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WASHINGTON — The Republican-led U.S. Senate served up a rare public check on President Donald Trump’s agenda Tuesday when it...

As thousands of Virginians with certain past felony convictions remain in a voting registration limbo, a civil rights group filed...

Virginia lawmakers want to examine consolidating Northern Virginia’s transit agencies to assess potential cost savings and service improvements.  The proposal,...

A federal poverty-fighting program focused on reducing unintended pregnancies is about to undergo a major overhaul. Reproductive health clinics use...

On Monday, Virginia legislators approved a two-year, $205 billion budget proposal to fund healthcare and public education, provide 4% teacher...

Virginia House, Senate to meet Monday as budget deadline inches closer By Samantha Willis Virginia Mercury The Virginia House of...

Screenshot By Rodney Coates Virginia Mercury This piece originally appeared in The Conversation.  The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for...

About one-third of the state of Virginia is under extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and Gov....

U.S. Rep. John McGuire may have breathed a sigh of relief after courts last month invalidated Virginia’s voter-approved redistricting amendment,...

Over the past five years, several Virginia localities have generated just $119 million total from a targeted sales tax to...