Michael Martz

The Supreme Court of Virginia has appointed a three-judge panel to decide if multiple legal challenges to the state's new assault weapons ban should be consolidated.

With just over a month left in Virginia's fiscal year in an uncertain economy, Gov. Abigail Spanberger wants a fresh look at how much money the state can expect to have in hand to pay for spending in a pending two-year budget on July 1.

General Assembly budget leaders finally have something to agree on: they want an additional $1.6 billion from Virginia's data center industry over the next two years, one way or another. But that doesn't mean a deal anytime soon on a new two-year state budget.

Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi is launching a statewide lecture series across Virginia's public and private colleges and universities, exploring the connection between American literature and government.

A pending voter referendum on redrawing Virginia's political map has created a fork in the campaign trail, with challenges and opportunities for both first-time candidates and entrenched incumbents forced out of their political comfort zones.

A sharp decline in the number of international students enrolled in graduate-level programs is hitting home at Virginia colleges and universities, which have lost millions of dollars in tuition and fee revenue as President Donald Trump has tightened restrictions on visas for foreign students to study in the United States.

Steve Ford, a well-established leader in Virginia health care policy, will lead the state's Medicaid program under Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who is filling out her administration for the next four years.

Virginia asked to contribute $7 million to proposed visitors education center for 9/11 attack on Pentagon, with 25th anniversary looming.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger has picked a former federal workforce development official to lead the Virginia Employment Commission. The VEC announced on Tuesday that Spanberger had appointed Melissa Smith as commissioner of the agency.

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is waiting on a new governor for direction as it decides whether to move out of its longtime headquarters on West Broad Street in Richmond, which also houses one of the agency's largest customer service centers in the state.