Update: Three former Governors push for party canvass
Former Virginia Governor, Bob McDonnell (R) The Virginia Republican State Central Committee (SCC) is meeting again tonight to try and…
Lawmakers pass bill to keep schools from suing over student meal debt
By Noah Fleischman Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Adelle Settle learned in 2017 that school lunches were being taken…
A bipartisan bill to require in-person learning full-time advances in the House of Delegates
The Education Committee in the House of Delegates advanced legislation on Monday that will require school districts to offer in-person…
Virginia Senate’s top Republican endorses Hugo for Lieutenant Governor
(Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment (R-James City) In the race for Lieutenant Governor, a job that consists mostly of presiding…
Virginia abolishes the death penalty
The Virginia state Senate and House of Delegates both passed each other’s identical pieces of legislation on Monday that will…
Virginia will join 22 states in abolishing the death penalty
By Christina Amano Dolan Capital News Service RICHMOND — Virginia will become the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty…
Spaceship leaves Virginia for International Space Station
The 15th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station successfully launched Saturday at 12:36 p.m. from the Mid-Atlantic Regional…
Virginia Moves Closer to Ban Plastic Foam Containers
By David Tran Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — For a second year in a row, a bill that prohibits…
Carroll Foy returns home to Petersburg for her gubernatorial campaign
(Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jennifer Carroll Foy visits Razor Sharp in Petersburg. Credit: Carroll Foy campaign.) by Brandon Jarvis Democratic gubernatorial…
Virginia General Assembly passes bill to modernize HIV laws
By Cierra Parks Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — The General Assembly passed a bill this week that lawmakers say…