As the warmer months approach, bringing with them proms, graduations, and summer festivities, Virginia’s schools and youth groups are launching a pivotal safety campaign, “Arrive Alive...
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has until the end of this week to act on dozens of bills the Democratic-controlled General Assembly sent him on a faster-than-normal timeline....
In a groundbreaking case that underscores the importance of animal welfare, Attorney General Miyares’ Animal Law Unit has emerged victorious, securing the future of 71 animals...
A bill that would create a state fund to help pay for building public electric vehicle charging stations in rural areas is trucking along after a...
The Port of Virginia’s wider shipping channel is now open for two-way passage of ultra-large container vessels (ULCV), reducing the amount of time one of the...
As the federal government considers requiring two crewmembers on all trains, similar legislation to increase rail safety statewide passed both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly....
After a rapid turnaround on what was thought to be a complex piece of legislation, both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly voted Friday to approve...
RICHMOND, Va. – Lawmakers passed bipartisan legislation to better protect victims of labor trafficking, who account for a large portion of human trafficking cases in Virginia....
In a significant development for justice in Virginia, Attorney General Jason Miyares has reported a new victory in the fight against unemployment fraud. Under Miyares’s direction,...
In a recent move that has drawn attention nationwide, Virginia’s Attorney General, Jason Miyares, has taken a significant step by addressing a letter to the White...
Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the Mercury takes a look at a few of lawmakers’ 2024...
A state senator whose law firm helped the skill game industry fight Virginia’s ban on the slots-like gambling machines is among the few senators picked to write...
Onzlee Ware, who died earlier this month, was a former Democratic state legislator from Roanoke and the first Black judge appointed to the city’s Circuit Court....
Without taking a recorded vote, a Virginia House of Delegates committee on Wednesday again blocked legislation that would bring the state in line with the rest...
In a significant step toward honoring the legacy of civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns, the Commission on Historical Statues in the United States Capitol has...
RICHMOND, Va. — Bills that will provide high schoolers with hazing prevention instruction have passed the General Assembly. Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax, introduced Senate Bill 379...
After a handful of Democratic-backed bills aimed at addressing the rise in behavioral issues in schools died last session, lawmakers are pushing forward legislation to improve...
Legislation that would end Virginia’s issuance of two license plates that honor Robert E. Lee as “The Virginia Gentleman” and spotlight the Sons of Confederate Veterans...
Virginia lawmakers took an extra week to think about whether there was a way to depoliticize the process of hiring the state’s top election official, whom...
Legislation that would have limited Virginia localities’ ability to restrict the development of solar projects is dead for the year after a House subcommittee voted Tuesday...
RICHMOND, Va. – Attorney General Jason Miyares has formally addressed the Virginia General Assembly, advocating for the retention of limitations on the enhanced earned sentence credit...
As the Virginia General Assembly delays making decisions about how skill games should be regulated, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office says it has “serious concerns” about both...
The contributions of women who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. military will be highlighted March 17-23, 2024 during Virginia Women Veterans Week....
Virginia State Police is stressing pedestrian safety, following an alarming uptick in pedestrian deaths on Virginia roads. Since Feb. 11, 2024, there have been ten pedestrians...
On Friday morning, a freshman Republican delegate voiced an unusually blunt opinion on why Virginia lawmakers are still finding it so difficult to pass a law...
Legislation to set up a state process to identify sources of high levels of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” is moving swiftly through the General...
Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the Mercury takes a look at a few of lawmakers’ 2024...
RICHMOND, Va. — Industrial hemp farmers were disappointed to see a measure killed in the House that would have increased the percentage of THC allowed in...
RICHMOND, Va. — Lawmakers continued until the next session two bills that created penalties for deceptive use of artificial intelligence software amid a growing number of...
Over the past year, several Virginia school divisions have cited a 2022 state law that created a process for notifying parents of sexually explicit instructional materials...