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Spanberger vetoes cannabis bill, stalling legal sales again
Democrats say the decision prolongs the state’s unregulated marijuana market five years after legalization of possession. By: Markus Schmidt -...
Read moreDetailsSpanberger: ‘Value’ will be guiding factor for Virginia’s use of national education assessment
By: Nathaniel Cline - Virginia Mercury The National Assessment of Educational Progress, the nation’s leading assessment tool, will expand in...
Read moreDetailsGovernor kills Prescription Drug Affordability Board proposal
A five-year effort rebranded as the Affordable Medicine Act this year and picked up additional bipartisan support before facing Spanberger’s...
Read moreDetailsLessons from Virginia’s redistricting wars: Supreme Court nullification and options for November
Ultimately, the most effective response to partisan manipulation remains free and fair elections, guest columnist David J. Toscano writes. David...
Read moreDetailsWhat Dominion and NextEra Energy’s proposed merger means for Virginia customers
The companies are proposing a temporary $2.25 billion bill credit for Dominion customers to be spread out on monthly bills...
Read moreDetailsUS Supreme Court decision ends Virginia’s redistricting fight, reshapes 2026 races
Democrats suspended campaigns in the proposed districts after the justices declined to revive the struck-down referendum, but both parties still...
Read moreDetailsVa. officials celebrate the bald eagle’s comeback and centuries as national symbol
Wildlife experts say the nation’s symbol has rebounded dramatically, but human-related threats remain a challenge. By: Shannon Heckt - Virginia...
Read moreDetailsHow a 19th century law, central to a national telehealth abortion case, could impact Virginia
Should justices uphold it, the federal law could weaken parts of Virginia’s pending constitutional amendment to protect reproductive rights. By:...
Read moreDetailsVirginia governor signs Dominion-backed bills. All eyes on regulators now.
Legislation includes profit recovery provisions for the energy company, increased State Corporation Commission authority. By: Charles Paullin - Virginia Mercury...
Read moreDetailsSpanberger vetoes bills allowing public employees to collectively bargain working conditions, wages
The move follows the governor’s expressions of support for the proposed law and amendments she’d sought to dilute and delay...
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