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School Boards Are Failing Our Students, and Absenteeism Is Just the Symptom

In Loudoun County and across Virginia, public...

Minimum Wage to $15 by 2028 Amid Close Vote

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Senate gave...

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Virginia Lawmakers Debate Sales Tax Impact on School Funding Amid Richmond-Suburb Shopping Patterns

Under Virginia law, localities collect a 1% share of the 6% sales tax on transactions occurring within their borders. This money supports general funds,...

Virginia Referendum Pits Redistricting Proposals Against Voter-Approved Commission

The proposal stems from legislation passed by the Democrat-majority House of Delegates and Senate. It would suspend the decennial redistricting cycle mandated by Amendment...

Virginia League of Women Voters Endorses SB 58 to Increase Mail Ballot Deadlines

SB 58 aims to adapt election procedures to contemporary challenges in mail delivery. Currently, mail ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received...

Loudoun School Board Rejects SRO Expansion for Elementary Schools Despite Sheriff Data

The board, which includes members Ross Svenson, Anne Donohue, and additional representatives from the district's regions, conducted citizen participation. Speakers stressed vulnerabilities of young...

Early voting underway for Virginians to weigh in on congressional redistricting plan

Virginians can now begin voting on whether the state should temporarily redraw its congressional districts as part of a rare springtime special election. The step,...

Marty Martinez will soon require hunting with dogs to be permitted

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources will issue a permit for $19 to hunters who use their dogs under a House Bill that is...

Virginia Democrats’ 10-1 map proposal heads to Gov. Spanberger’s desk

Virginia's General Assembly approved a proposal to redraw the congressional map, which favors Democratic candidates for 10 of 11 commonwealth districts. Next stop for the...

Lawmakers retreat from VMI oversight transfer, advance board overhaul

The Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. The House Education Committee on Wednesday advanced a revised bill reshaping the institute’s Board of Visitors while dropping...

Gov. Spanberger ends ICE agreement involving Virginia State Police and corrections officers

Gov. Abigail Spanberger has formally ended an agreement with the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement that had allowed Virginia State Police troopers and Virginia...

Hampton Roads mayors want Virginia localities to keep control over collective bargaining

In a show of regional unity, mayors from the seven core cities of Hampton Roads united to oppose a bill that would allow public workers to collectively bargain over wages, benefits, and working conditions without local governments’ approval.

Affordability or tax hikes? Spanberger agenda caught in political crossfire

Gov. Abigail Spanberger made affordability the centerpiece of her 2026 agenda, promising relief for Virginians strained by high housing costs, rising energy bills and...

Abigail Spanberger ends agreement between state law enforcement agencies and ICE

Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Wednesday formally ended the 287(g) agreement signed by her predecessor, former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, that mandated state law...

Youngkin Touts Virginia Progress in Final State of the Commonwealth Address

On foster care and behavioral health, Youngkin pointed to the Right Help Right Now initiative as key to system improvements, aiming to better serve...

Virginia’s RGGI Withdrawal and Potential Reentry Spark Debate on Costs and Emissions

Republican sources claim RGGI extracted $828 million from Virginians during participation, with withdrawal saving $937 million. Projections for rejoining under new Democratic Governor Abigail...

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