2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (347+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia lawmakers approved Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s 14 budget amendments Monday, completing work on the state’s two-year spending plan ahead of the Wednesday's start of the new fiscal year. The Senate and the House of Delegates adopted all 14 amendments…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (490+ words) Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger is asking lawmakers to delay the launch of a regulated retail cannabis market until July 2027, pushing back the original January start date approved by the legislature. (Credits: Office of the Governor of Virginia, AP/Kim Chandler,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (208+ words) (VIRGINIA MERCURY) - Virginia lawmakers are set to return to Richmond this month for another attempt to reach a budget deal, with just days until the start of the new fiscal year and no agreement yet on the state’s next two-year…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (915+ words) Spanberger had previously expressed support for the bills. One union leader called the veto “an absolute betrayal.” Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoed collective bargaining legislation Thursday, drawing major criticism from some of the state’s largest unions and labor advocate groups. The…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (245+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Mayor Danny Avula sent a letter to the Spanberger Administration outlining his concerns with two statewide collective bargaining bills in the Virginia General Assembly, as the Richmond Times-Dispatch was first to report. The bills would repeal a…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (297+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's long-awaited rollout of a retail marijuana market faces new uncertainty as Gov. Abigail Spanberger proposes sweeping changes to legislation passed by the General Assembly. The proposed amendments have sparked pushback from Democrats and marijuana advocates. Lawmakers will…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (883+ words) The number of hate crimes reported in Virginia rose by 15% between 2023 and ’24. At the same time, across the country, there was a slight decrease of 1.5%. This caught the attention of Randall Nied, a sophomore at Cape Henry Collegiate. After the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (905+ words) Early in-person voting begins for California Proposition 50 in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 25, 2025. Momentum is growing behind a push to elect U.S. presidents by the national popular vote after Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact into…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (259+ words) Spanberger amended legislation recently passed by the General Assembly to begin legal sales of recreational marijuana in Virginia. The legislation now goes back to lawmakers to review the changes. -- Virginia’s proposed recreational pot market would initially feature fewer…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (605+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia’s legislative session reached a key turning point late Monday as Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger finalized action on hundreds of bills, sending many back to lawmakers for a final decision later this month. Lawmakers will return April…...