4+ hour, 7+ min ago   (314+ words) FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. VIRGINIA - Virginia will start rolling out new, more secure Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with "chip-and-tap" technology in an effort to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…...

2+ day, 47+ min ago   (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (634+ words) Work continues on the Norfolk Police Division expansion project. City projections indicate the full $8.833 million designated for the police station project will be collected by the July 2027 remittance. Once that amount has been reached, revenue generated by the sales tax…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (574+ words) The City of Norfolk has sold $3.61 million in general obligation bonds to fund street, water and sewer improvements, attracting strong interest from institutional investors and securing borrowing costs well below authorized limits. The bonds were sold Aug. 27, with five institutional…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) A new report from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service says Virginia’s economy is expected to grow modestly through the end of the year. However, job losses are also still expected. “It seems like we hit…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (429+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia earned an overall C for its infrastructure in a new report, with energy, schools and wastewater among the lowest-rated areas despite billions of dollars in recent state and federal investment. The American Society of Civil Engineers…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (236+ words) Va. (WSET) — Virginia ended the last fiscal year in a stronger financial position than expected, bringing in significantly more revenue than state officials had projected. But Gov. Abigail Spanberger is warning lawmakers not to get too comfortable. Spanberger made the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (539+ words) State regulators in Virginia are rethinking who should absorb the cost of the major transmission buildout needed as data centers push electricity demand higher. As Virginia Mercury reported, a new order could place a larger share of those expenses on…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1594+ words) Virginia job seekers now have a right to know what a position pays before applying online under a new state law aimed at giving workers more leverage in hiring and salary negotiations. The new law, which took effect July 1, requires…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (387+ words) Virginia's fast-growing data center industry is hitting a notable roadblock: the electric system cannot deliver new power as quickly as many projects want. Because a grid hookup can take years, some developers are looking at generating electricity on-site instead so…...