VA State News
Plug-in solar panels near approval by General Assembly
By: Shannon Heckt - Virginia Mercury In a legislative effort to save people money and help them generate their own...
Read moreDetailsVa.’s congressional Republicans urge Trump admin to review legislation to tighten oversight of VMI
Bills would require state’s oldest military college to reshape governing board, distance itself from Lost Cause mythology and promote a...
Read moreDetailsVirginia one step closer to probation reform with bills headed for Spanberger’s desk
sun shining on the bars of a historic prison By: Charlotte Rene Woods - Virginia Mercury Formerly incarcerated people who...
Read moreDetailsAs Potomac River advisories lift, public concerns remain after sewage spill
By: Shannon Heckt - Virginia Mercury Virginians can once again fish and swim in portions of the Potomac River that...
Read moreDetailsHealth care costs and access will feature prominently in 2026 congressional midterms
Amid clinic closures, projected hospital funding cuts, and millions at risk of losing health insurance, health care issues will put...
Read moreDetailsCivil rights imagery in anti-redistricting mailers draws outrage in Virginia
NAACP and attorney general denounce campaign targeting Black voters as misleading; the PAC listed on the mailers is led by...
Read moreDetailsLawsuit claims violation of constitutional amendment process, but new law may invalidate that charge
An after-the-fact law will be tested in a case challenging one of four constitutional amendments voters are supposed to weigh...
Read moreDetailsVirginia’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board needs guardrails to protect patient access
Virginia can lead on affordability without gambling with access, guest columnist Dr. Richard Ingram writes. Richard Ingram - Virginia Mercury...
Read moreDetailsBusinesses owned by minorities, women lobby to reauthorize federal program
State continues to offer guidance for entrepreneurs By: Nathaniel Cline - Virginia Mercury Kenneth Canty, a Georgia infrastructure company owner,...
Read moreDetailsVirginia joins multistate lawsuit challenging Trump administration over new global tariffs
Democrat Jay Jones participates in the Virginia attorney general debate with Republican incumbent Jason Miyares in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Oct....
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