VA State News
Spanberger signs assault weapons ban, package of criminal justice and energy bills
Governor approves gun restrictions, marijuana sentencing reforms and measures targeting hospital safety, worker protections and utility costs. By: Markus Schmidt...
Read moreDetailsWith governor’s signature, healthcare affordability bills become law
Reforms to insurance claims and targeted prescription affordability measures build on promises by the governor, lawmakers By: Charlotte Rene Wood...
Read moreDetailsNAACP asks US Supreme Court to overturn Virginia redistricting decision
Filing says nullifying the April referendum ignores the will of millions of Virginia voters. By: Markus Schmidt - Virginia Mercury...
Read moreDetailsMethane, federalism and Earth’s fragile moment: Va. must take legislative action on climate change
Gov. Spanberger approved a bill that could help reduce landfill methane pollution, a step in the right direction, guest columnists...
Read moreDetailsDominion proposes slight decrease in offshore wind cost on monthly bills
Utility’s new methodology for project costs would chop residential customers’ bills by 90 cents a month but doesn’t align with...
Read moreDetailsSCOTUS is dismantling voting rights, but Virginia offers examples of a way forward
Balanced, data-driven maps provide clear representation without racial gerrymandering, which courts frequently challenge. In that regard, Virginia — at least...
Read moreDetailsCentral Virginia nonprofit granted 60 acres in Henrico where BIPOC farmers can live and work
By: Shannon Heckt - Virginia Mercury In a fallow field off the Virginia Capital Trail in Henrico County Tuesday morning,...
Read moreDetailsVirginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers
After years of lawmakers’ efforts, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law a program that will allow workers up to 12...
Read moreDetailsCentral Virginia nonprofit granted 60 acres in Henrico where BIPOC farmers can live and work
By: Shannon Heckt | Virginia Mercury In a fallow field off the Virginia Capital Trail in Henrico County Tuesday morning,...
Read moreDetailsVirginia one step closer to requiring diaper-changing stations in new buildings’ public bathrooms
Baby Changing table in public restroom, CostCo, Queens, New York. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) By:...
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