As Virginia’s school year kicked off, districts were still struggling with issues such as teacher shortages. The commonwealth’s delayed-but-finally-approved budget agreement contains myriad potential fixes for K-12 school issues – some that could have an impact...
US Rep. Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) announced on Monday that she will not seek reelection in 2024 and will retire from politics to deal with a devastating new medical diagnosis. In April, Wexton announced that she had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, but she...
With some conservative lawmakers calling a federal government shutdown at the end of September “inevitable,” Republican General Assembly candidates in Virginia could end up dealing with the fallout. This fall’s races for all 140 seats in the state House and Senate...
Elections for all 100 House of Delegates and 40 state Senate seats will be held on Nov. 7, 2023, but smart voters should be mindful of other key Virginia election dates this fall, too. First day of in-person early voting at your local registrar’s office...
After six months of negotiations, Democrats finally won most of the concessions they sought on state budget amendments, and this week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin officially signed them into law. But when will Virginians see the benefits?
While not as dire as it was a year ago, vacancies in teaching positions across the state still number in the thousands.
Democrat Missy Cotter Smasal has announced she’s running in Virginia’s Hampton Roads-area Second Congressional District in 2024.
The General Assembly met this week to officially approve a budget deal that gives Democrats virtually everything they want.
A number of school districts are choosing to reject Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new model policy, which rolls back protections for transgender and nonbinary students.
A source familiar with the governor’s plans says that passing a 15-week abortion ban will be his legislative priority if Republicans win majority control of the state House and Senate in this fall’s elections.
