Scathing watchdog report highlights gaps in Virginia's child welfare system When things get so bad that social workers think about taking children from their homes, their decisions are often made in arbitrary ways with little planning or thought, a blistering report from a st...

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Watermen object to cost of effort to save terrapins from crab pots A proposal to keep diamondback terrapins from drowning when trapped in Chesapeake Bay crab pots is sparking angry objections from watermen.

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Federal cuts are hitting Richmond nonprofits hard, Warner hears It’s not just the Trump administration’s spending freezes or the threatend cuts that worry the Richmond nonprofit agencies that step in to help with housing, health care and services for vulnerable yo...

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Youngkin signs bills to ban food dyes in school meals Virginia legislation to get artificial food dyes out of school meals serve got a big thumbs up from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. when Gov. Glenn Youngkin told him ...

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A student's job turns into cancer a half century later A student's part time work more than half a century ago has turned into terminal cancer.

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U.S. food aid cuts threaten family budgets, and Virginia's Democratic legislators say Congress' goals for spending cuts put SNAP benefits at risk, which could affect thousands of Virginia families - and the state budget.

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Virginia SCC orders two big health insurers to reimburse hundreds Two of the state’s biggest health insurers must reimburse more than 900 Virginians for overcharges, the State Corporation Commission ordered.

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Youngkin orders state police, prisons to cooperate with ICE Gov. Glenn Youngkin is ordering Virginia State Police to set a task force of officers deputized to act with federal immigration officials to identify and arrest illegal immigrants.

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Second-year lawmakers learning the ways of the General Assembly Legislators serving their second year in the General Assembly say they apply many lessons from their first year in office.

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Controversial Virginia bill on license plate readers advancing again The bill would set rules about who can see and use data from license plate readers and could allow the readers to be installed along up to 60,000 miles of

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Boys & Girls Clubs, day care centers in General Assembly battle The much beloved Boys and Girls Clubs where generations of kids find a haven and the day care centers that moms and dads rely on to provide a safe place for children while parents work are clashing ov...

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Proposed sales tax surcharge for schools is heading to governor A bill to let voters in Virginia localities decide whether to impose an extra tax on themselves to pay for school construction is headed for a governor who vetoed a similar measure last year.

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Bills to establish legal market for cannabis head to Youngkin Bills to set up a legal retail market for marijuana are again headed for a governor who doesn’t like the idea, but they have picked up bit more support from members of Gov; Glenn Youngkin’s Republican...

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Youngkin bans DeepSeek AI on state devices, networks Gov. Glenn Youngkin is banning use of the DeepSeek artificial intelligence application on state devices and networks.

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Obenshain calls for crackdown on failing assisted living facilities State Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, calls for new enforcement tool for state oversight of assisted living facilities

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The bills would have extended a program for kids aging out of foster care, withsupports til they are 23. others involved help for runaways,housing plans for kids aging out of foster care and protecting survivor benefits if kids are in foster care because of parent death

Obenshain calls for crackdown on failing assisted living facilities State Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, calls for new enforcement tool for state oversight of assisted living facilities

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Virginia: Foster care bills pass General Assembly in bipartisan push Child welfare bills sail through General Assembly on unanimous votes as legislator concern for vulnerable youth crosses party lines

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General Assembly Democrats say Youngkin, GOP ignore Virginia General Assembly Democrats gathering to review the legislature’s actions as of Crossover, the session midpoint, said Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Republican legislators are too focused on loyalty to Presid...

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In the rush to Crossover, hundreds of General Assmbly bills die Hundreds of General Assembly bills have died as the 2025 session reaches its crossover day, the time when each body hands over its bills to the other for its action.

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Advocates try again, with more hope now, for probation reform in Virginia Two law-and-order Republicans, including a longtime Chesapeake jail deputy, are pushing the idea that former inmates who do exceptionally well on probation should get a break on time in the

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These consumer protection bills have gained traction in Virginia General Assembly The General Assembly is moving legislation to protect consumers from aggressive debt collection, junk fees and efforts to get past state laws than ban high-interest rate loans

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Virginia GOP leaders see clean energy costs as a campaign issue Stories of Southwest Virginians paying $800 monthly electric bills sparked Republican move push the issue in this year’s gubernatorial and House of Delegates election, with claim that clean energy pol...

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A Virginia state senator is trying to crack down on gun thefts from vehicles State Sen. Dave Marsden, D-Fairfax, tries a new way to deal with thefts of guns from cars.

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Virginia free clinics seek state help for their safety net care Virginia's cash-strapped free clinics seek state help to cope with rising costs and soaring demand for their safety net services

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Virginia rent control bill passes a key General Assembly gatekeeper A bill that would let localities pass rent control ordinances, capping increases at 3%, passes key General Assembly gatekeeper/

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Virginia bill to create marijuana market passes first hurdle Legislation to set up a regulated retail market for marijuana passed a first General Assembly hurdle on the same kind of party line vote on the essentially identical bill that Gov. Glenn Youngkin veto...

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Democrats to try again for a legal marijuana market, despite Youngkin veto Legislators plan to confront Gov. Glenn Youngkin on another of his high-profile vetoes from 2024 - a measure to create a legal retail market for marijuana.

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Water infrastructure a General Assembly focus after Richmond crisis As Virginia legislators take an unexpected break, right at the start of the 2025, the Richmond water crisis that’s delaying their work has given new urgency to an issue – drinking water and water poli...

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Doing wheelies, driving donuts draw General Assembly concern Del. David Bulova, D-Fairfax, is trying, as he seeks to end an aggravating – and potentially dangerous – behavior on the streets of his community.

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