Maintaining and expanding enrollment is a significant goal for Virginia’s colleges and universities, but institutions are competing with others from across the country and from other...
A new tax has been activated for data centers, the most energy-intensive industry in Virginia, through a provision of the two-year state budget that the legislature...
With less than 48 hours remaining before the start of Virginia’s new fiscal year, the General Assembly on Monday approved a package of amendments proposed by...
Less than 48 hours before the start of Virginia’s new fiscal year, the General Assembly will meet in Richmond on Monday to consider Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s...
A legal cannabis market is set to take effect in Virginia next summer, pending a final state budget, but Manassas-based Barbara Biddle has already given notice...
Data centers. Can’t live with them. Can’t live without them. But we could do with data centers slowing their jackrabbit pace of reproduction in congested suburbs...
Virginia farmers affected by severe spring frost and freeze damage are now eligible for federal disaster assistance following a Secretarial Disaster Declaration approved by the U.S....
A Lynchburg Circuit Court ruling will allow background checks on most private firearm sales in Virginia to resume July 1, according to Attorney General Jay Jones....
Higher education leaders in Virginia and Ohio announced Thursday that they will join forces to create a model for three-year bachelor’s degrees, cutting the traditional timeframe...
Virginia State Police reported the recovery of firearms and several drug seizures during ongoing crime suppression operations across the commonwealth. From June 17 through June 23,...
The Virginia Board of Education may delay the full implementation of the state’s plan to raise academic benchmarks for reading and math by two years, rather...
On Monday, Virginia legislators approved a two-year, $205 billion budget proposal to fund healthcare and public education, provide 4% teacher raises and a 3.5% pay bump...
About one-third of the state of Virginia is under extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and Gov. Abigail Spanberger is urging citizens to...
Over the past five years, several Virginia localities have generated just $119 million total from a targeted sales tax to fund school construction and maintenance, fueling...
Virginia State Police say ongoing crime suppression efforts led to the recovery of firearms, narcotics, and more than $273,000 in cash during a one-week period across...
The Virginia House of Delegates will convene Monday afternoon in Richmond, House Clerk Paul Nardo confirmed Friday. The state Senate will meet the same day, as...
Virginia officials on Thursday celebrated the completion of a major shipping channel expansion project that makes the Port of Virginia home to the deepest commercial harbor...
How you look at something – the frame you use and your perspective – often influences what you see. This holds true with the issue of...
While a pending constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions who have served their sentences awaits Virginians’ approval or rejection in...
From support for legislation and ballot referendums to helping states stockpile abortion and miscarriage management drug mifepristone, a growing cohort of governors are banding together as...
On Tuesday, the Virginia Senate released its latest budget proposal that preserves a sales and use tax exemption for the data center industry, the major hangup...
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger recently signed a law creating a Virginia State Internship coordinator position, designed to improve how students and recent graduates gain workforce experience...
Tuesday morning, Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the legislative architects of a long-awaited retail weed framework presented a revamped plan for the recreational marketplace that they said...
Oh, yay, another commission. Leaders in the House of Delegates are continuing to tweak their version of a state budget, but they aren’t backing down from...
With a June 30 deadline looming before a state government shutdown, Virginia legislators have released new budget proposals, the latest actions in a long-simmering debate over...
Back in January, Gov. Abigail Spanberger arrived in office promising pragmatism, affordability, and a less combative style of politics. Fast forward a few months, and Virginia’s...
Like the United States, Virginia’s K-12 education system has evolved over the last two and a half centuries to better meet family needs and prepare students...
TANGIER ISLAND, CHESAPEAKE BAY — On a windy June morning, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s boat rocked violently on the waves of its namesake watershed, brackish drops...
Virginia gave data centers a $928 million tax break in a single fiscal year, 2023, and the General Assembly cannot pass a budget because it can...
Speaker of the House of Delegates Don Scott, flanked by Appropriations Chair Del. Luke Torian, D-Prince William, and other bipartisan House members, unveiled the chamber’s latest...