Keeping you informed on state politics
by Brandon Jarvis iGaming legislation, which would allow online gambling and betting, online slots, online blackjack/roulette, and online poker, for example, is advancing in the General Assembly. The bills are…
By Molly Manning Virginia could see a statewide cannabis retail market as soon as November under pending legislation. Two bills with a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana…
by Brandon Jarvis A Washington County voter has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the April special election on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Democrats to redraw congressional…
by Brandon Jarvis The City of Lynchburg filed a lawsuit in Lynchburg Circuit Court on Wednesday seeking clarification on whether it may move forward with the redistricting referendum, or whether…
by Brandon Jarvis Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, accusing him of failing to lower costs, undermining public safety and…
by Brandon Jarvis Virginia Beach Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Andrew Rice won the firehouse primary for the Republican nomination in House District 98. Rice will face off against the Democratic nominee,…
by Brandon Jarvis Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s chief of staff, Bonnie Krenz-Schnurman, is suing Virginia political operative Ben Tribbett for defamation. According to the lawsuit filed in Richmond Circuit Court on…
Guest Commentary by Richmond Mayor Danny Avula and ChamberRVA President and CEO Brian D. Anderson Richmond’s combined sewer system, much of it built more than a century ago, is one…
by Brandon Jarvis Most Virginians support keeping the commonwealth’s current system for drawing political maps and give Gov. Abigail Spanberger an approval rating similar to her predecessor, according to a…
by Brandon Jarvis The Virginia Senate shuffled key committee assignments Friday following Sen. Adam Ebbin’s departure to join the Spanberger administration, triggering a shake-up that included Sen. Dave Marsden’s, D-Fairfax,…