Associate Editor Virginia Living Magazine
Markus Schmidt is an Associate Editor at Virginia Living Magazine. He specializes in government and politics, covering a range of topics including elections, public policy, civil rights, and diversity and inclusion, with a focus on accessibility and LGBTQ+ interests. Markus has been featured in numerous publications, including The Rappahannock News, Yahoo News, and The Virginia Mercury.
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Virginia is creating an enforcement unit to oversee the rapidly expanding market for vaping products, hemp-derived intoxicants, THC and kratom, consolidating several regulatory responsibilities within the attorney general's office.
By: Markus Schmidt
Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored voting and other civil rights to more than 60,000 Virginians since taking office in January, reversing the more restrictive restoration process adopted by her predecessor and reopening voting access for thousands of people with past felony convictions, her administration said Friday.
By: Markus Schmidt
RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored voting and other civil rights to more than 60,000 Virginians since taking office in January, reversing
By: Markus Schmidt
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored voting rights to over 66,000 people with past felonies, as voters prepare to decide whether such restorations shou...
Virginians will head to the polls Tuesday for the 2026 primary elections, nearly two months later than usual after this year’s congressional redistricting referendum and the uncertainty over which map would govern the races delayed the state’s traditional June nomination contest. More than 30 candidates are competing in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate and in seven of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts.
By: Meta Time, Markus Schmidt
Virginians will head to the polls Tuesday for the 2026 primary elections, nearly two months later than usual after this year's congressional
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginians will head to the polls Tuesday for the 2026 primary elections, nearly two months later than usual after this year’s congressional redistricting referendum and the uncertainty
By: Markus Schmidt
More than 30 candidates are competing in a statewide Republican U.S. Senate primary and congressional races across seven of Virginia’s 11 districts.
By: Markus Schmidt
Virginians cast their ballots Tuesday in an unusually-timed primary that settled a statewide Republican contest for the U.S.
By: Markus Schmidt
Virginians cast their ballots Tuesday in an unusually-timed primary that settled a statewide Republican contest for the U.S. Senate and determined several of Virginia’s most closely watched congressional matchups for the November election.Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa won the GOP’s nomination to challenge longtime Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Warner, while incumbents and former members of Congress emerged victorious in a number of the night’s marquee House races.
