VA State News
Public health officials warn of rise in measles, as Va. hantavirus patient under monitor
As summer travel season is a factor in disease spread, state and federal government leaders offer guidance and resources. By:...
Read moreDetailsVa. hemp growers worry about the future of their industry amid state and federal shifts
By: Charlotte Rene Woods - May 7, 2026 5:28 am “We needed this rain,” farmer and entrepreneur Graham Redfern said...
Read moreDetailsDominion announces plans for new 3-gigawatt gas plant in Cumberland County
If state and local permits are approved, the company anticipates the plant will come online in 2033 or 2034. By:...
Read moreDetailsGov. Spanberger signs wetlands, PFAS and flooding bills
By: Shannon Heckt - May 7, 2026 5:26 am On the banks of Aquia Creek in Stafford, Gov. Abigail Spanberger...
Read moreDetailsWhat we’ve learned in Bristol about reproductive freedom
Abortion bans not only create barriers to health care, like we saw with the closure of the Bristol health clinic,...
Read moreDetailsFBI raids Sen. Louise Lucas’ Portsmouth office, cannabis business
Federal agents execute court-ordered searches involving one of Virginia’s most powerful Democratic lawmakers. By: Markus Schmidt - May 6, 2026...
Read moreDetailsMenhaden board punts vote to increase Virginia reduction fishery quota restrictions
The board is considering multiple options to implement time period quotas throughout the menhaden fishing season to address the concerns...
Read moreDetailsVirginia joins 21 states in opposing USPS gun mailing proposal
Caso’s Gun-A-Rama has been open since 1967. Saturday 2/11/2023 Jersey City, NJ. © Aristide Economopoulos/for NJ Monitor Attorneys general warn...
Read moreDetailsThese Black maternal health groups laid groundwork for perinatal grants, then they were left out
The state-piloted program is supporting four organizations in an effort to boost maternal health outcomes and fill access gaps around...
Read moreDetailsSpanberger’s data center position is the test of her affordability message
The governor says data centers should pay their fair share, but “fair share” has the shape of a position without...
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