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cannabis plants are inspected during cultivation. Abigail Spanberger’s veto of a retail cannabis bill leaves businesses waiting and regulators limited in how much they can prepare for a future adult-use market. (Photo courtesy Shutterstock)

Another year, another Virginia retail marijuana market veto leaves businesses, the...

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A view of the conditions from inside one of the schools in Mathews County. (Photo courtesy of Mathews County Public Schools)

Virginia schools push for local tax option as aging buildings strain...

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Lawmakers are scheduled to return to Richmond Monday to consider Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s amendments to the state budget ahead of the July 1 fiscal deadline. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)

Virginia lawmakers return Monday to weigh Spanberger budget amendments before fiscal...

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Virginia has a new two-year budget. Here’s what lawmakers now require...

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The Virginia House chamber during a special session at the Capitol in Richmond last month. Lawmakers adjourned without reaching agreement on the state's biennial budget, leaving negotiations unresolved ahead of a planned June return to Richmond. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)

Virginia General Assembly approves Spanberger’s budget amendments, ending monthslong impasse

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs legislation last month. (Photo courtesy of the Virginia Governor's Office)

‘It’s outrageous’: Spanberger navigates budget fight, Democratic unrest six months into...

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The Virginia General Assembly Building stands in Capitol Square in Richmond. Virginia lawmakers are expected to return later this month to continue negotiations on the state budget ahead of the June 30 fiscal deadline. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)

Budget amendment would give ratepayers estimated $3 monthly rebate from RGGI...

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Tom Dunlap, a Riverkeeper with the James River Association, looks over Swift Creek where toxic leachate from the Shoosmith Landfill is leaking in June 2026. (Photo by Shannon Heckt/Virginia Mercury)

Virginia legislature grants emergency funds to help close leaking, bankrupt landfill...

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A bald eagle at the Wildlife Center of Virginia May 15, 2026. (Photo by Shannon Heckt/Virginia Mercury)

The bald eagle’s comeback and centuries as national symbol

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The Virginia General Assembly Building stands in Capitol Square in Richmond. Virginia lawmakers are expected to return later this month to continue negotiations on the state budget ahead of the June 30 fiscal deadline. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)

Virginia revenue forecast jumps by $1.5 billion as budget talks continue

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