The state of Virginia is set to make a big change in a hiring practice by eliminating the requirement or preference that applicants for many executive branch jobs have a higher-education degree.

Sens. Louise Lucas and Lionell Spruill are going head-to-head in a heated Democratic primary in District 18.

Neighboring Southern states have passed legislation tamping down residents' ability to get abortions, leading them to seek the procedure in Virginia.

Chris Piper, former commissioner of the Virginia Department of Elections, will soon take the helm at the Virginia Public Access Project.

Congresswoman Jen Kiggans, who represents the 2nd District, introduced last week the Sailor Standard of Care Act, what she calls a “bipartisan solution” to improve mental health care for sailors. She championed the legislation in response to the suicides of seven Hampton Roads-based sailors last year. The tally for 2023 is already at two.

In a sign of the intensity of Virginia’s political debates over K-12 public schools — some in the Williamsburg-James City County system saw an ulterior motive hidden beneath the glaze and sprinkles.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced Friday the addition of 500 Americans to it's list of people barred from entry.

Unlike other recent governors, Youngkin ran for the position as a political newcomer with a clean slate, causing uncertainty about where he fell on the political spectrum.