If no other candidate files for the Democratic nomination by May 26, there will be no need for a primary election to pick the party’s nominee. That would set up a fall campaign between Macy and Republican incumbent Ben Cline.
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Governor vetoes legislation to create prescription drug board
This was the fifth attempt by the General Assembly to create such a board, which was intended to review the pricing of high-cost prescription drugs and, in some cases, set upper payment limits.
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Spanberger vetoes bills to legalize retail recreational cannabis sales
State Sen. Lashrecse Aird and Del. Paul Krizek, who authored the bills, said the governor owns the consequences of a continued unregulated and illicit cannabis market.
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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Virginia’s appeal; redistricting is dead
The move means the districts Virginia has had since the 2022 elections remain in place.
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Spanberger signs bill to prohibit assault weapons; NRA and Virginia organizations sue
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation to halt the manufacture, sale or transfer of assault weapons and magazines with a capacity of 15 rounds or more. The law is slated to take effect July 1 and does not require gun owners to relinquish weapons they already own.
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Spanberger will veto collective bargaining bill, future of cannabis legislation uncertain
Gov. Abigail Spanberger has 10 days left to act on bills sent back to her after the April 22 reconvene session.
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Gov. Spanberger does not support replacing state Supreme Court justices to retry redistricting
Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger issued her opposition to one of many ideas being floated by members of her party after the state Supreme Court struck down the redistricting effort.
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Political leaders react to state Supreme Court decision on redistricting referendum
Current and former elected officials, candidates and others share their thoughts on Friday’s high court ruling.
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Supreme Court of Virginia voids redistricting election as unconstitutional
The commonwealth’s high court on Friday issued a 4-3 opinion that struck down the mid-decade redistricting effort.
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Jones seeks to dissolve injunction that led to the ‘Lynchburg loophole’ on gun background checks
Attorney General Jay Jones sent a request to the Lynchburg Circuit Court to dissolve an October injunction that had halted background checks in private sale of firearms.
