In a significant move on March 8, 2024, Governor Glenn Youngkin undertook a comprehensive review of legislation passed by the 2024 Virginia General Assembly, signing 64...
The two-year period before the arrival of Gov. Glenn Youngkin was the first time in decades that Democrats controlled both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly....
The Virginia General Assembly will return to Richmond on Sept. 6 to complete work on long-delayed amendments to the state budget following a proclamation by Gov....
Legislative efforts to tackle spiking eviction notices, housing, and utility costs were mostly shot down during the Virginia General Assembly session. Almost 193,000 eviction filings have...
Affordable, Reliable Energy A diversified energy portfolio is the best way to keep the lights on while ensuring Virginians are able to pay their bills. Fortunately,...
Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this occasional series, the Mercury takes a look at a few of the...
We’re approaching the halfway point of the 2023 legislative session, and Republicans are working around the clock to consider hundreds of bills that will impact our...
Elected officials serving in the Virginia General Assembly have a short amount of time to potentially discuss thousands of proposed measures that are either defeated or...
Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this occasional series, the Mercury takes a look at a few of the...
Fourteen members of a Virginia General Assembly workgroup appointed in 2021 to study problems associated with free-roaming cats have just released a comprehensive report detailing the...
Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this occasional series, the Mercury looks at a few of the proposals that might...
State officials announced Wednesday that supply chain problems will delay the Virginia General Assembly’s planned move to a new 14-story-tall office building in downtown Richmond. The...
The Virginia General Assembly has approved a bill renaming sections of U.S. Route 1 almost 100 years after it was named in honor of the first...
The Virginia General Assembly wrapped up the agenda this month for the special session that began Aug. 18. Legislators introduced over 50 police and criminal...
As approved in a resolution by the Warren County Board of Supervisors on June 7, 2016, all County flags shall be flown at half-mast from June...
Frustration was expressed by Front Royal Town Council members concerning a lack of enforcement authority the Town faces concerning deteriorating or “at-risk” structures. That frustration came...