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‘It was not about me’: Halifax centenarian rejects House honor she never approved
Screenshot Edith Younger Edmunds says she found out from Facebook that Rep. John McGuire recognized her during Black History Month...
Read moreDetailsBill would put more energy costs on data centers, slash residential customers’ rates
Virginia’s largest utility, state regulators and lawmakers say the measure would immediately drop residential bills by about $5.50 per month....
Read moreDetailsSpanberger orders state agencies to end ICE agreements
By Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square (The Center Square) – First-term Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger has ordered Virginia’s state...
Read moreDetailsVirginia, Maryland have modest population growth
By Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square (The Center Square) - Virginia and Maryland both added a modest number of...
Read moreDetailsLegislators debate bills to reshape how Va. university governing boards operate
"The Rotunda of the University of Virginia, designed by Thomas Jefferson along with a statue of him." The pending laws...
Read moreDetailsVirginia legislators cast a wide net on energy, hoping to land more capacity
Everybody seems to have ideas for how Virginia can generate more energy, use it better, or make the grid (and...
Read moreDetailsGerrymandering in Virginia is a strategic blunder for Democrats
Democrats are asking voters to protect democracy by abandoning America’s most sacred of democratic principles: that voters get to choose...
Read moreDetailsState lawmakers want to lift local caps on housing grants for government employees
By: Charlotte Rene Woods | Virginia Mercury Bills to eliminate the cap on local housing grants to help government employees...
Read moreDetailsVirginia Senate passes courthouse arrest bill
By Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square (The Center Square) – A bill aimed at limiting certain civil arrests inside...
Read moreDetailsBill to ban the use of herbicide paraquat in Va. advances with narrow vote
Bill to ban the use of herbicide paraquat in Va. advances with narrow vote By: Shannon Heckt | Virginia Mercury...
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