2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (374+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia political leaders say a budget deal to avoid a government shutdown could be reached Wednesday, 13 days before the June 30 deadline. The House of Delegates canceled a special session scheduled for Thursday because there is no deal yet…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (245+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Mayor Danny Avula sent a letter to the Spanberger Administration outlining his concerns with two statewide collective bargaining bills in the Virginia General Assembly, as the Richmond Times-Dispatch was first to report. The bills would repeal a…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (242+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Searching for affordable childcare is a major challenge for many working families. But new help is on the way in Virginia. State lawmakers passed several bipartisan bills to make childcare more accessible and to help employers support their…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (134+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Sen. Mark Warner shared his thoughts Monday, one week after his 36-year-old daughter Madison passed away following a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes. Warner and his wife, Lisa Collis, announced on April 20 that Madison had passed away....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (179+ words) The years-in-the-making update stems from Richmond 300, the 20-year master plan adopted in 2020 that recommends future land use in the city through 2037, its tricentennial. -- In his fifth year at the helm of Richmond’s planning and development review department, director…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (297+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's long-awaited rollout of a retail marijuana market faces new uncertainty as Gov. Abigail Spanberger proposes sweeping changes to legislation passed by the General Assembly. The proposed amendments have sparked pushback from Democrats and marijuana advocates. Lawmakers will…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (259+ words) Spanberger amended legislation recently passed by the General Assembly to begin legal sales of recreational marijuana in Virginia. The legislation now goes back to lawmakers to review the changes. -- Virginia’s proposed recreational pot market would initially feature fewer…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (605+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — The future of mail-in voting in Virginia and across the country is up in the air ahead of the 2026 midterms following an executive order from the president and a Supreme Court hearing on the issue. Virginia Attorney General…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (204+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed more legislation focusing on schools into Virginia law, according to a news release from her office. Last week, the governor announced the signing of multiple bills focused on student safety and teacher training....

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (551+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Baseball games are returning to the Diamond District and the new CarMax Park in Richmond, but construction and projects around the stadium are just getting started. Located at the crossroads of Interstates 64, 95, and 195, crews will begin working on…...