Virginia General Assembly approves Spanberger’s budget amendments, ending monthslong impasse
Democrats defend final spending plan while Republicans criticize drawn-out negotiations and late-session policy making.
Virginia Mercury
Virginia lawmakers return Monday to weigh Spanberger budget amendments before fiscal deadline
Governor proposes 14 changes to newly approved spending plan, including firefighter cancer screening, data center revisions and expanded utility bill credits.
Lawmakers weigh merging Northern Virginia transit agencies to cut costs
The outcome of the study could reshape transit for four agencies — DASH Alexandria Transit, Fairfax Connector, ART Arlington Transit, and CUE Fairfax City — by identifying potential efficiencies and improvements through consolidation.
Virginia legislators advance $205 billion budget including new tax on data centers
Energy consumption tax will reap $1.2 for the state over the biennium
Spanberger joins governors in Reproductive Freedom Alliance, signs related Va. bills into law
The coalition aims to strengthen coordination between states that support reproductive healthcare access
Spanberger, legislators roll out retail weed plan, set to launch in July 2027
State sales tax on retail weed will be 6% to start and rise to 8% in 2029, while retail locations to be capped at 350 statewide
Congress nears major bipartisan housing bill with support from Virginia lawmakers
Warner, Kaine and state legislators say the sweeping bill could boost housing supply, convert vacant commercial sites and expand manufactured housing options.
Virginia marriage equality amendment campaign launches at start of Pride Month
Alexandria Democrat Del. Kirk McPike, who is also campaign co-chair, said marriage equality advocates will engage voters in communities statewide in the coming months.
Virginia lawmakers are set to return to Richmond as budget deadline nears
Special session resumes June 18 with data center tax incentives still at the center of a standoff between Spanberger, House Democrats and Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas.
Virginia budget impasse threatens school funding, poses potential staffing challenges
The House is scheduled to meet June 18 and the Senate on June 22
Governor fires Virginia Tech Rector Rocovich, appoints Dominion Energy’s Edward Baine as replacement
Rocovich’s dismissal after 16 years of service follows the board’s vote to grant an exception permitting him to serve a third one-year term as rector during the search for Virginia Tech’s next president, following Tim Sands’s April departure, Cardinal News reported last month.
Spanberger’s ICE actions deepen divide with Virginia Democrats
Governor vetoes some immigration enforcement limits while signing other protections and issuing new executive order.
Va. transportation board covers $193M shortfall with construction funds
The Commonwealth Transportation Board met in the City of Alexandria on May 19-20.
Spanberger vetoes cannabis bill, stalling legal sales again
Democrats say the decision prolongs the state’s unregulated marijuana market five years after legalization of possession.
What Dominion and NextEra Energy’s proposed merger means for Virginia customers
The companies are proposing a temporary $2.25 billion bill credit for Dominion customers to be spread out on monthly bills over the first two years of the agreement once the deal is officially closed
Virginia one step closer to requiring diaper-changing stations in new buildings’ public bathrooms
Proposal from Sen. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, D-Alexandria, would require changing tables in public bathrooms.