Legislation that has passed both chambers of the Republican-controlled General Assembly says no minister or religious organization can be penalized for acting in accordance with a belief that marriage should […]
Virginia hospitals have prevailed, for this year at least, on one of the most heavily lobbied issues of the 2016 General Assembly – one that pitted them against the state’s […]
For the first time, state lawmakers have agreed to legalize production of medicinal marijuana in Virginia. A bill, SB701 from Sen. Dave Marsden, D-Fairfax County, would allow two non-intoxicating derivatives […]
The General Assembly has passed legislation that would overturn Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s executive order banning guns in state buildings. The measure may not yet become law, however, because it didn’t […]
One big winner in Super Tuesday’s presidential primaries got a big shout-out Wednesday in the Virginia House of Delegates. The other one didn’t. Del. Lionell Spruill, D-Chesapeake, one of Hillary […]
As expected, attempts to take politics out of the legislative redistricting process continue to fall by the wayside in the General Assembly. Three Senate-passed measures to change the system were […]
The House of Delegates passed legislation Wednesday that would bring back the electric chair as Virginia’s default method of execution because of difficulty obtaining the drugs used in lethal injections. […]
If Virginia’s fractious localities can’t stop squabbling and play nice on their own, state leaders are hoping a monetary incentive will entice them. The projected cost to state taxpayers: $38 […]
Even as they feel heat from the federal courts, Virginia lawmakers continue to resist restrictions on their long-standing practice of drawing legislative district lines for partisan advantage. A bipartisan group […]
Potty-mouths beware: Constitutional or not, it appears cursing in public will remain illegal in Virginia. Del. Michael Webert, R-Fauquier County, thought it might be time to get rid of the […]
Five days into the 2016 session of the General Assembly, a variety of proposals to expand Virginians’ voting rights are dead on arrival. The ax began falling Tuesday at an […]
Amid all the “let’s get along” talk as the Virginia General Assembly launched its 2016 session, one lawmaker wasted no time stirring the pot on a perennial hot-button social issue. […]
