Medical marijuana dispensaries, like gLeaf, are seeing an uptick in customers now that people don’t have to go through as many steps as before to get medical marijuana.
By Graham Moomaw, Kate Masters and Rahul Chowdhry Sharma
Gov. Glenn Youngkin applauded Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision abolishing the constitutional right to an abortion and said Virginia Republicans will get to work on legislation “protecting the life of unborn children” by potentially banning most abortions after 15 weeks.
After the United States Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, local advocates for abortion access will host a press conference reacting to the ruling.
Political leaders and activists aren’t the only groups at odds following the Supreme Court’s decision. Americans from all walks of life have strong opinions both for and against the ruling.
The U.S. Senate is taking a big step forward with gun safety.The Senate passed a cloture vote 65 to 44 Thursday, June 23, blocking a filibuster and clearing the way for a bipartisan bill to get a final vote.
Many Virginia voters are receiving letters and postcards alerting them of new polling stations & different candidates on the ballot after redistricting.
Virginia Union University is getting a significant investment from the state: $2 million for an Innovation Center dedicated to cyber security and other technology.
Friday, lawmakers gathered to review more than 30 budget proposals from Governor Glenn Youngkin for the state’s two-year spending plan. The plan goes into effect on July 1.
The grants were awarded by the Criminal Justice Services Board. This includes $6.8 million for local school resource officers (SRO) and school security officers (SSO).
Electric vehicles — and increasing the number of them on Virginia’s roads — nevertheless were the driving force behind the legislation, which was signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin this May.
With the abortion debate more heated than ever, Governor Glenn Youngkin is weighing in with a new amendment to limit abortions funded through Medicaid.
Virginia is inching closer to having a finalized budget and many are hoping it will come will some relief at the pumps as gas prices continue to climb.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is seeking several dozen changes to the budget legislation lawmakers sent him earlier this month, including an amendment that would suspend the state tax on gasoline for three months.
By GRAHAM MOOMAW AND RAHUL CHOWDHRY SHARMA | Virginia Mercury
A Republican delegate and a Democratic senator huddled in the corner of a courtroom Tuesday afternoon, trying to make out what was said on a garbled audio recording that captured some of the expletives hurled in a heated altercation last month in a Richmond radio studio.
As hearings continue this week on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and events that followed the 2020 election, a political analyst believes this could have big implications for the next presidential election.
A tentative compromise in the U.S. Senate could clear the way for legislation that would target gun violence, and both of Virginia’s U.S. Senators say they support the proposal.
The ninth Summit of the Americas is underway and President Biden is calling for increased unity in tackling illegal migration and other issues facing the region.
Thursday night, Americans got a chance to learn about the last 10 months of the House select committee investigation into the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Last month saw the end of rent relief applications across the state, and now another significant change for landlords and tenants is just on the horizon.
A three-judge panel has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force all 100 members of Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates to face an unscheduled election this year.
Youngkin’s team says the benefits consortiums will allow small businesses to offer their employees comprehensive and affordable group health care coverage.
After months of deadlock and negotiations, Virginia lawmakers reached a compromise and passed a budget Wednesday that will now head to Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
The bills include reform of the embattled Virginia Employment Commission, plus providing a pathway for businesses to provide private family leave for their employees.
The commonwealth is no stranger to mass shootings, from the Virginia Beach office shooting in 2019 to the Virginia Tech shooting more than a decade prior.