A former state employee who was fired after finding misconduct during an investigation of the Virginia Parole Board has filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer and two top officials of outgoing Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration.
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has named two women with track records of opposing “critical race theory” — a once obscure collegiate field that’s become a conservative catch-all term for racial equity and diversity initiatives in public schools — to top posts at the Virginia Department of Education.
On Friday, outgoing Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia’s electric chair and other execution materials are now owned by the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D) addressed civil rights leaders across the commonwealth Friday, January 14, ahead of his fight for voting rights next week in the Senate.
At a news conference Thursday, Herring called the project of reviewing more than 100 years of legal opinions a massive undertaking but a necessary one.
Since the election, Jason Miyares says his focus has been on getting his executive team together. The Virginia Beach republican says there’s really not any area of state government that the attorney general’s office doesn’t touch and he plans to be visible.
A Republican candidate running for Virginia’s House of Delegates conceded the race late Tuesday after unofficial results from a special election showed his Democrat opponent leading.
On Saturday, Glenn Youngkin will become Virginia’s 74th Governor. He does so with a list of campaign promises and the backdrop of an ever-changing pandemic.
The 2022 General Assembly begins today at the state capitol, and Republicans now have power in the House of Delegates and in the Governor’s mansion - creating a different landscape than in recent years.
The Virginia General Assembly legalized marijuana last year, but the issue is still evolving, as state lawmakers continue working to establish a legal marketplace.
Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has selected a retired Norfolk businessman and member of the state’s transportation board to serve as the next secretary of transportation.
Virginia’s incoming Republican governor and attorney general are pledging that the commonwealth will join other Republican-led states and business groups in challenging Biden administration mandates intended to increase the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate.
“We are in serious danger of losing our democracy because of these lies. And the threat can no longer be contained by state police and National Guard soldiers."
State lawmakers will have record revenues when they craft a new budget this year. Wednesday morning, Virginians weighed in with recommendations on how to spend those dollars.
Education has been the number one priority for Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin, both on the campaign trail and as he prepares his transition to the Executive Mansion in Richmond.
Sen. Kaine was stranded all night on a stretch of I-95 where trucks lost control on the icy pavement, trapping hundreds of drivers in temperatures that dropped to 15 degrees.
Conservative firebrand state Sen. Amanda Chase says she is ending her bid for Congress, citing the impact of redistricting on Virginia’s legislative maps.
Virginia United States Representatives Abigail Spanberger, Jennifer Wexton and Elaine Luria asked Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin to expand the state’s “Test to Stay” COVID-19 testing protocols to help keep schools open and students in the classroom.
