose parent or guardian was killed by a drunk driver. Del....
A federal task force wrestled with the costs and benefits of better shielding the nation’s tens of thousands of electric substations from a growing number...
• Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says it’s reviewing a proposed AP African American studies course for high schoolers after Florida officials objected to aspects of the...
Building on past efforts to grant photo-less ID cards to Old Order Mennonite and Amish communities, the Virginia General Assembly appears set to create a religious-based...