A bill introduced by Rep. Bobby Scott and making its way through Congress should be good for the military, for national defense and for the he…
The eight Virginia Redistricting Commission members who are also legislators knew that they would have to agree to a final version at some poi…
While millions of us have gone to the grocery store or a department store, or enjoyed restaurant meals, the DMV held out until pressure from t…
In late March 2020, state and federal leaders grappled with a worst-case scenario amid a public health crisis. As COVID-19 spread across the U…
Today is the final opportunity for Americans to view the 630,000 white flags on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — an installation called…
In July, we took Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin to task for insisting that the state economy was “in the ditch” shortly after…
Federal lawmakers in Washington escalated their tug-of-war this past week over two sweeping pieces of “infrastructure” legislation: a $1 trill…
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April 2020 was a transformative month for the commonwealth’s energy future. Gov. Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act — a sweep…
The Freedom Riders’ first stop was in Fredericksburg. There as elsewhere, their goal was to challenge racial segregation in bus travel. The Su…
Even though Dominion Energy earned more than $1.1 billion above its state-guaranteed rate of return over the past four years, its 2.6 million …
Virginia’s tourism industry urgently needs help to recover from the blow it has suffered during the long months of the COVID pandemic. And bec…
Much attention has been given to measures that quantify the spread of the coronavirus.
The commonwealth leads all other states in the distribution of its share of pandemic relief funds.
On May 29, 1890, the South rose again, at least in the minds of some unregenerate Confederates.
Deep concerns about the possibility of a terrorist threat weren’t given proper attention before 9/11. It is painful to do the hard thing befor…
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Entering Labor Day of 2021, with effective COVID-19 vaccines in hand for months, some employers and employees across the U.S. had expectations…
A recent report faults Virginia for overfunding schools that should least need the aid, while underfunding those that are more deserving.
The first round of results from the 2020 census produced the expected headlines: Which states are gaining and losing congressional seats?
The harrowing details are all too familiar. On July 15 at 3:30 p.m., a driver going 85 mph on Interstate 95 near the Chippenham Parkway refuse…
Richmond’s oldest church has an indelible link to the American Revolution. We asked Stephen P. Wilson, who recently became executive director …
One of our letter-writers today poses a question that deserves an answer, so let's give it.
Norton, a coalfield town with a population that is 90% white, seems an unlikely place for a civil rights milestone, and yet it is.
If the Virginia Dept. of Motor Vehicles wants us all to go online, it should make it possible to make an appointment within a week, not three …
Last year marked the centennial of women getting the right to vote, but this year marks another centennial — the first year in which women cou…
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