Virginia lawmakers are on track to codify a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision that protects a child’s right to an education regardless of their immigration or...
What started as a “small little bill” by Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, to cap prejudgment interest in medical malpractice lawsuits on Wednesday evolved into a proposed...
Later this year, Virginians are expected to formally approve or reject a measure to enshrine reproductive rights into the state’s constitution. But a new lawsuit filed...
Virginia lawmakers on Monday passed a proposal that would require schools, if they teach students about the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,...
Lawmakers say two bills working through the General Assembly will lower customers’ utility bills in the short-term by pushing more costs onto data centers. The House...
As 10-year-old Andryk Williams of Fort Blackmore, Virginia, prepares for his next round of cancer treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, he keeps in mind...
In one of the quietest moves yet under Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s administration, the Commonwealth Transportation Board overturned a controversial decision made in the final weeks of...
House Bill 998 by Del. Holly Seibold, D-Fairfax, would require ingredient labels be listed on all menstrual products sold in Virginia, an effort to better inform...
Virginia State Police say they are still actively investigating the abduction and homicide of Alicia Showalter Reynolds, 30 years after she disappeared along Route 29 in...
President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a sweeping military offensive against Iran over the weekend is reverberating far beyond the Middle East, injecting new uncertainty into...
After multiple debates and meetings between stakeholders, a compromise has been reached on how Virginia can begin to monitor the presence of “forever chemicals,” in biosolids...
Advocates of artificial intelligence praise the technology for increasing efficiency and productivity and enhancing research and problem-solving. But as schools adopt AI and students spend more...
Two men with deep experience in health care policy and practice have recently been tapped to oversee Virginia’s public health agencies, as health care remains a...
The Manassas Young Marines have earned top honors. The national Young Marines organization has named the Manassas unit as the Division 1 Unit of the Year,...
The Commonwealth of Virginia will celebrate the service and sacrifice of women in uniform during Virginia Women Veterans Week, set for March 15–21, 2026. Now in...
Delegate Delores Oates (R–31st District) provided constituents with a Week 7 update from the Virginia General Assembly, focusing on budget negotiations, differences in tax policy between...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday unveiled a new initiative aimed at delivering critical national priority projects faster and cheaper. It’s a potential breakthrough...
In a General Assembly room cramped with electrical workers from across the commonwealth, a group of bipartisan lawmakers on Thursday marched in one by one to...
Several insurers left the Affordable Care Act marketplace at the end of last year, which triggered a special enrollment period for some who lost their health...
Six years ago, Robin Levey volunteered at the polls near her home in Richmond to help win voter approval of a bipartisan redistricting commission. “I have...
Virginia Democrats were already advancing legislation to curb state cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when President Donald Trump took the podium Tuesday night to...
After The New York Times reported in 2022 that a national hospital chain with roots in Virginia had taken advantage of a federal drug pricing program...
Legislation advancing in the General Assembly would allow Virginia high school students to substitute African American History or Advanced Placement African American Studies for certain required...
June Battle, a Waverly farmer, aimed to reduce costs and boost productivity with help from a Virginia State University research expert. The goal was to measure...
On Sunday, the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate money committees unveiled their changes to former Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s final $212 billion budget proposal. One of...
State lawmakers, responding to this year’s affordability theme, proposed Sunday budgets to expand student aid for college and career training, and to prevent extreme tuition increases...
A new statewide poll shows most Virginians support stricter gun laws and favor keeping the commonwealth’s current redistricting system, even as many question whether tougher firearms...
Lawmakers are advancing legislation that could lay the groundwork for future bills aimed at pushing major utilities to lower costs, reduce outages and improve customer service...
The Virginia General Assembly’s money committees on Sunday rolled out sweeping amendments to former Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed two-year, $212 billion state budget, with both the...
Virginia Delegate Eric Phillips delivered a forceful warning on the House floor last week about what he described as a mounting strain on the Commonwealth’s electric...