Politics

Youngkin says he wants all high school students to graduate with college-level associate degrees. Right now, less than 3 percent do.

Delegate Marie March of Floyd County sought a criminal probe by state police over an ongoing zoning laws dispute. Prosecutors said evidence didn’t offer “even reasonable suspicion, much less probable cause” that Pulaski officials had broken the law.

After the shootings in Charlottesville and Chesapeake, Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged for more mental health services and side stepped a question about gun-control. State Sen. Creigh Deeds said, “it’s not an either-or situation,” and guns are still an important part of the discussion.

Just hours after Representative McEachin’s passing, Republican state delegate March used his death as excuse to criticize his efforts to protect abortion rights. Her comments stood in stark contrast with remarks made by other officials from both parties.

A Canadian company will acquire the uranium deposit in Pittsylvania and would like to see the state’s ban lifted.

His district ranged from Richmond to parts of eastern Southside along the North Carolina line. He was the Democratic candidate for attorney general in 2001.

Prince Edward County’s new seal includes an image of the former Robert Russa Moton High School, which is considered the birthplace of America’s student-led Civil Rights revolution.

GOP state delegate believes it’s time for change in representation of the 9th Congressional District. But she stops short of announcing her own challenge.

A recent report shows that Virginia students have been underperforming in recent years. Under a new proposal, an optional waiver would be available for children who have fallen behind during the pandemic.

Bristol is split between Tennessee, which has a near-total ban on abortion, and Virginia, where it remains legal. Anti-abortion activists are proposing changing city code for Bristol, Virginia, to bar future abortion clinics from opening.