Virginia joins states challenging Trump admin regulations that limit free birth control access
Virginia lawmakers are also pursuing a state-level right to contraception proposal that Gov. Spanberger could sign into law this year. ...
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Va. Senate shoots down bill to add terrapin protections to recreational crab pots
By: Shannon Heckt - Virginia Mercury A bill that would have required recreational crabbers to add terrapin by-catch devices onto ...
Dems demand swift Pentagon investigation into deadly air strike on girls’ school in Iran
Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner signed the letter sent to the Department of Defense Wednesday. By: Jennifer Shutt ...
West Virginia House passes Morrisey tax cut
By Steven Allen Adams For The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — With the 2026 legislative session ending at midnight ...
Art-O-Rama, Yart Sale draw families to Parkersburg Art Center
By Gwen Sour For The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – Families, artists and community organizations gathered Saturday at the ...
Effort to help residents navigate disability resources gets underway
By Riley McCoy For The Register-Herald Beckley — WV(Dis)enabled announced Wednesday plans to launch a nonprofit initiative aimed at reducing ...
Pain of soaring gas prices compounded by electricity rate increases across states
By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state ...
Long security lines start popping up at airports as TSA officers go without pay
By: Jacob Fischler - Virginia Mercury Passengers at a handful of airports this week waited in hours-long security lines as ...
‘This is about equity’: In Richmond, Va. workers, lawmakers push for inclusive labor rights for all
Lawmakers still debating proposal to repeal law banning collective bargaining for most public employees. By: Nathaniel Cline - Virginia Mercury ...
WV bill projected to offer $350M+ in fossil fuel severance tax breaks poised to pass
By Mike Tony For HDMedia Tax relief legislation for the fossil fuel industry — generated quickly in recent days by ...