Virginia Beach will honor the first elected Black man in Princess Anne County with a state marker
A commemorative marker will be revealed on February 8 at Singleton Way and South Witchduck Road in honor of Willis Augustus ...
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House rejects 4 more Youngkin appointees
The House of Delegates rejected four more of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointments to voluntary state boards, including former ...
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Virginia: Foster care bills pass General Assembly in bipartisan push
Child welfare bills sail through General Assembly on unanimous votes as legislator concern for vulnerable youth crosses party lines ...
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Virginia colleges and universities may be forced to livestream meetings
Virginia’s public colleges and universities could soon be required to livestream their Board of Visitors meetings, ensuring ...
Virginia’s Democratic-led House and Senate pass separate proposals for amending the state budget
The Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate and House of Delegates have debated tax relief and other issues before passing ...
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A Day in the Life of a State Legislator
In mid-morning, he ran downstairs and snarfed up a cake slice to celebrate state Senator Louise Lucas’s 81st birthday, amid a swarm of solicitous lobbyists. He had started his day at 7 a.m. at House ...
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Boil advisories and budget battles: Water crisis looms over start of 2025 legislative session
Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, talks with reporters outside the House chamber at the state Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 8, 2025. (Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury) The legislature met only briefly to ...