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Virginia Senate leadership sends a message after killing Spanberger agenda bill "I think they got the message and we’ll see something different next session,” Sen. Louise Lucas said.

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Debate grows as Virginia bill expanding judges’ power moves forward A proposal moving through the Virginia General Assembly could significantly expand judges’ authority to delay final convictions in some criminal cases.

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Va. businesses sound alarm over proposed repeal of data center tax break

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Price of a gallon of gas in Virginia increased $0.47 in a week AAA says the conflict in the Middle East is the case of the spikes in gas prices being seen nationally.

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Virginia Senate panel spikes gambling centralization bill A separate proposal would put Virginia Lottery in charge of all legal gaming.

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Who’s behind an anti-redistricting flyer invoking Jim Crow? A former Hampton GOP delegate. Former Del. A.C. Cordoza is chairman of Democracy and Justice Political Action Committee, which sent out flyers that cited Jim Crow in the urging Virginians not to vote for a redistricting amendmen…

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Spanberger to appoint criminal justice veterans and Henrico supervisor to parole board Gov. Abigail Spanberger will soon announce five appointments to the Virginia Parole Board, drawing on several former Northam administration officials and a local county supervisor.

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Virginia House approves gun control bills over GOP objections - WTOP News Virginia’s push to ban new assault‑style weapon sales and penalize unsafe gun storage prompts backlash from gun‑rights groups.

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Coming down to the wire, a bill on probation stumbles at Virginia General Assembly On the last day for General Assembly committees to act, with minutes to go before Senators had to head for their caucus briefings on floor action, freshman Del. Charlie Schmidt’s bill on probation ran...

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Moves being made in the new VA-07 Republicans turn on Youngkin, national groups for lack of support

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Candidates in two possible congressional districts make pitches to Arlington Dems | ARLnow.com It's still far from clear what the district boundaries will be, but two more congressional candidates pitched their case to Arlington Democrats last week. Del. Dan Helmer (D-10), of Fairfax County, be...

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🔴→🔵 The 26 most vulnerable GOP-held House seats in 2026 Part two of a three-part series breaking down the U.S. House situation and which seats look likeliest to decide the majority in November

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In General Assembly's final sprint, lots left to do With less than a week to go, now comes the heavy lift at the General Assembly.

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Health care costs and access will feature prominently in 2026 congressional midterms • Virginia Mercury “Health care policy is going to be a top issue in all of these competitive House races this cycle,” said Cook Political Report analyst Erin Covey.

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Pentagon eyes Virginia Tech for senior officers in place of ‘woke’ Ivy League The Trump administration is considering Virginia Tech to replace “woke” Ivy League schools in educating senior military officers.

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Virginia could miss complying with court order on services for the disabled, advocates say Virginia could miss complying with court order on services for the disabled, advocates say

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Data center regulation was a hot topic in General Assembly. But many bills fell by the wayside. Regulation of data centers was a hot topic in the Virginia General Assembly. But many bills introduced will not become law this year. Advocates are concerned lawmakers have not done enough to rein …

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Good catch by @PunchbowlNews - "Dorothy McAuliffe (D), the wife of former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, sets up donation page for congressional bid in #VA07" bluevirginia.us/2026/03/sund... h/t @PollTracker2024

State won’t say which law enforcement agencies are breaking surveillance camera laws The Virginia State Crime Commission won't reveal which law enforcement agencies said they were violating license plate reader laws. Del. Charniele Herring, who chairs the commission, also declined to ...

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