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Most gun storage bills appear doomed in Virginia General Assembly

By Graham Moomaw - January 31, 2023

USDA to use outdoors recreation to boost economy around national forests, grasslands

By Adam Goldstein - January 30, 2023

Virginia lawmakers ask for study on requiring insurers to cover doula care

By Meghan McIntyre - January 30, 2023

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Chincoteague ponies could become state’s official pony and more Va. headlines

BY Staff Report - January 30, 2023

Virginia deer hunting bill has no ‘path forward,’ says committee chair

BY Charlie Paullin - January 30, 2023

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With student loan forgiveness halted, White House says 685K Virginia borrowers eligible for relief

BY Nathaniel Cline - January 29, 2023

Virginia House approves bill to boost transparency when judges get punished

BY Graham Moomaw - January 27, 2023

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Two inmates escape Southwest Virginia jail and more state headlines

BY Staff Report - January 27, 2023

Bill increasing parental oversight of school library materials clears House but faces tough Senate

BY Nathaniel Cline - January 27, 2023

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Yee-haw, roll coal!

BY John Cole - January 30, 2023

Once a dead end, a Richmond cemetery earns new respect

BY Samantha Willis - January 30, 2023

Roanoke offers public transit to hiking trails. Should more parts of Virginia do the same?

BY Wyatt Gordon - January 27, 2023

Let’s keep the Shenandoah clean

BY Guest Column - January 27, 2023

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A 13-car crash on Interstate 95 and more Va. headlines

BY Staff Report - January 26, 2023

Newport News to vote on superintendent firing and more Va. headlines

BY Staff Report - January 25, 2023

First permanent casino opens and more Va. headlines

BY Staff Report - January 24, 2023

Uneven higher ed funding and more Va. headlines

BY Staff Report - January 23, 2023

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Three interesting bills of the week: Pound charter, stillborn child tax credit and private police

By Meghan McIntyre - January 27, 2023

As Republicans tout Parole Board report, some Democrats see ‘a whole lot of nothing’

By Graham Moomaw - January 26, 2023

Virginia House votes to repeal Clean Cars law

By Charlie Paullin - January 26, 2023

House panel narrowly backs legislation to lower the minimum wage for minors 

By Meghan McIntyre - January 25, 2023

AG says former Va. Parole Board chair broke the law in 2020 release ‘frenzy’

By Graham Moomaw - January 25, 2023

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