VA State News
Restitution delivered for Virginia families in 6-year housing discrimination case
Damien and Angela Smith and their friends Amanda and Michael Mills said Wednesday they feel a sense of relief at...
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FOIA Friday: Special prosecutor clears Franklin County officials in open-meetings investigation
One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct...
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Virginia overdose deaths drop as Chesapeake offers free Narcan training and more headlines
• “Former Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria says Hung Cao is ineligible for Navy secretary post after Trump nomination.” — 13newsnow...
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Va. House speaker details ‘concerns’ about NextEra-Dominion merger in letter to state regulators
In an official filing in the State Corporation Commission’s review of the proposed $67 billion NextEra-Dominion Energy merger, Speaker of...
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Consumer sentiment tumbles as Virginians feel pressure from inflation, new poll finds
Virginia consumer sentiment fell sharply in August, wiping out modest gains from earlier in the year as renewed inflation and...
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Cumberland county residents split on proposed gas plant, slated to be second largest in the nation
In a crowded school cafeteria in Cumberland Monday evening, residents of the rural county gathered to hear Dominion Energy representatives...
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Wittman voted 60 times to undo the Affordable Care Act. Then he backed extending its subsidies.
In 2017, U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, touted voting to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act 60 times. Nearly...
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As sports betting surges, Virginia weighs how to curb gambling harms
As college football season gets into full swing over Labor Day weekend, sports betting companies, public health experts and Virginia...
Read moreDetailsRichmond wants to push Virginia to lower BAC limit and more state headlines
• “VDH warns of rising heat-related illnesses across Eastern Virginia.” — WAVY • “Virginia’s strangest attractions.” — Virginia Scope •...
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USPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order
The U.S. Postal Service rushed the development of electronic tools to comply with a Trump administration policy placing new restrictions...
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