Virginia

Virginia’s new governor has signed a bill into law that strengthens the state’s protections for religious freedom by specifying that “religion” includes outward expressions of faith – and not merely inward belief.

A bill that passed the Virginia Senate and is endorsed by the state's new governor, will require schools to show parents any sexually explicit content being taught in the district. 

Virginia's new governor on Wednesday named a new diversity officer and added a unique responsibility to her job description: an advocate for the unborn.

On Saturday, Glenn Allen Youngkin became Virginia’s 74^th governor, saying he would “restore trust in the government and restore power to the people.” In his first moves in office, Youngkin issued executive orders that did away with mask mandates in schools and COVID-19 vaccine requirements for state workers. He also prohibited the teaching of controversial concepts like Critical Race Theory in public schools.

Republicans swept Virginia’s statewide elections in a red wave Tuesday, winning hotly contested races for governor, attorney general and lieutenant governor.

Virginia state officials are calling for an investigation into how a Virginia school district has handled a sexual assault incident at a Loudoun County high school.

A Virginia church is suing its local government after it allegedly told the church that, based on its zoning classification, in order to gather in person, it would have to get a liquor license.

Two parents were arrested after a Virginia county school board halted public comments on the district's controversial transgender policy.

When Virginia legislators decided to pass a bill legalizing marijuana, I was left wondering what they could have possibly been thinking.

On Wednesday, Virginia became the first southern state in the U.S. to repeal the death penalty.