Keeping you informed on state politics
The Virginia Supreme Court has appointed a three-judge panel to determine whether four lawsuits challenging the state’s newly enacted assault weapon ban should be consolidated and transferred to a single…
Recent comments suggested that budget negotiations between the House and Senate were going well, ahead of the state government's funding running out at the end of June. Those talks, however,…
While we have no specifics, it sounds like the House of Delegates and Senate are moving closer to a budget deal with less than a month until funding runs out.
The governing body for the Republican Party of Virginia — the State Central Committee — faced backlash over the weekend after misinformation spread across social media about actions taken during…
Gov. Abigail Spanberger has fired John Rocovich, the rector of Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors, for violating the board’s code of ethics, according to a letter obtained by Virginia Scope.
A spokesperson for Gov. Abigail Spanberger confirmed to Virginia Scope on Wednesday night that Virginia State Police will once again begin conducting background checks for private gun sales after the…
Democrats in the General Assembly will soon have the opportunity to change the partisan makeup of the Virginia Supreme Court after the crushing defeat of their redistricting referendum.
Virginia’s leaders remain far apart on a state budget deal, with the negotiations and disagreements increasingly spilling into public view.
For Virginia’s freshman lawmakers, the first General Assembly session was a crash course on the inner workings of state government.
Multiple commonwealth’s attorneys from conservative localities have stated that they will not enforce the new ban on assault-style weapons that Gov. Abigail Spanberger recently signed into law. Virginia Attorney General…