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,…...

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, 3+ week ago   (454+ words) By 2000, the United States had effectively eliminated measles, earning certification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an independent panel of outside experts. It maintained that status for 24 years, a remarkable triumph of public health efforts to eradicate…...

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…...

4+ mon, 5+ 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…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (942+ words) As the Supreme Court of Virginia weighs whether to uphold the redistricting referendum that would allow the General Assembly to redraw congressional maps mid-decade, candidates in the 2nd District are gearing up for what could be familiar contest. Current U.S. Rep. Jen…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (232+ words) NEWPORT NEWS — The Newport News courthouse will open its doors to the public Friday for an educational program about various aspects of the judicial system. Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones will kick off the “Law Day Open House,” which runs…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (772+ words) As the Prince of Wales, King Charles III visited William & Mary and Williamsburg twice, but he will not make his third stopover this week during his four-day visit to the United States. Given Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to the U.S....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (404+ words) Ten Virginia hospitals, mostly in rural corners of the state, are at a heightened risk of closing or reducing services because of Medicaid cuts, a report concluded. Among them are two hospitals owned by VCU Health and one by Bon…...