Virginia Democrats who campaigned on protecting abortion rights have swept this year’s legislative elections, retaking full control of the General Assembly after two years of divided power.
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Virginia legislative candidates raised more than $20 million in cash and other donations in just over two months in the run-up to next week’s primary election.
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has defended his decision not to join most of his Republican counterparts across the country in supporting a lawsuit challenging the safety and approval of the abortion medication mifepristone
Joined by Jewish faith and community leaders, Gov. Glenn Youngkin hosted an event Monday to ceremonially sign a bill supporters say will help Virginia better track and combat growing instances of antisemitism.
Donations from business executives, attorneys and corporate interests ranging from real estate to finance helped power Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s main fundraising arm to a record-breaking nearly $2.7 million haul in the year’s first quarter, campaign finance records filed this week show.
The politically divided Virginia General Assembly has worked through scores of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed amendments to legislation during a one-day session in Richmond, agreeing to most of his changes.
Leader Tommy Norment, have recently ruled out seeking re-election this year under maps overhauled during the latest redistricting cycle.
Long-serving Senate Democratic Leader Dick Saslaw is announcing plans to retire.
A special election has been set for March 28 to fill a vacancy in the Virginia Senate.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - In 2021, Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana, adopting a policy change that allowed adults to …