2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (433+ words) Virginia election officials filed an emergency motion in the state Court of Appeals seeking to block a circuit court ruling that invalidated the results of this week's redistricting referendum. The "Motion for Emergency Stay" was filed on behalf of Elections…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (478+ words) Less than 100 days into Gov. Abigail Spanberger's administration, Virginia's redistricting fight is unfolding across multiple fronts, from the ballot box to the Legislature and drawing attention from federal lawmakers. Virginia voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment this week that could…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (169+ words) Rep. Rich Mc Cormick, R-Ga. , has introduced a bill that would fold Arlington and Alexandria back into Washington, D. C. , undoing an 1846 decision that returned those areas to Virginia. In a statement, Mc Cormick said the "Make DC Square Again Act" would…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (288+ words) Virginia voters say they don't like gerrymandering, but a new poll shows they're split on a proposed redistricting amendment as early voting gets underway. The ballot asks voters whether the state constitution should be amended to allow lawmakers to temporarily…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (555+ words) Virginia Republicans are calling for a temporary suspension of the state's gas tax, a proposal they say would cost about $125 million per month and be covered using state reserves to provide short-term relief to Virginians. The push comes eight days…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (589+ words) Several firearm-related bills passed by the Virginia General Assembly this session are awaiting action from first-term Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger. The list includes measures addressing public carrying of certain firearms, liability standards for the firearm industry and restrictions on unserialized…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (226+ words) The Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee sued Virginia Wednesday in an effort to stop the state's Democratic-led legislature from redrawing the state's congressional district maps. Democrats have sought to redraw the state's district maps in a…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (334+ words) First-term Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger has ordered Virginia's state law enforcement agencies to end any remaining agreements that allow state officers to take part in federal civil immigration enforcement. The directive, issued Wednesday, requires state agencies to withdraw from all…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (274+ words) Virginia officials are weighing in after the U. S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging the commonwealth's in-state tuition law. As previously reported by The Center Square, the Justice Department sued Virginia in U. S. District Court for the Eastern…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (115+ words) The texts were sent by Democrat candidate for Virginia attorney general Jay Jones In Thursday night's Virginia gubernatorial debate, Democrat nominee Abigail Spanberger had to be asked four times to clarify whether she still endorses Democrat nominee Jay Jones for…...