14+ hour, 22+ min ago   (403+ words) Virginia voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose party nominees for U.S. Senate, congressional seats and local offices, with the commonwealth’s only congressional district featuring contested primaries in both parties helping shape the November ballot. Republicans will nominate a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (419+ words) A Virginia legislative report found seven rural hospitals are at the highest risk of financial distress or closure under at least one national assessment model, with all seven reporting negative operating margins in 2024. The report, presented to the Joint Commission…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (459+ words) A legal fight over Virginia’s firearm background check law is heading back to court after gun-rights groups accused state officials of violating a court order by restarting background checks for private firearm sales. A hearing was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (288+ words) Drivers across Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., are heading into Memorial Day weekend with gas prices above $4 a gallon as record holiday travel pushes fuel demand higher across the region. Virginia’s average gas price stood at $4.43 per gallon Friday. Maryland averaged…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (214+ words) Virginia's Democratic Attorney General Jay Jones on Monday asked the United States Supreme Court to overturn the state Supreme Court's decision to block its newly redrawn congressional map, which voters approved in a referendum last month. The Virginia Supreme Court…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (273+ words) Lucas claims the investigation is an effort to intimidate and silence supporters of redistricting. The top Virginia Democratic state senator says the FBI's raid on her office was meant to intimidate those who "stand up" to power. The lawmaker, Louise…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (433+ words) Virginia election officials filed an emergency motion in the state Court of Appeals seeking to block a circuit court ruling that invalidated the results of this week’s redistricting referendum. The “Motion for Emergency Stay” was filed on behalf of Elections…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (478+ words) Less than 100 days into Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s administration, Virginia’s redistricting fight is unfolding across multiple fronts, from the ballot box to the Legislature and drawing attention from federal lawmakers. Virginia voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment this week that could…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (169+ words) Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., has introduced a bill that would fold Arlington and Alexandria back into Washington, D.C., undoing an 1846 decision that returned those areas to Virginia. In a statement, McCormick said the “Make DC Square Again Act” would reestablish the…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (288+ words) Virginia voters say they don’t like gerrymandering, but a new poll shows they’re split on a proposed redistricting amendment as early voting gets underway. The ballot asks voters whether the state constitution should be amended to allow lawmakers to temporarily…...