If passed by the General Assembly, the law would require sellers to make diligent inquiries to verify that buyers are 18 or ...

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears; Speaker of the House Don Scott, D-Portsmouth; and Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, applaud as ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Virginia General Assembly’s 2025 legislative session is halfway over, and lawmakers are now focusing on how to get bills signed into law.

This article outlines key housing-related bills discussed during the General Assembly's legislative session in Virginia, including efforts to promote affordable housing and enhance renter protections.

More than 1,000 bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the Virginia Mercury ...

After Glenn Youngkin ran successfully on education and cultural issues four years ago, the GOP is hoping to expand the message ahead of a key 2025 election.

More than 1,000 bills are filed for Virginia General Assembly consideration each year. Here’s a look at three that involve swastikas, free water at restaurants and a cigarette sale loophole.

For the second consecutive year, bills aimed at legalizing cannabis retail sales have passed through both the Virginia House and Senate. Past story: Bill to legalize retail marijuana sales advancing t ...

Bills aimed at stopping Appalachian Power rates from increasing have passed the House of Delegates and the state Senate.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Incumbent Janet Howell defeated Arthur Purves in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 32 on November 5, 2019.

State Sen. Mamie Locke (D-23): "This amendment is about ... Denying entire classes of citizens the right to vote is a racist vestige of Jim Crow-era laws, and Virginia legislators need to leave this ...

John Cavanaugh last week sought a different venue for the bill. His legislation (LB16) would place the state's first regulations on the THC products lawmakers inadvertently legalized in 2019 when ...