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Former Virginia Governor, Bob McDonnell (R) The Virginia Republican State Central Committee (SCC) is meeting again tonight to try and hash out differences in deciding the nomination process for their…
By Noah Fleischman Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Adelle Settle learned in 2017 that school lunches were being taken out of children’s hands when they couldn’t pay for the…
The Education Committee in the House of Delegates advanced legislation on Monday that will require school districts to offer in-person learning to students five days a week. If it passes…
(Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment (R-James City) In the race for Lieutenant Governor, a job that consists mostly of presiding over the Senate and casting tie-breaking votes occasionally, the top…
The Virginia state Senate and House of Delegates both passed each other’s identical pieces of legislation on Monday that will put a halt to the use of the death penalty…
By Christina Amano Dolan Capital News Service RICHMOND — Virginia will become the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty after two bills passed both chambers of the Virginia General…
The 15th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station successfully launched Saturday at 12:36 p.m. from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport located at Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of…
By David Tran Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — For a second year in a row, a bill that prohibits food vendors from using plastic foam containers is up in…
(Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jennifer Carroll Foy visits Razor Sharp in Petersburg. Credit: Carroll Foy campaign.) by Brandon Jarvis Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jennifer Carroll Foy (Prince William) returned to her hometown…
By Cierra Parks Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — The General Assembly passed a bill this week that lawmakers say will modernize Virginia’s current HIV laws. Senate Bill 1138, introduced…