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By Marlin Adams, VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed legislation to legalize retail marijuana for the second year in a row, reaffirming his opposition as…
by Brandon Jarvis ROANOKE, Va. — All of the Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor, except for Alex Bastani, who did not attend, voiced support Wednesday night for repealing Virginia’s decades-old…
By Charles Paullin, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their…
by Brandon Jarvis A Republican-aligned political action committee is rolling out a six-figure digital ad campaign targeting Virginia Democrats ahead of November’s legislative elections. The Republican State Leadership Committee, working…
This is the fourth installment of a series examining the race between former Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears for governor. Read Part One, Part Two, and Part…
By Sarah Hagen, VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Stephen Poore’s son, Howdy, knows all about rocket ships. He can tell you everything about Soyuz and Falcon Heavy rockets,…
This is the third installment of a series analyzing the historic race between Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger. Read Part One and Part Two. by Brandon…
by Brandon Jarvis Clean Virginia and Dominion Energy, two of the most powerful donors in Virginia politics, are once again going head-to-head in a statewide primary election. Clean Virginia is…
by Brandon Jarvis In a strategic push to flip specific House of Delegates districts this November, Virginia Democrats have doubled the fundraising totals of their Republican incumbents during the first…
by Brandon Jarvis Jewish leaders from across the commonwealth are responding to a Jewish Insider story that implies state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield, is antisemitic. The leaders defend Hashmi, who…