Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney says he, along with Councilman Mike Jones, will introduce an ordinance to remove all Confederate monuments on Monument Avenue on July 1.
Arlington County has pulled its officers out of the District of Columbia after they helped clear peaceful protesters from a park so that President Donald Trump could have a photo opportunity outside the White House.
Virginians are invited to join Governor Ralph Northam and First Lady Pamela Northam in honoring the achievements of the Class of 2020 during a statewide virtual celebration Friday.
Tens of thousands of Virginians who are eligible for an expanded unemployment benefits Congress enacted in response to the coronavirus pandemic are waiting for their money because the state hasn’t managed to get the program running yet.
Democratic state Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy has formally launched her bid for Virginia governor, using email and social media to make her first appeal to voters amid the social distancing constraints of the coronavirus pandemic.
The new law, which takes effect July 1 reduces penalties for offenses involving the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana to a civil violation, which means no arrest and no criminal record.
Many towns in Central Virginia will be heading to the polls Tuesday for a number of local races but things will look quite a bit different this time around.
In Governor Ralph Northam’s Monday COVID-19 briefing, he announced a new “Education Work Group” to help chart a path forward for determining when and how Virginia’s schools can safely reopen.
Governor Ralph Northam will give an update on Virginia’s response to COVID-19, following the first weekend of his Phase One approach to reopening the commonwealth.
The sweeping legislation, which passed largely along partisan lines by a vote of 208-199, carries a price tag that’s roughly equal to the total cost of four previous coronavirus response bills already signed into law.
Many houses of worship will remain empty this weekend in Virginia even though most of the state has entered the first phase of a gradual reopening set in place by Gov. Ralph Northam.
With some businesses closed and others open in and around the Richmond-area, Governor Ralph Northam is taking on his critics who say his administration's response to COVID-19 is inconsistent.
The 7th District Democrat says the rescue bill does not get people back to work or address other priorities to combat the economic crisis created by the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Black Caucus, made up of 23 Democratic state lawmakers, formally registered its opposition to Northam’s proposed timeline in a letter to the governor released Wednesday.
Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has rejected a call from several top GOP lawmakers to institute a moratorium on the release of certain inmates by the Virginia Parole Board.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is in the hands of some of the most vulnerable in Richmond. The state and the city have teamed up to make protection from COVID-19 more equitable.
At an April 28 Board of Supervisors meeting an ordinance was introduced to relocate five polling locations during the ongoing pandemic due to those locations being in retirement communities and long-term care facilities.
Mayor Levar Stoney has declared Richmond a “City of Compassion,” meaning it is dedicated to treating all people with respect and dignity, regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation or economic status.
The Chesterfield General Registrar’s Office is encouraging voters to seek absentee by mail ballots for the June Democratic and Republican Primary Elections.
The new regulations expand rights for people accused of sexual misconduct on college campuses and make other changes to federal regulations governing schools’ obligations to respond to misconduct complaints.
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday, approving Attorney General Mark Herring’s agreement to allow absentee ballots in the upcoming primary elections without the usually required witness signature.
Virginia's senior U.S. senator, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) joined 15 other Democrat senators on Monday to urge the U.S. Department of Justice to release a plan on how to address the surge in discrimination and hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals amid the COVID-19 pandem
A Virginia judge has rejected a petition from a gym owner who sought to reopen his facilities despite an executive order requiring the closure of fitness centers and other nonessential businesses.
A lawsuit challenging Governor Northam’s authority to impose criminal penalties on businesses and people under Executive Order 53 will be the focus of a court hearing Thursday in Culpeper County.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday avoided issuing a landmark Second Amendment ruling in a closely watched gun rights case, but set the stage for future legal battles.
Henrico County Board of Supervisors announced that a public hearing will be held to temporarily change polling locations that are in retirement communities and long-term care facilities.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he is open to the idea of opening businesses in southwest Virginia before the rest of the state as he weighs when coronavirus restrictions can be lifted.
A judge has ruled that a Virginia gun range must be allowed to open to customers despite a statewide executive order requiring nonessential businesses to close to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Governor Ralph Northam has postponed the May General and Special Elections by two weeks, from May 5, 2020 to May 19, 2020, using his authority as governor.
Two Republican state senators in Virginia are representing a gym owner who is suing the state’s governor for closing down his gyms amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The coronavirus pandemic is upending a Virginia legislative session, as mask-wearing lawmakers meet under a giant tent outside the Capitol and car horns blared nearby from protesters unhappy with mandated business closings.
Mayor Levar Stoney announced Tuesday that the city will make more than $5.8 million in funding available for emergency housing needs during the pandemic.
According to a poll by the Center of Public Policy at VCU’s Wilder School, a large majority of Virginians support the policies that were passed during the General Assembly.
Virginia lawmakers are set to hold a one-day legislative session unlike any other in the state’s 400 year history as they grapple with how to handle fallout of the coronavirus.
For a generation, mid-April has delivered some of American life’s most difficult moments. Traumatic anniversaries of the past 27 years are rolling by as Americans experience one of the most disruptive moments in their history: the coronavirus, and the effort to contain it.
