
Virginia poised to become first state in U.S. South to repeal death penalty
Gov. Ralph Northam is committing to sign legislation passed by the General Assembly ending the death penalty in Virginia into law.

Gov. Ralph Northam is committing to sign legislation passed by the General Assembly ending the death penalty in Virginia into law.

Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a motion to dismiss in State Sen. Amanda Chase’s lawsuit seeking to overturn her censure by the Virginia Senate.

Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News.

Washington and Lee University invites listeners to tune into a new episode of “W&L After Class: The Lifelong Learning Podcast” featuring Brian Murchison.

Let’s be clear about one thing: the impeachment of Donald Trump is a waste of time and money.

The States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021 would allow states that expanded Medicaid after 2014, or who expand Medicaid in the years ahead, to receive the same full federal matching funds as states that expanded Medicaid earlier.

Virginia 4-H has received $1 million from Dominion Energy — the largest cash gift in the history of the Commonwealth’s largest youth organization — that will help Virginia 4-H continue to offer transformative educational experiences for years to come.

AFP editors Chris Graham and Crystal Abbe Graham spoke via Zoom last week with Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy.

The Virginia House of Delegates passed a landmark civil rights bill to make the Office of Civil Rights a permanent part of the Office of Attorney General.

On the east side of Capitol Square near the Executive Mansion in Richmond is the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial featuring 16-year-old Barbara Johns.
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