NAACP asks US Supreme Court to overturn Virginia redistricting decision
Filing says nullifying the April referendum ignores the will of millions of Virginia voters. By: Markus Schmidt - Virginia Mercury ...
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Methane, federalism and Earth’s fragile moment: Va. must take legislative action on climate change
Gov. Spanberger approved a bill that could help reduce landfill methane pollution, a step in the right direction, guest columnists ...
Marion County opposition grows to Hope Gas weather normalization fee
By Esteban Fernandez For Times West Virginian Fairmont — White Hall resident Vicki DeWitt saw her bill from Hope Gas ...
From service to success: Blue Mountain K-9 earns statewide recognition
By Benjamin Powell For The Dominion Post Morgantown — What began as a retirement plan has grown into one of ...
Kanawha voter turnout better than expected; Warner: No negative effects to Photo ID law
By Rick Steelhammer For HDMedia At exactly 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, David Adkins, a precinct commissioner for primary election voting ...
Dominion proposes slight decrease in offshore wind cost on monthly bills
Utility’s new methodology for project costs would chop residential customers’ bills by 90 cents a month but doesn’t align with ...
SCOTUS is dismantling voting rights, but Virginia offers examples of a way forward
Balanced, data-driven maps provide clear representation without racial gerrymandering, which courts frequently challenge. In that regard, Virginia — at least ...
Central Virginia nonprofit granted 60 acres in Henrico where BIPOC farmers can live and work
By: Shannon Heckt - Virginia Mercury In a fallow field off the Virginia Capital Trail in Henrico County Tuesday morning, ...
Trump’s DOJ spars with Michigan in court over access to sensitive voter data
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday suggested to a ...
US Speaker Johnson wants Secret Service funding but noncommittal on Senate bill
By Jennifer Shutt Ariana Figueroa | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on ...