The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia said there are 6,658 fewer students at Virginia’s public and private institutions of higher education this fall. The biggest drop was at community colleges, where enrollment fell 10%.
A city council committee in Virginia’s capital has voted against a proposal that would ban police from using crowd control tactics such as rubber bullets, flash-bang grenades and tear gas on demonstrators.
The House spending plan approved Tuesday allocates $28.4 million for a host of criminal justice and police reforms amid national unrest over racial injustice and police brutality
The Republican Party of Virginia says state elections officials have created confusion among voters ahead of the November election by failing to make it clear that a witness signature requirement for absentee voters has been waived.
A raffle held in the name of Bob Good’s campaign at Saturday’s ‘God, Guns, and a Good Time Rally’ in Fluvanna County appears to have violated state gambling and campaign finance laws.
On his Twitter page, Governor Northam thanks his fellow friends and Virginians for the ‘prayers and kind wishes’ as he and First Lady Pam Northam recover from COVID-19.
Democrat incumbent Mark Warner and Republican challenger Daniel Gade debated virtually everything from healthcare to when Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the supreme court should be filled.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is announcing a new plan to refinance debt related to construction on college campuses, a move he said will save public colleges $300 million over the next two years.
The Virginia Department of Elections has launched a new absentee mail-in ballot tracker to allow voters to follow their ballots before receiving them, and after they’re sent back to the registrar, to make sure they're processed.
A Virginia Senate committee has killed legislation that would have required employers to provide up to two weeks of paid sick leave for workers who have to quarantine because of COVID-19.
Mayors of both Confederate capital cities, both Black men, discussed their experiences with racism and action taken in their cities during calls for racial justice.
Governor Northam addressed a variety of topics in his briefing Tuesday, including an uptick of case in Southwest Virginia, the COVIDWISE app, and elections.
Several of Virginia’s publicly funded economic development incentive programs have limited benefit and either need to be overhauled or eliminated, according to a new report published Monday by the state’s legislative watchdog agency.
Virginia lawmakers are pushing for changes to make it easier to decertify problem police officers and more difficult for them to hop from department to department.
The Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill that would create teams of mental health service providers and peer recovery specialists to accompany police officers responding to individual crises.
Virginia delegates passed several key changes on September 4, and voted down another, setting up a negotiating showdown with the State Senate on a final proposal.
Fires caused nearly $4 million in estimated damages over the first 18 days of protests this summer in Richmond, according to an analysis by city emergency officials.
Governor Ralph Northam says he’s signed voter protection legislation including expanding early voting access, paying for return postage on all absentee ballots and allowing absentee ballot drop boxes.
The Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a man from Fauquier County from carrying a loaded handgun onto an airplane at Richmond International Airport.
The Virginia Commission on African American History Education turned in its final recommendations on how African American history is taught in Virginia schools to Governor Ralph Northam on Thursday, Sept. 3.
An attorney representing the campaign for presidential candidate Kanye West has filed a motion asking Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring to recuse himself from representing the State Board of Elections in a ballot access lawsuit.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wants Dominion Energy to forgive unpaid residential electric bills by taking $320 million that regulators say the company previously overcharged.
Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a motion for an emergency hearing in the lawsuit trying to block rapper Kanye West from appearing on the November ballot.
Virginia residents with driver’s licenses, learner’s permits and IDs that originally expire in August, September, and October now have an additional 60 days to renew.
Attorney General Mark Herring is asking Virginians and businesses to share any impacts related to changes the Trump Administration has made to the U.S. Postal Service.
The Virginia Supreme Court has tossed out an injunction handed down by a Richmond judge that barred the city from removing the only remaining Confederate monument owned by the city.
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that students in 16 Virginia school divisions will be able to increase their understanding of African American history by participating in a new high school-level elective course this academic year.
At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Richmond City Health District Director, Dr. Danny Avula, said over the last 10 days the number of positive coronavirus cases across the city has slightly increased.
A federal appeals court has ruled that a Virginia school board’s transgender bathroom ban is unconstitutional and discriminated against a transgender male student.
(AP) - Virginia lawmakers have advanced legislation designed to make it easier to decertify police officers who commit misconduct and make it more difficult for them to be hired by other police departments.
A bill requiring employers to provide paid sick leave for employees in public health emergencies was easily defeated by a bi-partisan majority in a Virginia State Senate committee this week.
A state inspector general’s report has found that law enforcement departments within Virginia’s conservation and marine resources agencies are overwhelmingly white and male.
A Virginia Senate committee has approved legislation that would establish an alert system to dispatch mental health providers along with police to help stabilize people in crisis situations.
The Virginia Department of Education says that every teacher in public schools across the commonwealth will be able to host virtual classes through its online learning system, Virtual Virginia.
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has filed paperwork to run for his old job next year but says he still hasn’t made a decision yet. McAuliffe filed paperwork with the Virginia State Board of Elections, listing himself as a Democratic candidate for governor.
The Virginia Senate has put off a vote on legislation to block evictions until next year, a measure supporters say is a vital protection for renters amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Richmond City Councilor Kim Gray, who is running against Stoney for mayor this fall, sent a letter to the Richmond City Commonwealth’s Attorney asking for an investigation, and if appropriate, any potential criminal charges.
Mayor Levar Stoney joined the heads of Richmond Public Schools and the health department to address the city’s response to COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Tuesday that COVID-19 runs rampant in close quarters and heavily impacts low-wage workers who lack paid sick leave and adequate workplace protections.
With the Virginia legislature back in session, many are calling on lawmakers to deal with an eviction crisis that has been complicated by the Coronavirus pandemic.
A sweeping police reform bill that would eliminate the use of no-knock warrants, limit the use of chokeholds and make it easier to decertify officers for misconduct has won approval from a key Virginia legislative committee.
Multiple groups are marching in rallies to protect gun rights, defunding the police, rent relief and school funding in downtown Richmond on the first day of the General Assembly’s Special Session.
