New Court Challenge Targets Virginia Abortion Amendment Ballot Language

A suit filed in Tazewell County also echoes earlier claims over process as courts weigh multiple constitutional questions.

Cerina And Justin Fairfax Tragedy Underscores New Va. Laws That Could Help Prevent Similar Violence

Updates to the state’s Red Flag law can enhance access to risk orders while a new workgroup could explore ways to reform divorce laws.

Spanberger Marks First 100 Days With Focus On Healthcare, Housing And Energy Affordability

State budget progress is uncertain as the governor awaits lawmakers’ spending plan.

Data Center Tax Exemption Changes Still Holding Up Virginia Budget

A Democratic senator wants to end the $1.9 billion handout. The industry doesn’t want to cede that much.

Virginia Cannabis Retail Plan In Limbo After Lawmakers Reject Spanberger Changes

The governor must decide whether to sign or veto the long-debated proposal as disputes over regulation, enforcement and timelines persist.

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Communities are sounding the alarm on an industry that stands to have a far greater impact beyond the walls of its warehouses.

Virginia Lawmakers Recess Special Session Without A Budget Deal

Democratic divide over data center incentives and skill games veto leaves $212B spending plan unresolved.

Va. Lawmakers OK Governor's Tweaks To Major Energy Bills, Reject Health And Labor Bill Amendments

Paid Family and Medical Leave is a step closer to becoming law, but rejected amendments on other bills.

GOP's Hope To Undo Virginia's New Redistricting Power Grows After Judge Halts Maps

A new Tazewell court ruling puts new districts on hold as Republicans press their case and state vows appeal.

Virginia Voters Back Redistricting Amendment After Months Of Legal And Political Battles

Approval allows new congressional maps to take immediate effect, following intense fight over process, courts and campaign messaging.

State Bus Line Debuts New East-West Route That Connects 10 Cities Across Virginia

Tickets for the Tidewater Current range from $15 to $60 and the full route from Virginia Beach to Harrisonburg takes just over six hours.

10 Questions And Answers About Virginia's Redistricting Referendum

Voters will decide Tuesday whether to allow new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 elections after months of legal and political fights.

Ben & Jerry's Backs 420 Clemency Push, Supports Virginia Bill

The company reached out to the Last Prisoner Project in 2025 and launched “420 For Freedom,” a national clemency initiative.

Conservation Groups Raise Alarm As Potomac River Named Most Endangered In The Nation

The groups call on state and federal governments to invest in wastewater projects and to restore grants through the Clean Water Act.

Valley Health Changes Staffing Contracts, Trims Service Citing ‘Big Beautiful Bill'

The adjustments are meant to save the health system millions as it navigates shifting federal health policy.

Governor Amends Bills That Shift Costs Onto Data Centers. Critics Say Her Tweaks Weaken Them.

As negotiations continue, Spanberger removes adding new costs onto that customer 'class.

Growing Pains: Rising Diesel, Fertilizer Costs Spurred By Iran War Impact Va. Farmers

Fertilizer prices have risen 40% percent in recent weeks, industry experts say, straining growers’ already-tight profit margins.

Uptick In Continued Va. General Assembly Legislation Reflects Varied Motivations

Nearly 450 bills were continued to 2027 following the recent Virginia General Assembly session that concluded in mid-March.

Governor Pitches Amendments To Prescription Drug Affordability Board Bill That Some Say ‘Nullify' It

Federal approvals already apply to 10 drugs since the beginning of this year and another 15 are expected to take effect next year.

Spanberger Amends, Signs Sweeping Gun Legislation Reshaping Virginia's Firearm Laws

Governor’s actions clarify assault weapons ban, restore background checks on private sales, and expand some restrictions on carrying.

Cannabis Testing Challenges Persist As Virginia Retail Market Nears

No standard THC test complicates cannabis DUI enforcement efforts.

Spanberger Joins Other Governors In Push For PJM To Prioritize Ratepayer Protections

“Balancing both affordability and reliability are foundational to PJM’s very existence,” the governors wrote following the meeting.

Slate Of New Virginia Laws Address Health Care And Housing Affordability

Built on campaign promises by the governor and lawmakers, healthcare and housing affordability bills dominated the 2026 legislative session.

Virginia Secures Birth Control Access As Other Southern States Eye Abortion Pill Manufacturers

Virginia voters have the chance to solidify the right to contraception, fertility treatments, pregnancy care and abortion.

Minimum Wage Increase For VA Signed Into Law

Virginia's minimum wage will begin to increase gradually in 2027. Here's what workers and businesses need to know.

Drive For More Housing Sparks Rare Bipartisanship In Statehouses, Including In Virginia

This year, Virginia lawmakers passed a bill requiring municipalities to allow manufactured homes alongside single-family homes.

As Redistricting Referendum Nears, Spanberger Balances Governing And Campaigning

Polls show tight support while Democrats press for a stronger push and Republicans ramp up opposition.

Legislative Effort To Buy Monroe's Loudoun Estate On Pause, Budget Effort Underway

House Bill 500 would enable the Department of Conservation and Recreation to receive a 1,240 acre parcel of land to make it a state park.

Virginia Hospitals Filed More Than 1 Million Medical Debt Lawsuits Since 2010, A New Report Finds

Researchers say many cases begin with unclear pricing and billing, and can escalate into wage garnishment and financial hardship.

Trees Take Root As Virginia's Frontline Defense Against Urban Heat

Richmond initiative, proposed canopy requirements and new research highlight push to cool hotter, underserved neighborhoods.

Virginia Set To Rejoin RGGI As Utilities Prepare To Pass The Cost Back To Ratepayers

Dominion said the cost of the “Rider RGGI” on bills will be detailed in its June filing to the SCC.

Virginia Civil Rights Leaders Decry ‘Misinformation' In Redistricting Fight

Justice for Democracy PAC faces backlash over mailers invoking Jim Crow era and misrepresenting Obama’s stance.

Spanberger Signs Bipartisan School-Safety, Student Support Bills Into Law

Measures expand thread assessment training, mental health resources, internet safety and emergency preparedness in Virginia schools.

Virginia Lawmakers Send Contraception-Access Bills To Governor's Desk

The measures would expand insurance coverage and create a state-level right as federal policy remains in flux.

The Aircraft Carrier USS Bush And Its 4,000 Sailors Left Norfolk Tuesday

The head of the strike group, Rear Adm. Alexis Walker, would not say where the ship and its complement of three destroyers were headed.

Weapon Offenses Rise On Virginia University Campuses

Violations bottomed out in 2020 as campuses emptied during the COVID-19 pandemic, then rebounded sharply.

Planned Parenthood Presses Virginia To Restore State Funding For Contraception Program

Federal shifts, including Medicaid restrictions and Title X uncertainty, leave clinics warning of gaps in care.

Spanberger Order, RNC Lawsuit Highlight Divide Over Virginia Voter Roll Maintenance

An executive action to rejoin ERIC contrasts with the GOP legal push to preserve noncitizen removals ahead of elections.

No Kings Protests Planned In VA, DC Saturday

Another round of "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration will take place nationwide on Saturday. Here are some VA, DC events.

New Census Estimates Show Movers Swelling Population In Small Southeast Counties

Fairfax’s population grew the most of any Virginia county.