Spanberger suggests 'significant policy shifts' to Dominion regulation bills State lawmakers say the amendments undermine months of legislative negotiations.

"In 2025, the commission set Dominion's rate of return at 9.8%. Spanberger wants it to essentially revise that down to 9.3% when it conducts the 2027 rate review."

BREAKING: Prince William County drops legal fight for PW Digital Gateway Prince William County will give up its fight to resurrect the Prince William Digital Gateway – a project that was poised to bring as many as 37 data centers to the edge of Manassas National Battlefiel...

“We are incredibly grateful the board arrived at this conclusion, and hope this signals the end for this nightmarish threat to the hallowed ground of Manassas,” he added.

"Miles Morimoto, the chair of the Page County Democratic Committee, said the Democratic committee has been threatened with lawsuits ever since it put up a billboard near the Luray Walmart featuring a quote by President Donald Trump."

Suffolk government contractor in talks to lease office space to ICE A local government contractor said he’s in negotiations with ICE to lease administrative office space at his facility.

"A local government contractor said he’s in negotiations with ICE to lease administrative office space at his facility."

Dominion Energy Virginia requests more coal ash cleanup charges The utility is required to seal or recycle ash residue under state law.

"Dominion Energy Virginia filed for a rider increase on Friday, April 3 related to its coal ash residue cleanup."

A Checkbook Proposal That Needs To Be Bounced RVA 5x5 - April 17, 2026

"Forget for a moment Avula ran for office promising to be transparent, change City Hall for the better and be a different leader and mayor. Yet, his efforts to pretend to be transparent are no different and little better than his predecessor."

Virginia decriminalizes suicide with approval of new law - WTOP News Virginia decriminalized suicide Monday evening with Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s approval of HB43, which abolishes the common-law crime of suicide.

"Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger approved a bill Monday night that decriminalizes suicide, abolishing the centuries-old common law crime status."

‘Coal Dust Kills’: Environmental justice event at CNU highlights problems, progress in Newport News Community advocates are continuing a long-running fight to curb coal dust in the Southeast neighborhood.

“The same thing was transpiring here,” Kirts said. “Coal dust goes into our neighborhoods, sits in our gardens, our playgrounds, our homes, and invades our lungs.”

Spanberger vetoes bill to legalize skill games in Virginia Skill games will continue to be illegal in Virginia following a Friday afternoon veto from Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D).

"Spanberger said that, due to skill gaming, “millions of dollars flow[ed] out of these communities” — all without a proper regulatory entity to keep an eye on things."

Voyant Beauty to close Roanoke plant, lay off about 95 The company, which manufactures personal care products, did not provide a reason for the closure in a notice sent to state officials.

"Voyant Beauty, a Chicago-based manufacturer of personal care and beauty products, will close its Roanoke plant this summer, laying off about 95 people."

Chesterfield accused of destroying records at center of public information lawsuit Years after a woman filed a lawsuit challenging Chesterfield County's handling of a public records request, her lawyer accused the county of destroying many of the records at the center of the battle.

"Despite that, Ramsingh said Chesterfield never informed Carter, her counsel, or the court that the records she sued over no longer existed. She alleged the county continued to litigate the case for more than three years while knowing the files were gone."

Virginia hospitals filed more than 1 million medical debt lawsuits since 2010 Researchers say many cases begin with unclear pricing and billing.

"Between January 2018 and July 2020, VCU filed 17,806 court actions against patients — the most of any institution reviewed. UVA's medical center ranked second, with 7,107 cases."

Virginia lawmakers push back on Spanberger's changes to retail weed market bill State Sen. Lashrecse Aird says Democrats are exploring options to respond to the amendments.

"Even now, when she talks about legalization, she never actually acknowledges the harms on Black and brown communities, and we are now seeing that in her proposals."

Central Virginia ICE facility has been over capacity for months One of Virginia’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities has been over capacity for the last five months, according to the most recent data from ICE and TRAC Immi…

"One of Virginia’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities has been over capacity for the last five months, according to the most recent data from ICE and TRAC Immigration."

Sterling Residents Raise Alarms Over Off-Grid Data Center Sterling residents are raising concerns over the impacts of a data center that is operating independently from the region’s power grid – making it the county’s first data center with

“As soon as the weather started getting warmer, the days started becoming more frequent where the noise is just super, super loud, like intolerably loud,” she said.

Virginia’s Black residents are more likely to die from extreme temperatures, state data shows The disparity between Black and white people was especially stark when temperatures dipped to the low teens.

