1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (268+ words) Virginia legislators urged Gov. Abigail Spanberger to call the General Assembly into a special session to address the Department of Environmental Quality’s Groundwater Supply report released in July. In a joint letter sent last week by Sens. Russet Perry, D-Leesburg,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1594+ words) Virginia job seekers now have a right to know what a position pays before applying online under a new state law aimed at giving workers more leverage in hiring and salary negotiations. The new law, which took effect July 1, requires…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (297+ words) The two separate lawsuits filed by the Justice Department in federal court say the laws violate the Second Amendment. “The Constitution is not a suggestion, and the Second Amendment is not a second-class right,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (698+ words) The improvement, she said, is the result of simply asking why things were being done the way they were. On top of a 56% drop in assaults between January and May compared with the same time last year, Spanberger said use-of-force…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (395+ words) Since the first data center project was announced in Mecklenburg County in 2010, union workers have helped build these facilities and the energy infrastructure powering them. For many rural communities, projects of this scale are among the few capable of bringing…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (242+ words) RICHMOND — With just days to go before the commonwealth’s current budget expires, the Virginia House and Senate have reached a $185 billion budget deal that would take effect July 1. The deal includes an energy consumption fee for data centers. The budget…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (395+ words) RICHMOND — Democrats in the General Assembly don’t appear to be any closer to reaching a budget deal. Money committee chairs Sen. Louise Lucas of Portsmouth and Del. Luke Torian, Prince William, met Friday morning with Gov. Abigail Spanberger. “Today, the…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (588+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — More than 53% of Virginia Beach voters supported a charter change to codify a district-only based election system. On Tuesday, the City Council will vote to join in support of the charter amendment. The results of the referendum election…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (552+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Plans for a new public parking garage near the convention center are coming closer to reality. After reviewing submissions from a request for proposals last year, the city’s preferred developer is The Runnymede Corp. Virginia Beach would contribute…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (124+ words) The state’s highest court overturned the results of a the voter referendum allowing the legislature to redistrict mid-decade. RICHMOND — The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Friday to overturn the results of April’s redistricting referendum, where Virginians voted to adopt a…...