Here’s what Hampton Roads legislators did in this year’s General Assembly session
Hampton Roads senators and delegates introduced their fair share of legislation in the General Assembly this year, and many ...
Virginia’s legislative session is over. Here’s what’s headed to Youngkin.
The Virginia General Assembly sent nearly 1,000 bills to Gov. Youngkin for consideration. How many bills will he ultimately ...
Virginia Mercury1d
Va. lawmakers direct researchers to review book bans, court funding methods, storm risk studies
JLARC to launch studies on removing books in public school libraries, the funding methodology used to determine judicial ...
The Cavalier Daily7d
As Virginia’s 2025 legislative session concludes, key bills await Youngkin’s approval
Youngkin vetoed a total of 201 bills, adding to his total of 242 vetoed bills so far during his term — the greatest number of ...
DC News Now on MSN3d
General Assembly proposes new program to incentivize employers to pay for their employees’ child care
With more and more Virginia families struggling to find affordable child care, lawmakers are proposing a new pilot program ...
WYDaily2d
Bills that Change how Localities can Conserve Trees Amid Development Await Youngkin’s Approval
RICHMOND — Two bills were passed by the Virginia General Assembly this session that would give localities statewide access to ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch11d
More bills than ever suffered quiet deaths at General Assembly
The House of Delegates defeated 190 measures without a recorded vote. Some cite election-year politics, others note the ...
WTVR.com2d
Why Virginia Republicans and Democrats want to decrease the time some released offenders remain on probation
The legislation, introduced by Republican lawmakers, has successfully passed through the Democrat-controlled General Assembly and has garnered support from figures in the criminal justice field ...
Virginia Mercury11d
Enough already: Extend the length of Virginia’s regular legislative sessions
Here’s Exhibit A that sessions at the Virginia General Assembly, dictated under a half-century-old state constitutional ...
JD Supra3d
Virginia General Assembly Passes Workplace Violence Prevention Requirements
Virginia’s General Assembly passed House Bill (HB) 1919, requiring by January 1, 2027, any Virginia employer of one hundred or ...
Associated Press10d
Youngkin grants clemency to a fired Virginia police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed man
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gestures as he delivers his annual ...