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...
More teen drivers in Virginia will be involved in traffic crashes between the months of May and August than any other time of the year, statistics...
On April 4, 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed HB1350 introduced by Delegate Robert B. Bell. Additionally, the governor signed SB87, SB88, SB90, and SB604 introduced by...
On April 4, 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin sent legislation to the General Assembly to suspend Virginia’s gas tax for three months. The legislation will be introduced...
Commercial poultry producers, zoological institutions, wildlife conservationists, and wildlife rehabilitators across the country are doing all they can to stop the spread of the highly pathogenic...
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed more than 40 bills into law Friday including legislation strengthening school safety audits, cutting fees for sportsmen, and establishing training for law...
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General recently released their 2021 Annual Report on State Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) which...
On April 1, 2022, Governor Youngkin announced that he has launched an initiative aimed at creating safe housing placements for children in foster care. As today...
On March 31, 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that the growing cluster of outdoor attractions around High Bridge State Park and Appomattox River near Farmville will...
Jacob Williamson grows, makes, and sells hemp-based CBD products through his family’s Hens and Hemp farm. He went through the permitting process to be a hemp...
After a few lawmakers missed time during the session due to COVID-19, Del. Shelly A. Simonds, D-Newport News, said she was thrilled to see all 100...