Richmond, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the availability of $6.5 million through the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to assist public schools in the...
RICHMOND, VA – Attorney General Jason Miyares, along with a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys general, urged Congress to pass The Public Safety Officer Support Act...
RICHMOND, Va. – Yvonne Rife was in the attic holding her dog Lucy as her Buchanan County home was swept off its foundation and carried a...
Attorney General Miyares announced he joined 15 other state attorneys general in a letter criticizing the Biden Administration’s new regulatory proposal restricting federal grants for public...
Chirping ducklings at the Restoring Ivy Collective center, a refuge for human trafficking victims, aren’t just cute — they’re calming. Sex trafficking survivors can drop in...
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Virginia Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards. The nomination period began on Monday, April 18, 2022, and ends...
Keep Virginia Beautiful, Inc. is accepting grant applications from groups all across the Commonwealth who want to make a difference in their community. Applications for Green...
May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and Virginia State Police is once again offering its “Ride 2 Save Lives” motorcycle self-assessment courses across the Commonwealth,...
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 3.0 percent in March, while total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 2,700 jobs....
As a part of the ongoing fight against the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Miyares announced that he joined 10 other States in a letter urging the...
RICHMOND, Va. — The medical cannabis market is thriving in Virginia, while the future of recreational cannabis, including hemp, is hazier. Cannabis advocates and smokers are...
On April 14, 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that March revenue collections exceeded forecasts by 22.3%. General fund revenues were approximately $870 million higher year-to-date than...
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Kingspan Insulation LLC, a division of the Kingspan Group, the global leader in advanced insulation and innovative building solutions, will invest...
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has expanded its motor carrier self-service fleet management programs. A new system, called EZ Reg, allows companies with fleets...
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced amendments to more than 100 pieces of legislation. Many amendments were technical in nature, others included eliminating a potential tax increase on...
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that he vetoed 25 bills, including legislation that raised fees on household waste collection, limited the constitutionally vested authority of the...
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed 700 bills into law, taking action on a total of 841 bills sent to his desk during the 2022 General Assembly session....
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB8 this week, introduced by Senator Chap Petersen, to allow Sunday hunting on public land more than 200 yards from places of...
This week, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed over one hundred bills into law including legislation that gives parents more control over what their children are being taught,...
Governor Glenn Youngkin recognized the winners of the 2022 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards at the recent Environment Virginia Symposium. Held at the Virginia Military Institute, 13...
The Port of Virginia’s® cargo operations remained fluid in March having handled more than 314,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), nearly 47 percent of which were loaded...
Fairfax County high school students spearheaded a bill that will allow Virginia residents to indicate blood type on their license. Sen. George L. Barker, D-Fairfax, introduced...
On April 7, 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that more than seven million Virginians have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine since the...
Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed Executive Order #17, which promotes recycling, reducing waste, and encourages the creation and relocation of clean technology companies that are involved...
The Office of Attorney General Miyares has secured thousands of dollars for Virginians through a settlement with Lovettsville-based Wheeler & Wheeler Inc. d/b/a West End Motors...
Virginia will be among 15 states, from Maine to Florida, to once again participate in a two-day “Drive to Save Lives” traffic safety initiative along the...
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that he will donate his first-quarter salary to the Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program, an organization dedicated to...
Virginia legislators tabled a bill during the regular General Assembly session that pledged to end roadway fatalities. The move disappointed road safety advocates, but supporters say...
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed HB 957, patroned by Delegate Kathy Tran and passed unanimously by the House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia, into law...
The Virginia War Memorial is seeking personal photographs of Virginia Vietnam War veterans taken during their service in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. The photos...