Dozens of new laws in Virginia went into effect last week, including some making changes to the way Virginians vote. There is now “no excuse” absentee voting and voters no longer need to show a photo ID in order to vote.
Governor Ralph Northam announced on more than $10.3 in Affordable and Special Needs Housing loans for 14 projects that include new constructions and rehabilitation of 790 affordable housing units.
Possessing small amounts of marijuana is still illegal in Virginia, but as of Wednesday, the maximum penalty for people caught with an ounce or less the drug has been reduced to a $25 civil fine.
Late Saturday afternoon, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney officially introduced Gerald Smith as the city’s new police chief. Smith made the 300-mile trek from the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department where he served as the deputy chief.
Democrats in the Senate outlined an expansive criminal justice reform agenda Friday they say their 21-member majority has agreed to pursue during a coming special session of the General Assembly.
Governor Ralph Northam will join LGBTQ+ activists and world leaders for a virtual Pride event in response to other events that have been canceled due to COVID-19.
Three joint hearings will take place to discuss reforms that the body can move forward with during the Special Session Governor Northam intends to call in August.
For several nights residents of the Fan District and Monument Avenue residents have been complaining about blaring horns, helicopters overhead, and threatening chants from demonstrators hours after midnight.
Republican Daniel Gade won Tuesday’s Virginia Senate primary race. He’s challenging Democratic Senator Mark Warner – who is up for re-election this year.
As protesters in the City of Richmond take matters into their own hands, city councilors are concerned confederate statues are becoming a public safety issue.
Senate Democrats blocked a GOP police reform bill Wednesday because they said it fails to adequately respond to police brutality against people of color.
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus (VLBC) will be announcing policies, proposals and priorities in regards to social and political change in a special session.
The Democratic Party of Virginia is officially urging voters to oppose a proposed constitutional amendment to create a bipartisan redistricting commission that, if approved in November, would redraw the state’s political maps starting in 2021.
Polls have closed in Virginia, where voters are choosing Republican and Democratic nominees for various congressional races in low-key primary elections.
After the coronavirus crisis delayed voting in Virginia, Tuesday is finally the re-scheduled Election Day. Voters will decide which Republican candidate will go up against Democratic Senator Mark Warner in November.
Senate Republicans unveiled a police reform bill Wednesday that takes a markedly different approach to police reform efforts backed by congressional Democrats.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has announced that a company will invest more than $3 million to establish the state’s first large-scale facility to process hemp and to extract CBD oil.
A Virginia state senator is launching a bid to be the state’s next governor, which if successful would make her the nation’s first African-American woman to ever lead a state.
Jill Biden will hold virtual listening sessions on Joe Biden’s plan for an effective and safe re-opening with educators, students, and parents in Virginia and North Carolina.
What was supposed to be a routine trip to India turned into a nightmare for Paul Kochar. Kochar leaves the states for a month every year to attend a meditation retreat. Getting there was no problem, but getting back home during the COVID-19 pandemic proved near impossible.
Virginia’s attorney general says a lawsuit seeking to stop the governor’s plan to remove a large statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond should be dismissed.
The Supreme Court sided with energy companies and the Trump administration Monday in reinstating a critical permit for a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cross under the Appalachian Trail.
The Democratic Party of Virginia will hold its state convention virtually this week as they choose delegates to attend this year’s national convention.
A judge has rejected a request from a Loudoun County gun range that sought to loosen the restrictions imposed under Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s executive orders to mitigate spread of the coronavirus.
On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Virginia’s laws prohibiting interracial marriage are unconstitutional, saying they violate the 14th amendment. The decision overturned bans on marriage on the basis of race in 16 different states.
In Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's Thursday press conference – his latest on the state's response to COVID-19 and, recently, the state's response to protests over the death of George Floyd and the resulting nationwide movement to address racial inequities – the governor was asked for his response
Freshman Virginia GOP congressman Denver Riggleman has a conservative voting record and the strong backing of President Donald Trump but is still in danger of losing his seat this weekend in a Republican nominating contest.
Governor Ralph Northam has extended an executive order allowing expanded use of telehealth and authorizes out-of-state licensees to provide in-state care at health care facilities.
Governor Ralph Northam has announced Virginia schools will receive $66.8 million through the federal Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund.
Attorney General Mark Herring joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a third lawsuit against 26 drug makers and 10 executives for conspiracy to fix prices on more than 80 generic drugs.
The Virginia Department of Elections announced $9 million will be going towards the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security funding for the 2020 federal election cycle.
McEachin’s letter comes after his fellow Virginia Democrat, Sen. Tim Kaine, announced plans to introduce an amendment to the annual defense bill that would block President Donald Trump from deploying the military against protesters.
Over four months after Judge Patricia West’s term expired, leaving the three-member State Corporation Commission short of one commissioner, Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed Jehmal Hudson to fill the vacant seat.
Saturday coaches from high schools, colleges, and universities gathered at the foot of the Arthur Ashe Statue on Monument Avenue to stand up for the young people they coach and push for equality and a better future. The group of coaches called themselves the 804 Coaches for Change which formed Monda
After Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney said he would introduce an ordinance to have all the Confederate monuments on city land along Monument Avenue removed, a majority of council members said they would support the effort.
As part of a package of new transportation laws passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam this year, you can expect lower vehicle registration fees in the future.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday for the removal of an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond’s prominent Monument Avenue.
Senator Mark Warner addressed Confederate statues, protests for racial justice, and the coronavirus pandemic during a conference call with reporters Thursday, June 4.
