The Mary Nottingham Smith High School is located near the town of Accomac. Named after a renowned Black educator of the Eastern Shore, officials say it was built in 1953 to educate Black students when Virginia public schools were still racially segregated.
Governor Abigail Spanberger signed legislation today that will protect reproductive freedoms, reaffirm the right to access contraception, and ensure more women can access critical reproductive healthcare in Virginia, according to officials with her office.
The Virginia Supreme Court has thrown out a Democrat-led effort to redraw the Commonwealth’s US House map ahead of the 2026 midterm election.
The Associated Press has called Virginia’s constitutional amendment on redistricting in favor of passage at 8:49 p.m. Tuesday, with voters nar…
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has publicly pledged to sign legislation currently making its way through the General Assembly that would…
Virginia’s minimum wage is set to increase Jan. 1, a change state labor officials say is tied directly to inflation and one that is already re…
Voters made history in electing the Commonwealth's first female governor and the first Muslim woman in the nation to serve as lieutenant governor.
Voters across the Commonwealth cast ballots Tuesday for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, along with all 100 seats in the Ho…
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order on Friday designed to further enhance the security of the Commonwealth’s elections.
Virginia’s House of Delegates passed SB1 today, a bill that would increase the minimum wage across the Commonwealth.
