Growing up in coal country, there wasn’t a lot of opportunity for me after high school. The Air Force gave me a world of opportunity and the skills to build a life for myself and the family I would have. Unfortunately, active duty fails to prepare you for the realities of civilian life, most notably navigating health care.
A shadowy group opposed to Virginia Democrats’ redistricting push is out with a misleading new mailer and text message ad featuring former President Barack Obama, who supports redistricting.
A challenge out of Bedford County claims HJR1 skipped mandatory public-notice steps. Supporters point to a Spanberger-backed fix and call the case a “frivolous” attempt to stall a reproductive freedom vote.
A group of Alexandria city workers voted to unionize this month as Virginia as a bill to lift the ban on public-sector collective bargaining awaits the signature of Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
An old Virginia home and a string of costly repairs reveal how rising house prices and the cost of living are forcing middle-class homeowners to get creative just to stay afloat.
President Donald Trump’s tariffs raised costs for American households by an average of $1,000 in 2025, according to a study by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation released on Feb. 6. If the tariffs remain in place this year, they are expected to cost households another $1,300 in 2026.
From the Knights of Labor’s arrival in the 19th-century to a landmark 2025 casino contract, here are 12 times labor unions shaped workers’ rights in Virginia.