Brad Kutner

Approved changes include expanding bill refunds to customers of electric co-ops, not just Dominion and Appalachian Power.More controversial amendments included delaying the start date for new firearm open carry laws.

Documents supporting a proposed merger between Virginia’s largest energy company and a Florida power giant are expected to be submitted any day. Bipartisan concerns are already emerging at the General Assembly.

About 20% of Virginians have a criminal conviction or past arrest. Virginia legislators passed a law to allow the sealing of that history years ago, but it’s just going into effect this week.

While America turns 250 this Fourth of July, the Great Seal of Virginia was first authorized the day after— July 5th, 1776.

"Because if they're not coming to Virginia and they go somewhere else in PJM, that's an impact on our energy prices," Gov. Abigail Spanberger said in an interview with Politico.

“We’ve had this partnership for a number of years and now we’re able to expand it and serve even more children in foster care in Virginia,” Rita Storen told Radio IQ.

“We’re living in a time of very significant push back right now," Kaine says. "Which means museums like Moton, the Moton Museum, are even more important at this moment.”

When Virginia starts its legal marijuana market next July, a number of state criminal laws will change.

These fights aren’t happening in vacuum; last year Democrats picked up more than a dozen seats in the House of Delegates and swept every executive seat, running partly on a message of new limits on firearms.

Richmond Mayor Danny Avula and city council members raise the Pride Flag ahead of LGBTQ Pride Month in Richmond.