As legislators prepare to head to Richmond, the newly-elected Republican majority has proposed several sweeping legislative changes across the Commonwealth.

A Republican state senator is among a group of people suing the Virginia Redistricting Commission over plans to count prisoners at their last known address instead of the prisons where they're incarcerated.

Efforts to divvy up billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief continued Tuesday at the state capitol.

Virginia has become the first Southern state to legalize marijuana.

Democrat Laurie Buchwald and Republican Travis Hackworth and are facing off to represent Virginia’s 38th Senate District. Map highlighting the District (Credit: Blizzardwind)Thousands of people in Southwest Virginia voted Tuesday to elect a new state senator. Republican Travis Hackworth defeated Democrat Laurie Buchwald in the special election for Virginia’s 38th District in the Senate of Virginia. Hackworth fills the vacancy left by the death of Sen. Ben Chafin, who died earlier this year due to complications after contracting COVID-19. The district covers Bland County, Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Russell County, Tazewell County, Pulaski County, Radford and parts of Smyth County, Wise County and Montgomery County.

The Botetourt County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing this afternoon about moving a Confederate monument. The public hearing is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing about tax rates for the next fiscal year. The board will also hold a public hearing about incorporating the amended Oak Grove Plan into the county’s Comprehensive Plan. AdThe Salem School Board could adopt the budget for the next fiscal year.

ROANOKE, Va – Voters across Southwest will head to the polls Tuesday to vote in a special election to replace Senator Ben Chafin, who died earlier this year from complications after contracting COVID-19. Ad“We need to work on making things equal for folks in Southwest Virginia to live like they are everywhere else, we don’t have Republican and Democratic children. The district in contention contains Bland County, Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Russell County, Tazewell County, Pulaski County, Radford and parts of Smyth County, Wise County and Montgomery County. Ad“We urge all of Southwest Virginia, regardless of party, to participate. Polls will be open to those who are eligible to vote in the special election from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

DUBLIN, Va. – UPDATEThe results are in, Travis Hackworth has won the Republican primary for Virginia’s 38th District. Hackworth raked in 1,932 votes and is replacing Sen. Ben Chafin, who died from COVID-19 complications on Jan. 1. In total, 5,485 people voted in the special election. A special election has been set for March 23 to fill the empty seat. The names on the GOP ballot included Jony Baker, Dhad Dotson, Travis Hackworth, Elijah Leonard, Kimberly Lowe and Tamara Neo.