Trump administration’s plan to ‘reverse’ chronic disease leaves experts skeptical
By Brooke Lindberg, VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — President Donald Trump’s administration wants to tackle chronic diseases, but its own budget cuts threaten to undermine those efforts, along…
Youngkin asks Reid to withdraw from race for lieutenant governor
by Brandon Jarvis Gov. Glenn Youngkin called the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, John Reid, and asked him to step down Friday. A spokesperson for Youngkin’s political PAC, Spirit of…
Va. future retail marijuana market likely depends on gubernatorial election
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…
Democrats in race for lieutenant governor support repealing right to work law
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…
Dominion Among Utilities Allowed Exemption for Coal Emissions From Trump’s EPA
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…
GOP-Backed PAC launches six-figure ad blitz targeting Virginia Democrats
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…
Sears and Spanberger Part 4: From Mailboxes to TikTok
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…
Advocates fear education department cuts will impact disabled students
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,…
Sears and Spanberger Part 3: Abortion access divides Sears and Spanberger in Virginia’s race for governor
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…
Clean Virginia and Dominion Energy face off again in statewide primary
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…