The Virginia State Police is welcoming the New Year and a new decade with a new recruitment website. Located at www.vatrooper.com, the site is the first...
~ Will push expanded early voting, Election Day as a state holiday ~ On January 6th, Governor Ralph Northam announced legislative proposals to implement early voting...
~ The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has kept alive a Trump-backed lawsuit to kill the Affordable Care Act; If suit is successful 642,000 Virginians could lose...
~ Legislative package includes marijuana decriminalization, parole reform ~ Governor Ralph Northam unveiled his proposed criminal justice reform agenda for the 2020 General Assembly Session. Legislative...
~ Herring has previously introduced this legislation to protect Virginians from white supremacist violence and hate crimes but Republican-controlled committees repeatedly blocked the efforts in years past ~ In...
On January 2, Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order Forty-Seven and Executive Directive Six, the most comprehensive executive actions in Virginia history to ensure inclusion and...
Governor Ralph Northam reminded Virginians to travel safely over the New Year’s Eve holiday. The 18th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign and enforcement effort is back...
Governor Ralph Northam today announced a new pilot program to help prevent suicide and close gaps in access to care for service members, veterans, and...
Total sales of aquaculture products in 2018 was $1.5 billion, an increase of 10.5% from 2013, according to the 2018 Census of Aquaculture released today...
Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia’s record low unemployment held steady and employment levels continued to rise in November. Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued at...
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, announced that he will support the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is...
Attorney General Herring issued an advisory opinion December 20th concluding that the resolutions passed by localities across Virginia declaring themselves exempt from new gun safety laws...
Governor Ralph Northam announced a landmark agreement to expand reliability and service on Virginia’s rail lines, creating a pathway to separate passenger and freight operations along...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced his budget will include one of the largest new investments in K-12 education ever proposed in Virginia, totaling $1.2 billion. The budget...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will contract with Trane to replace more than 9,600 highway lights with light-emitting diode...
Governor Ralph Northam presented his budget for Fiscal Years 2020–2022 to the Joint Money Committees of the General Assembly. His proposed budget is the most...
The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs recently announced awards of more than $333 million to help communities affected by the opioid crisis. The funds support...
Governor Ralph Northam announced his proposed budget will include $92 million in new funding to address housing affordability, eviction rates, and supportive housing throughout the Commonwealth....
Governor Ralph Northam announced his proposed budget will include an historic investment in early childhood care and education. A total of $94.8 million in new funding...
While most in Virginia were enjoying extended summer weather, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has been making plans for snow. Staffing, equipment and materials...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced his proposed budget will include approximately $22 million to combat maternal and infant mortality and reduce the racial disparity in Virginia’s maternal...
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced today that Virginia’s Imported Fire Ant Quarantine has been expanded to include the counties of Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of...
Of the seven people killed in Virginia traffic crashes during the 2019 Thanksgiving weekend, two were teenagers and three were not wearing seat-belts. Though this past...
Attorney General Mark R. Herring has urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt expanded regulations that would require businesses to provide adequate notification before...
RICHMOND—On November 22, Governor Ralph Northam released the final report of his Inter-Agency Taskforce on Worker Misclassification and Payroll Fraud, which outlines 11 recommendations to ensure...
As Virginians take to the roads this Thanksgiving to celebrate the holiday with family and friends, Virginia State Police is urging motorists to put down their...
A new illegal firearms initiative announced November 15th, Project Guardian-DMV, is designed to reduce violent crime and further enforce federal firearms laws across the District...
The Board of Directors of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation have announced that Pamela R. Seay has been chosen to serve as its new President. She...
A middle schooler from Hanover County and a high school junior from Patrick County were the first place winners in the Virginia War Memorial’s 2019 Veterans...
Governor Ralph Northam announced the first ever comprehensive International Trade Strategic Plan for Virginia. The plan lays out an aggressive goal to expand the Commonwealth’s...