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...
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) is asking residents across the Commonwealth to help shape the future of rail service by participating in...
As Saint Patrick’s Day approaches on Tuesday, March 17, Virginia State Police are reminding people across the Commonwealth to plan a sober ride before celebrating. With...
The Virginia State Police reported significant criminal interdictions during a weeklong series of coordinated enforcement operations across the Commonwealth. From March 4 through March 10, 2026,...
Following the success of last year’s “Virginia Momnibus” legislative package, a Democrat-led effort that brought several maternal health and childcare provisions to fruition, similar measures that...
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined his counterparts in 20 other states to challenge regulations President Donald Trump put forth in his first term that expanded...
Andy Gneiting values his recycling job at the University of Virginia, but he wants his work, associated with waste and physical demands, to matter more by...
A five-year journey to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Virginia reached a new milestone this week, as the proposal cleared the legislature with near-unanimous...
On Monday, a federal court reaffirmed a January ruling that found that Virginia’s current practice of disenfranchising all people with felony convictions violates post-Civil War laws...
Highway work crews are often at risk of injury or worse from passing vehicles, leading state and federal agencies to install crash-absorbing devices that mitigate impacts...
The political storm over a mailer campaign invoking civil rights-era imagery in Virginia’s redistricting referendum fight intensified Tuesday as Black conservatives stepped forward to defend the...
Formerly incarcerated people who are still subject to probation could potentially qualify for probation time reductions if Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs legislation that Virginia lawmakers sent...
Five Republican lawmakers in Virginia’s congressional delegation on Friday sent a letter to President Donald Trump’s administration, warning that bills the Democratic-controlled legislature is advancing could...
In a legislative effort to save people money and help them generate their own electricity, if only a small amount, bills allowing for portable solar generation...
A political action committee opposing Virginia’s April 21 redistricting referendum is facing sharp criticism after sending mailers to voters over the weekend that invoke imagery and...
While former Democratic congressman Tom Periello’s 2010 vote in favor of establishing the Affordable Care Act contributed to him being voted out of office in Virginia’s...
Virginians can once again fish and swim in portions of the Potomac River that were affected when a sewage pipe collapsed in Montgomery County, Maryland, on...
Kenneth Canty, a Georgia infrastructure company owner, hopes to help restore the Francis Scott Key Bridge by repurposing the large bridge structures for environmental restoration. But...
At the core of a new Bedford County-based lawsuit challenging Virginia’s pending reproductive rights amendment is an allegation that House of Delegates Clerk Paul Nardo failed...
As early voting began Friday for Virginia’s closely watched redistricting referendum, Democratic leaders pushed back against claims that the proposal would open the door to future...
Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Virginia will continue focusing on job creation and economic growth after new federal data showed the U.S. economy lost jobs in February....
RICHMOND, Va. — Bills to foster maternal health care resources for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated women have recently passed the General Assembly. Del. Rae Cousins, D-Richmond,...
RICHMOND, Va. – Lawmakers debated whether to expand career readiness to high school students in Virginia, but ultimately, the concerns over funding halted the bill. Supporters...
RICHMOND, Va. — Over a dozen climate organizations and hundreds of advocates attended Virginia Climate Lobby Day at the State Capitol, at the midpoint of the...
For most of the industry’s existence in Virginia, approvals for data centers were largely seen as a local issue, with the state and federal governments giving...
A bill requiring unconscious bias training for medical license renewals was rejected multiple times by former Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Now the measure, via Senate Bill 22...
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined more than 20 Democratic-led states Thursday in suing President Donald Trump’s administration over a new round of sweeping tariffs, arguing...
As early voting begins in Virginia’s redistricting referendum, U.S. Rep. Ben Cline has launched a statewide campaign urging voters to reject the proposed constitutional amendment before...
A Supreme Court of Virginia ruling allowing early voting to proceed in the state’s redistricting referendum has quickly reverberated beyond Richmond, drawing praise from former President...
Early voting is set to begin Friday across Virginia for an April 21 statewide referendum that could allow the General Assembly to redraw the state’s congressional...