One of America’s last battleships, USS Wisconsin, is moored on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia. Now a floating museum, the ship’s most recent battle was...
A new bill introduced in the Virginia General Assembly seeks to reshape the way history and social science are taught in public elementary and secondary schools...
As federal immigration enforcement activity increases in Democratic-led states across the country, immigrant advocates and civil rights groups are warning that Virginia — which recently flipped...
A proposal to create a volunteer cybersecurity incident response team, investigating and troubleshooting threats targeting digital systems around the commonwealth, will be considered again in this...
Incarcerated people in Virginia can contact their friends and family by phone call or a special email service for prisons, but those who previously served time...
The Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA) released its 2025 Annual Report, detailing a year of historic investment, strengthened accountability, and measurable progress in addressing opioid use...
From January 7, 2026, – January 14, 2026, the Virginia State Police, in partnership with supporting federal and local agencies, achieved significant criminal interdictions. Their ongoing...
In anticipation of service disruptions due to the pending winter storm, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is automatically extending some Virginia driver’s licenses and...
With a powerful winter storm forecast to blanket the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands in up to a foot of snow this weekend, the Virginia Department...
Virginia lawmakers are once again debating a major change to how much the state’s lowest-paid workers should earn. House Bill 1 (HB1), introduced by Delegate Jeion...
After 2025 proved to be a tumultuous year in Virginia’s higher education landscape, the Virginia Attorney General’s office, now under Democratic leadership, has launched a national...
As Virginians prepare for this weekend’s winter storm that is forecast to blanket the region with inches of snow, freezing rain, and sleet, consumers are asked...
An effort to provide free breakfast to K-12 students is again moving forward in Virginia’s legislature. The bill has advanced a few years in a row...
A class action lawsuit alleging that the Virginia Department of Corrections has violated its “Step Down” program by arbitrarily keeping people confined solitarily for long periods...
A major winter storm is set to sweep across Virginia this weekend, bringing accumulations of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Gov. Abigail Spanberger, leading the state...
Six years ago, as Virginia headed down the path to bipartisan redistricting, reform advocates came up with a clever way to remind voters how politicians hold...
Kaila Brewer, a Chesapeake mother and special education teacher, had to leave her job during the COVID-19 pandemic to care for her five-year-old son, who is...
In her first address to the joint General Assembly, Gov. Abigail Spanberger stated that Virginia will rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI. RGGI is...
Days after Gov. Abigail Spanberger renewed her push to tackle housing affordability in her State of the Commonwealth address, Virginia lawmakers say they are newly optimistic...
With the 2026 General Assembly session in full swing, Democrats on Tuesday advanced a slate of voting and campaign finance measures aimed at expanding access to...
SEIU Virginia 512 is part of the Service Employees International Union, which advocates for a range of service workers worldwide. At Virginia’s state Capitol on Tuesday,...
Standing just outside the iron fencing surrounding Virginia’s Capitol in downtown Richmond on Monday, Alexandria resident Gerald Vandendries hoisted a semi-automatic rifle and scanned the crowd...
Two days after taking the oath of office as the first woman to lead Virginia, Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Monday voiced strong support for a slate...
A proposal allowing mid-decade redistricting of Virginia’s congressional maps that cleared the legislature last week may dominate debate heading into a spring special referendum, but a...
As Virginia grapples with an energy crisis fueled by the proliferation of data centers and growing local concern about permitting for the facilities, lawmakers are mulling...
Virginia lawmakers are considering a constitutional amendment that would automatically restore voting rights to individuals with felony convictions upon release from prison. House Joint Resolution 2 (HJ2),...
As the 2026 General Assembly session kicks off, Delegate Delores Oates of District 31 is making waves with a legislative agenda focused on everyday affordability and...
Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn in Saturday as Virginia’s 75th governor, making history as the first woman to hold the commonwealth’s highest office and pledging to...
Lawmakers in the Virginia General Assembly have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would give the legislature limited power to modify congressional district maps outside the...
Virginia Senate Democrats on Friday approved a controversial constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to redraw the state’s congressional districts mid-decade, advancing a long-simmering...