Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger announced Monday that she has selected Jessica Looman to serve as Virginia’s next secretary of labor, a move that underscores the incoming administration’s emphasis on aggressive worker regulation and union-aligned labor policy. Looman...
State Sen. Bryce Reeves has withdrawn from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in 2026, abruptly reshaping the party’s plans to challenge Democratic incumbent Mark Warner. Reeves announced his decision Sunday morning in a social media post, citing a “serious family...
After months of resistance from local governments, a federal judge has forced the disclosure of hundreds of license plate reader camera locations installed across Hampton Roads without public notice. The cameras are part of an automated license plate reader (ALPR)...
Virginia will restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for purchasing sweetened carbonated beverages beginning April 1, following an agreement reached this week with the Trump administration. The change is part of a broader federal...
Gretchen Bulova confirmed she will seek the 11th District seat as soon as her husband formally steps down. A Democrat, she currently chairs the Fairfax County 250th Commission and the county History Commission, and has served as director of Historic Alexandria since...
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger has appointed Del. Candi Mundon King, D-Prince William, as Virginia’s next secretary of the commonwealth, a move that will require her to resign from the House of Delegates and trigger a special election in her district. “The Secretary of...
Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger has tapped transportation veteran Nick Donohue to lead the state’s transportation department, selecting a longtime policy hand with experience under three previous governors. While Donohue brings decades of insider knowledge,...
Virginia’s State Corporation Commission approved a controversial $1.47 billion natural gas plant owned by Dominion Energy, despite opposition by environmental groups to accommodate growing energy demands. The Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center, or CERC, is the...
Senator Mark Peake announced he will step down on December 31, citing the need for a leader who can devote full attention to the party’s upcoming challenges, including a proposed constitutional amendment that would give redistricting authority back to lawmakers. His...
Virginia Democrats have already filled a slate of 2026 bills focused on ramming through their agenda while Senate Democrats have added their own initiatives as well. Here’s a rundown of some major bills that could be signed into law next year. HB 1 – Minimum wage to...
PJM’s member stakeholders voted down a plan Nov. 19 that would have provided key incentives for data centers and could reduce energy costs for consumers. The proposals would have given large data centers the option of providing their own power generation, rather than...
Democrats in the legislature plan to create a recreational cannabis market on the heels of winning the Governor’s seat and a commanding majority in the House of Delegates. The plan, which could see recreational cannabis being sold in Virginia as soon as the fall of...
Monday, the Virginian Supreme Court upheld the lower court ruling that allows Senate Democrats to vote down the university’s Presidential appointee after an August vote where Virginian Senate Democrats voted down Governor Youngkins' appointments for Presidents at...
Governor Glenn Youngkin and Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger are clashing publicly for the first time since Spanberger’s election victory — this time over the University of Virginia’s search for a new president. Spanberger sent a letter to UVA’s Board of Visitors...
Danville Public Schools has placed a history teacher on administrative leave following a social media post depicting a rainbow-colored pistol pointed at a silhouette’s head with the caption, “PUT THE PRONOUNS BACK IN THE EMAIL.” The teacher, Dr. Sabrina Kent Morris,...
Abigail Spanberger, a former C.I.A. officer who cast herself as a centrist problem-solver, was elected governor of Virginia on Tuesday, defeating Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in a contest that laid bare the state’s lingering racial fractures even as it produced its...
Some Virginia educators are pushing back against a proposal that could shift how the state measures student performance in history and social science, warning it could sideline critical-thinking assessments in favor of multiple-choice exams. The Virginia Social...
Democrats swept Virginia on Election Night, securing control of the Governor’s office, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General positions while flipping 13 Republican-held seats in the House of Delegates. The result left Republicans with just 36 seats — a dramatic...
Virginia lawmakers have advanced a $400 million annual funding plan to stabilize Metro, Virginia Railway Express (VRE), and local bus systems—but sharp divisions remain over who should pay for it. Meeting Wednesday in Arlington, the Northern Virginia Growing Needs of...
Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger met with outgoing Governor Glenn Youngkin at the Executive Mansion in Richmond on Thursday to discuss the state’s transition of power, focusing on health care, affordability, and food security. After sharing lunch with their...
At 6:00 a.m. today, Tuesday November 4th, Virginia’s polls opened for an Election Day showdown that will elect a new Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, potentially redraw the balance of power in the House of Delegates, and determine the direction of...
Virginia will use its budget surplus to create a temporary replacement for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if the ongoing government shutdown stretches into November, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. The new program—Virginia Emergency...
For two decades, Virginia elections have reflected deepening party loyalty. But new polling hints that this year’s pivotal races could revive a fading political tradition: ticket splitting. In 2021, Republicans narrowly swept all three statewide offices with nearly...
In 2023, Democrat Lieutenant Governor candidate Ghazala Hashmi said she doesn’t “really care” if children have access to sexually explicit content at a public education subcommittee meeting. The Public Education meeting was held to discuss Senate bill SB1463,...
A special prosecutor is investigating whether Democratic Attorney General candidate Jay Jones falsified community service records tied to a 2022 reckless driving conviction, adding to the mounting controversies surrounding his 2025 campaign. Jones was caught driving...
The Fairfax County Republican Committee is warning that the secret ballot could be at risk in Virginia’s largest county due to a flawed absentee ballot return envelope design that could reveal votes for Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares. In a letter sent...
On Tuesday, the Virginia Public Access Project published new data showing that Republicans lead 6 of the top 10 counties in early polling for the House of Delegates election. As of Monday, the state of Virginia has cast a little over 700,000 ballots. Of those...
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced more than $6 million in state grants to protect 423 acres of Civil War battlefields across Virginia, funding ten land acquisition projects aimed at preserving history and expanding public access. “America was made in Virginia, and as...
Attorney General Jason Miyares pushed back against accusations from Democratic challenger Jay Jones that he is loyal to former President Donald Trump during their Thursday night debate at the University of Richmond. Miyares cited his record of suing both Republican...
Several shelters from across rural Virginia have brought dozens of their furry friends to the second annual Rescue Round Up event hosted by the Richmond Animal League in Chesterfield. The animals came from shelters located in Dinwiddie County, Nottaway County,...
On October 3rd, private text messages between Jay Jones and a former house delegate were leaked where he mentioned killing Todd Gilbert. The texts from 2022, include the fantasy from Jones referring to republican lawmaker Todd Gilbert saying “Gilbert gets two bullets...
At the end of September Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that eligible taxpayers will soon receive a tax rebate up to as much as $400 thanks to a ten billion dollar surplus in Virginia revenue. The tax rebate will account for nine billion dollars of the...