Leaders with Metropolitan Community Church discuss marriage equality bill
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed House Bill 174 which allows prevents anyone who is allowed to authorize a marriage license to deny because of gender, sex or race. Leaders with the Metropolitan Community Church of the Blue Ridge shares insight on what this bill means for the LGBTIA plus community.
Gov. Youngkin issues flag order in honor of fallen VDOF firefighter
Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered that U.S. and Virginia flags be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth in memory of Virginia Department of Forestry part-time firefighter James C. Ward.
Collapse of NBA, NHL arena deal prompts recriminations, allegations of impropriety in Virginia
The collapse of a proposal to relocate the Washington NBA and NHL teams to northern Virginia has set off an extraordinary round of bitter recriminations among some of the officials and companies that were parties to the deal.
Virginia governor signs 64 bills into law, vetoes 8 others as legislative session winds down
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin took final action late Friday on 84 pieces of legislation, signing 64 bills into law and vetoing eight others, including legislation that would add more restrictions on firearm transfers.
Virginia budget bill leaves out governor's $2 billion deal to lure NBA and NHL teams from Washington
Work on compromise budget legislation Virginia lawmakers will take up later this week is complete, and the bill does not include language enabling a proposed relocation by the NBAโs Washington Wizards and NHLโs Washington Capitals to Alexandria.
Unions oppose plan to move NBA, NHL teams to northern Virginia, another blow to Youngkin-backed deal
Influential labor groups now say they are opposing efforts to move two professional sports franchises from the nationโs capital to northern Virginia, partially due to the apparent inability to reach a satisfactory deal for union workers on the construction projects.
Virginia's Youngkin aims to bolster mental health care, part of national focus after the pandemic
There's consensus in Virginia that the mental health care system is in need of reform, due to what Gov. Glenn Youngkinโs administration says is an overreliance on hospitalization at a time of growing need.
Gov. Youngkin wants to cut income taxes and raise the sales tax in proposed Virginia budget
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed a new state budget Wednesday that would lower income taxes and raise the stateโs sales tax in an effort to stabilize revenues and allow Virginians โto keep more of their hard-earned money.โ
Youngkin expresses disappointment in legislative wins by Virginia Democrats, pledges bipartisanship
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has expressed disappointment with election results that allowed Democrats to take control of both the Virginia House and Senate, but pledged to work with the party's new legislative majority on bipartisan priorities.
Republican leads over Democrat whose House of Delegates race became embroiled in sex scandal
Republican David Owen held a narrow lead over Democrat Susanna Gibson in a Virginia House of Delegates race that drew attention after revelations that Gibson engaged in sex acts with her husband on a pornographic website, but the margin left the race too early to call.