“In both cases, at both heat and cold extremes, the likelihood of Black people dying was higher than the likelihood of white people dying in Virginia,” DeGuzman said.

Fairfax County supervisors hope to move beyond annual battles over Tysons casino | FFXnow Fairfax County supervisors opposed to a bill that would've allowed a casino in Tysons said this week they hope Gov. Abigail Spanberger's veto of the legislation puts an end to the matter once and for ...

"Trying to force a casino against the will of local leaders and — according to some polling — opposition from affected residents was “positively Trumpian,” Bierman said at the April 14 Board meeting."

In Virginia, public information has a price In Virginia, the cost of accessing public records can range from free to tens of thousands of dollars — raising questions about how public that information really is.

"The high cost of obtaining public records undermines accountability, she said. Huge bills for obtaining data from Virginia’s automatic license plate reader systems prevent the public from understanding how the vast and powerful systems are used."

Richmond will pay $549K to settle former FOIA officer's lawsuit Odie Donald II said the settlement is “in no way an admission of wrongdoing” but said it is in the city's interest to settle.

"The statement did not say how much money the city agreed to pay, but a city spokesperson later said the amount was $549,000. A private law firm handling the case on the city's behalf has billed nearly $700,000 for its services."

FTC wants to hear from renters about ‘unfair and deceptive housing fees’ • Virginia Mercury The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public input until April 13 as it considers creating a new rule to crack down on “unfair and deceptive housing fee practices.”

"The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public input until April 13 as it considers creating a new rule to crack down on “unfair and deceptive housing fee practices.”"

Virginia news deserts doubled in recent years A new report shows 16 Virginia counties now lack local news, with rural areas hit hardest.

"The number of "news deserts" in Virginia more than doubled between 2023 and 2025, per Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism's ongoing State of Local News project."

Spanberger vetoes Fairfax casino bill The first veto from Gov. Abigail Spanberger killed a top priority effort from Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D- Fairfax, to authorize a casino in Northern Virginia’s Tyson’s Corner.

“Local governing boards should lead on proposed casino development, as has happened in every locality that now has a casino,” Spanberger said.

Rasoul: Medicare for All is good for business One of the most overlooked points in the argument for a federal single-payer health insurance system is how great it would be for business. A single-payer system would not only give businesses a hu…

Rasoul: Medicare for All is good for business

BREAKING: Gov. Spanberger vetoes Fairfax County casino bill | FFXnow Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has rejected legislation that would've opened the door for a casino in Fairfax County. The governor vetoed SB 756 from Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell today (Thu...

"Opponents, ultimately, won out."

Budget deal in doubt as impasse over Virginia's data center tax break continues The General Assembly may not have a budget agreement to consider when it returns to Richmond for a special session on April 23 because of an impasse between Senate budget leaders and Virginia's data c...

"The data center people have not come back to me with a serious proposal," she said.

Members of neo-Nazi ‘active clubs’ join combat events at secretive Virginia compound Licensed school teacher and one-time police officer among those participating in riot-style gatherings as experts warn of threat to public safety

"On 7 March, members of multiple active clubs and white nationalist groups again converged on the Wolves’ Virginia compound to train, fight and network."

Packaging manufacturer to close Richmond plant, lay off 110 workers - Richmond BizSense Packaging Corp. of America notified the state that it will close the plant on Richmond Highway and lay off the employees who work there. A warehouse on Walmsley Boulevard would continue to operate.

"Packaging manufacturer to close Richmond plant, lay off 110 workers"

Henrico residents raise awareness of toxic chemical used in two local plants Ethylene oxide exposure is strongly linked to breast cancer and asthma.

“One [facility] is about maybe a mile and a half from us,” Ted said. “Them using the chemicals that they’re doing… that poses a great health problem.”

Accomack Supervisors abandon plan to shut down translator TV service - Shore Daily News The Accomack County Board of Supervisors is reversing course on a proposal that would have eliminated the county’s translator TV service. At Monday night’s budget public hearing, a statement from the ...

"The Accomack County Board of Supervisors is reversing course on a proposal that would have eliminated the county’s translator TV service."

Judge finds Eastern Shore town, ex-elected official violated rights of food truck operators A federal judge partially ruled in favor of a pair of Eastern Shore food truck operators, agreeing the town and a council member violated their Fourth Amendment rights and state law.

"Additionally, Allen agreed Nicholson violated Virginia trespassing law when he cut the line. The town of Parksley was also liable for Nicholson’s actions, Allen wrote, through a legal test called Monell liability."