Government + Politics Transportation Amtrak Virginia ridership increased exponentially this year. But is future growth in jeopardy? The rail system keeps gaining riders and seeks to expand their reach ...

Government + Politics Technology Virginia governor vetoes comprehensive AI consumer protections The legislation would have made Virginia the second state to enact such AI rules.

The Virginia Conference of the NAACP had originally filed a Freedom of Information Act request to the governor’s office seeking further details about how it handles restoration of voting rights to ...

One delegate is looking at new ways to help families invest in their children through opportunity accounts.

This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, landmark legislation that outlawed racist voter disenfranchisement and expanded voting rights to Black Americans whose ability to cast a ...

Energy + Environment Government + Politics Commentary Are nuclear reactors a good fit for Southwest Virginia – or a solution in search of a problem? If the plan to bring nuclear to Wise County sounds ...

Amazon Web Services pulled an application for a 7.2 million square foot data center in Louisa County last week, after a surge of resident opposition. Concerns remain, however, over the impact of the ...

Education Despite federal investigations, GMU president will remain in role, receive pay boost Board of Visitors unanimously approves 1.5% state-approved salary bonus for George Mason University ...

Energy + Environment Cape Henry’s sand dunes in Virginia Beach are older than ancient pyramids, ODU researchers say A team at Old Dominion University has spent years working to understand when and how ...

Soon, Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball fans will only need to look up, towards the top of the new stadium, to see Dominion Energy’s latest attempt to bring more power to the grid via renewable ...

About 400,000 Virginians purchase health insurance through the state’s exchange, and some of those people qualify for and use the enhanced premium tax credits. First created in 2021 and extended in ...

Education Government + Politics History Commentary Hanover book bans portend a dangerous trend The conservative library review movement in Virginia’s public schools purports to be about protecting ...