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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, in Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S., February 24, 2026. Mike Kropf/Pool via REUTERS
Feb 25, 2026

Virginia Governor Spanberger rips into Trump on economy, immigration

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger criticized President Trump's economic record and immigration enforcement during her response to the 2024 State of the Union address.

Woman accused of running high-end brothels in Northern Virginia and near Boston set to be sentenced
Feb 19, 2026

Tazewell court again blocks Virginia redistricting vote after RNC sues

A Tazewell County Circuit Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking a special election in April that could redraw Virginia's congressional districts.

Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, Photo: Depositphotos
Feb 17, 2026

Virginia Dems pass bills for family, medical and paid sick leave

Legislation creating a state family and medical leave insurance program and a measure requiring employers to provide paid sick leave are progressing in Virginia's legislature.

The University of Virginia lawn. Photo courtesy U.Va.
Jan 20, 2026

Spanberger appoints 27 university board members, including Northam

Gov. Abigail Spanberger wasted no time in naming 27 new members to the boards of George Mason University, Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia on her first day as governor.

The University of Virginia Rotunda. Photo by Jay Paul
Jan 16, 2026

5 U.Va. board members resign at Spanberger’s request

The New York Times reported Friday evening that three University of Virginia board members have resigned at the request of Abigail Spanberger, who will be sworn in Saturday as Virginia's Democratic governor.

U-Va. board member text messages reviewed by The Washington Post were obtained through Virginia's Freedom of Information Act by Richmond-based author Jeff Thomas. MUST CREDIT: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Jan 16, 2026

‘This is war’: In texts, U.Va. board members plotted with Youngkin, decried DEI

As Republican leaders moved to root out what they have criticized as liberal ideology at the University of Virginia, some conservative appointees to its board texted privately about ending “chemical and surgical mutilation” for transgender youth at its hospitals and undoing “regimes of racial classification” in its classrooms, according to nearly 1,000 pages of text […]

Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger, photographed at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, won Virginia’s governorship by a 15-point margin in the November 2025 election, leading a blue wave. Photo by Jay Paul
Jan 5, 2026

Spanberger talks economic priorities in exclusive Q&A

Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger outlines her priorities on affordability, housing, federal funding cuts, energy policy and economic growth.

Democrats will have a larger majority in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2026, giving Speaker Don Scott more breathing room in votes.
Jan 1, 2026

2026 Virginia General Assembly preview: Dems contend with tricky budget

With Abigail Spanberger set to become governor, Virginia Democrats enter the 2026 General Assembly session with control of state government and major budgetary challenges.

On Jan. 15, 2022, Republican Glenn Youngkin was sworn in as Virginia’s 74th governor on the steps of the state Capitol. Photo courtesy governor’s office.
Dec 31, 2025

Youngkin’s term as governor marked by economic wins, political division

Gov. Glenn Youngkin leaves office after four divisive years marked by economic wins, veto power and political losses as Virginia turns to Abigail Spanberger.

On Jan. 15, 2022, Republican Glenn Youngkin was sworn in as Virginia’s 74th governor on the steps of the state Capitol. Photo courtesy governor’s office.
Dec 31, 2025

Why Virginia’s one-term limit for governors deserves a second look

As Virginia prepares to swear in its first woman governor, it’s worth reexamining whether the commonwealth’s one-term limit on governors serves the state’s long-term economic and leadership interests.

Stocks slip as S&P 500 pulls back from record high
Dec 9, 2025

University board fight ends; Spanberger to fill 22 seats

The legal battle between Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state Senate Democrats over university boards of visitors ended quietly Monday, as both sides acknowledged the matter would be made moot by the upcoming Virginia General Assembly session.

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Dec 2, 2025

Virginia lawmakers outline new retail marijuana plans

Lawmakers who in coming months will contribute to shaping the bills that launch Virginia’s long-awaited retail marijuana market unveiled some plans Tuesday. Members of the Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a Cannabis Retail Market discussed at a meeting in Richmond proposed legislative amendments they will suggest making to the 2025 […]

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