Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said last night’s election results show the Democratic Party is united and ready to face off against the GOP this November.
The televised, hour-long debate at Christopher Newport University in Newport News on Tuesday night was the fourth and final one before next week’s primary.
Specific polling places each have different COVID-19 safety measures. Election officials say voters must follow guidelines at specific polling locations.
About 54,000 delegates will choose a nominee for the Republican candidate for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general at the 2021 Virginia GOP Convention
The first televised debate of Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial primary started out tame Tuesday evening, with almost 25 minutes of civil discussion about how the five candidates onstage plan to lead the state out of it.
The proposed law, now awaiting Gov. Ralph Northam’s signature, creates broad new protections against voter discrimination based on race, color or language.
Some national pundits suggested Virginia was swinging to the right based on numbers that appeared nearly complete with almost all precincts reporting their results.
Virginia has made headlines in recent months for criminal justice reform measures but advocates say more needs to be done. They are disappointed lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly recently killed proposals to reduce qualified immunity protections for police officers.
A leading member of Virginia’s new redistricting commission says the state’s legislative maps will be less affected by redistricting than any time since World War II.
Supporters of the bill say low-turnout May elections are undemocratic, with fewer voters involved in important contests for local school board positions, council seats and mayor-ships.
The Virginia Lottery says the first mobile sports betting permit has been awarded to New York City-based gaming company FanDuel, and betting goes live in Virginia at 5 p.m. Thursday.
A 7 a.m. subcommittee discussion on the finer points of election administration isn’t normally the type of Virginia General Assembly meeting that leads to anger and hurt feelings.
While a caravan of pro-gun lobbyists made its way through Richmond for Lobby Day 2021, proponents of stricter gun laws were holding the 29th Annual Virginia Vigil & Advocacy Day to Prevent Gun Violence on Zoom.
Dr. Bronaugh is one of five women nominated today by the Biden Administration to serve in the number two spot as Deputy Secretary at key Cabinet agencies.
Wednesday, a bill was introduced in the Virginia General Assembly to abolish the death penalty in the Commonwealth, and this morning, several Commonwealth’s Attorneys met to show their support.
Chesterfield state Senator Amanda Chase is facing a possible censure in the Senate following her involvement in last week’s rally-turned-insurrection at the United States Capitol.
Governor Ralph Northam has set a date for a special election in the 38th Senate District in Virginia. The seat was held by Republican Senator A. Benton Chafin, Jr., who passed away January 1.
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), along with Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), announced a bicameral bill Tuesday, Jan. 12, to end the federal death penalty.
JMU political science professor: “Things have gotten out of hand, and the social media outlets have not been responsible enough, they have allowed a great deal of incendiary speech to occur, and they don’t have to. And that’s the bottom line.”
Leaders from Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. are encouraging Americans not to travel to the nation’s Capital for President-elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration and instead ask that people join virtually.
7th District Representative Abigail Spanberger is calling on the people who attacked the U.S. Capitol, and the people who incited them, to be held accountable – including her colleagues in the House and Senate.
A panel of judges has selected eight citizens who will join eight legislators on a bipartisan commission that will redraw Virginia’s legislative boundaries for the next decade.
