Virginia legislators approve legalizing marijuana this year
The General Assembly convened Wednesday to take up the proposed changes that Governor Ralph Northam made to bills that passed in the special session earlier this year.
The five Democratic gubernatorial candidates met for a debate — what did they say?
Gathering on the historic Virginia State University campus Tuesday, the Democratic candidates for governor met for their first of four televised, party-sponsored debates.
Carroll Foy raises $1.8 million in first quarter of 2021
The gubernatorial campaign for Jennifer Carroll Foy announced on Tuesday that she raised $1.8 million between January and March of 2021, leaving her with $2.3 million cash on hand.
Snyder is calling himself an outsider, but he is tactically, and successfully, making insider moves
Here is the latest news from our Virginia political newsletter. Subscribe below to receive these updates in your inbox each day. It’s a busy week ahead for Virginia politicians. The…
Virginia lawmakers establish more LGBTQ protections
The Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly worked in its second year to establish more protections for LGBTQ people.
Virginia Asian communities, lawmakers react to rise in targeted violence
Asian American communities in Central Virginia have come together in the past month, vigil after vigil in response to a spike in anti-Asian hate crimes. “We did not want to…
Jay Jones and other legislators call on the attorney general to conduct his own investigation into Donovon Lynch’s death
Delegate Jay Jones and five other state legislators are calling on Virginia’s attorney general to used the powers that the General Assembly recently provided him with by conducting his own…
Several Democratic House candidates missed an important deadline to be on the primary ballot
The State Board of Elections declined Wednesday to grant an extension for eight Democratic House of Delegates candidates who failed to turn in the proper paperwork to appear on the…
McAuliffe, Ayala and Jones win ballot-order drawing
The State Board of Elections (SBE) met Wednesday to draw names to determine the order of candidates on the ballot for the June 8 Democratic primary elections.
Governor Northam proposes legalizing marijuana this year, instead of 2024
Governor Ralph Northam today proposed moving up the legalization of simple possession of marijuana to July 1, 2021, nearly three years sooner than previously planned.