Hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage have poured into the Potomac River since January, prompting D.C. Water’s CEO to issue an open letter as the crisis threatens to become one of the largest wastewater disasters in U.S. history. In the letter, Gadis described...
A Virginia Senate committee is scheduled to consider legislation directing the state’s two investor-owned utilities to develop large-scale battery storage projects, a proposal endorsed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger. The bill would require utilities to submit plans for...
Virginia Senate Democrats advanced a broad package of gun safety legislation Monday, reviving proposals that were repeatedly vetoed under former Gov. Glenn Youngkin and testing whether the state’s new Democratic governor, Abigail Spanberger, will usher in a new era on...
A circuit court judge in rural southwest Virginia has halted a Democratic-backed effort to redraw congressional districts, ruling that the process used to advance a proposed constitutional amendment violated state law and the Virginia Constitution. In a decision...
Last week, the Democratic lawmakers in the Virginia General Assembly introduced proposals aimed at scaling back or eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for a variety of criminal offenses, including some violent offenses. The bill, House Bill 863 (HB 863), would...
Newly elected Democrat delegate of the Virginia State Assembly Jessica Anderson introduced legislation on Tuesday that would ban the state government from verifying the eligibility of non-profit organizations who apply to receive taxpayer dollars in forms of grants. ...
Virginia lawmakers are launching into another high-stakes firearms showdown this session, with Democrats using their control of state government to revive long-sought gun restrictions—while Republicans counter with a proposal framed as affordability and access for...
New Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger entered office branding herself as a pragmatic centrist. But Virginia Republicans argue her first executive actions tell a different story — and could set up a bruising fight in Richmond over housing, immigration enforcement, and...
Virginia lawmakers are reopening a familiar fight over how cities and counties pay for new school buildings and major renovations—this time with legislation that could give local governments new taxing power if voters sign off. Sen. Jeremy McPike, D-Prince William,...
Virginia Democrats are opening the General Assembly session with a broad child care agenda that expands government-backed assistance and pushes new incentives for employers—an approach that could grow the state’s financial footprint at the same time lawmakers are...
Virginia Democrats are moving quickly to reopen long-running debates over cannabis policy as lawmakers return to Richmond this week, with a sentencing review measure positioned as one of the first concrete proposals on the issue. House Bill 26, sponsored by Del. Rozia...
When the Virginia General Assembly gavels in Wednesday, Democrats will do so from a position they haven’t held in years: full control of state government. After Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger’s November win, Democrats now control the governorship, House of Delegates,...
Richmond-area pharmacy customers may be surprised to learn that some prescriptions picked up at neighborhood drugstores were never filled on-site. Instead, medications may have been counted, sealed, and packaged by robotic systems operating hundreds of miles away...
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...
Del. Mike Jones, D-Richmond, won the firehouse democratic primary to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi in State District-15 covering parts of South Richmond and Chesterfield County by a wide margin in early December. “I’m humbled, and I’m happy to represent the...
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...
A newly passed Virginia law that limits young social media users screen time to one hour has been challenged by tech companies who claim that the law violates freedom of speech. The law, which is set to take effect on January 1st, would include age verification for...
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...