A proposal in the Virginia General Assembly to eliminate state funding for certain abortions could force some low-income women to carry to term a fetus with a low likelihood of survival. More…
A Virginia early voting bill failed during the past six General Assembly sessions, but some lawmakers hope that frustration over long lines during the 2012 election will lead to a more productive discussion on how to make voting more convenient. More…
Virginia’s health commissioner resigned Thursday, citing recent legal interpretations regarding abortion clinic regulations that she said prevented her from doing her job. More…
RICHMOND — A state law requiring women to receive an ultrasound at least a day before having an abortion has already caused a Northern Virginia health clinic to reduce its non-abortion services in the month since it took effect, according to a clinic official. More…
RICHMOND, VA. – The Virginia Board of Health ignored legal advice from the state attorney general’s office earlier this month when it exempted existing abortion clinics from tough new regulations pushed by pro-life advocates. But at least some experts and civil liberties activists are now saying that attorney general’s office More…
RICHMOND – The Richmond, Va., Circuit Court appointed openly gay prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland to an interim judgeship Thursday, a month after the state’s House of Delegates voted to reject his candidacy. More…
RICHMOND–A Virginia lawmaker is challenging claims by social conservatives that the legislature’s judicial subcommittee did not have the opportunity to properly vet potential judges before they initially approved an openly gay nominee.
Prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland’s judicial nomination was thought to be uncontroversial through most of the process. He sailed through More…
The Virginia House of Delegates voted against the appointment of an openly gay prosecutor for a Richmond judgeship early Tuesday after a conservative lobbying group questioned whether he would pursue an activist agenda from the bench.
Prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland, a former Navy pilot and deputy Commonwealth’s attorney, received only 33 More…
Open season for gun enthusiasts in Virginia begins July 1, as state residents will be allowed to purchase more than one handgun per month for the first time since 1993. More…
A new television ad hit Virginia media markets Wednesday, encouraging Virginians to support the EPA’s newly proposed clean air standards. More…
LEXINGTON, VA — The former head of the National Organization for Marriage said Wednesday that she disagreed with some specific wording in the group’s controversial anti-gay marriage strategies but that she did not find the strategies themselves inappropriate.
During a debate at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, Maggie Gallagher More…
