State News

By: Shannon Heckt – Virginia Mercury As utility costs surge and the proposed Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy merger could...

By: Charlotte Rene Woods – Virginia Mercury Red Onion State Prison, a Southwest Virginia correctional facility, has come under scrutiny...

Researchers search for what caused multi-year decline and urge continued vigilance For the last five years, populations of juvenile blue...

Governor vetoes some immigration enforcement limits while signing other protections and issuing new executive order. Gov. Abigail Spanberger within just...

A five-year effort rebranded as the Affordable Medicine Act this year and picked up additional bipartisan support before facing Spanberger’s...

The General Assembly meant for the Virginia Clean Economy Act and our participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to...

By: Shannon Heckt – Virginia Mercury Ten historic preservation and environmental groups are cautioning against the potential impacts of the...

State officials warn of economic uncertainty as lawmakers continue to debate data center tax breaks. Virginia’s economy is showing increasing...

Democrats say the decision prolongs the state’s unregulated marijuana market five years after legalization of possession.   Gov. Abigail Spanberger...

By: Nathaniel Cline – Virginia Mercury The National Assessment of Educational Progress, the nation’s leading assessment tool, will expand in...