From abortion to right-to-work laws, Virginia could be an outlier, not just regionally but nationally.
Dwayne Yancey
Yancey is founding editor of Cardinal News. His opinions are his own. You can reach him at dwayne@cardinalnews.org or 540-529-1136.
Natural Bridge zoo manager chooses jail time over revealing whereabouts of missing baby giraffes
A criminal investigation initiated by the office of Attorney General Jason Miyares is underway that includes a multi-jurisdictional grand jury.
If Democrats succeed with redistricting plan, they could reduce Virginia’s Republican delegation to Congress to lowest level since 1952
Changes in voting patterns over the past quarter-century have made it easier to gerrymander congressional districts.
Spanberger continues to dominate fundraising; Jones’ money faucet runs slow after text messages while Miyares’ gushes cash
The final campaign reports before the election show a big change in contributions in the attorney general’s race, after Jones’ text messages were revealed.
We mistakenly think of the attorney general as the ‘top cop,’ but that’s not really what the job is about
Although the positions have the same name, the job of a state attorney general in Virginia is not analogous to the attorney general of the United States. Here’s what the job’s really about.
New polls: Spanberger still leads but attorney general’s race (and maybe lieutenant governor’s race) in doubt
Spanberger’s lead in recent polls has been consistent, but the text message scandal has hurt Jones in the attorney general’s race.
Democrats could draw maps to put every Virginia Republican representative in a blue district. Here’s how.
Democrats want to draw the state’s congressional lines. Here’s a look at some of the ones being circulated.
Here are 6 challenges Virginia Democrats face as they try to redraw congressional lines before the 2026 midterms
Democrats have called a snap special session on Monday to try pass a constitutional amendment that would allow the party to redraw Virginia’s congressional lines. Here are some of the legal and political challenges involved.
8 things we still don’t know about this year’s election
After today, we have just two weekends of campaigning left. Here’s what we know and what we don’t about what’s shaping this year’s election.
Housing, jobs and taxes dominate many races for local offices across Southwest and Southside
We sent a questionnaire to all local candidates across Southwest and Southside to ask about the biggest challenge facing their communities. Here’s what they said.

