Lawmakers across the country are talking about affordability, especially when it comes to rising power bills. But states are taking different approaches to make that happen. Virginia is pushing for more renewable energy, while West Virginia lawmakers are trying to keep coal plants open. Mason Adams and Roxy Todd explain why tensions between the two Virginias may be driving up costs for some customers.

Members of the Virginia General Assembly are considering a bill that would prevent people from blocking access to abortion clinics.

State and local law enforcement agencies are warning the public today about a growing danger— cryptocurrency fraud. Here in Virginia, they say the rate more than doubled between 2024 and 2025.

Virginia’s Department of Corrections says it’s in the process of modernizing prison communications -- giving high-tech tablets to 2,500 inmates at four test sites. Officials have already branded their pilot program a success. Inmates and their advocates who are telling a very different story.

"If the issue is how much energy these data centers are using, well, should there be a consumption tax to make sure they are quite literally paying their fair share when it comes to energy consumption?”

So much for the Prescription Drug Affordability Board... That was supposed to be a newly created group that could’ve set upper payment limits. The new approach is known as the Affordable Medicine Act, giving all Virginians the same discounts on drug prices now available to people on Medicare.

Amid a growing national pushback on data centers, Virginia senators have voted to end an annual tax break, requiring the industry to resume paying a minimum 5.3% sales tax. The proposal has left some opponents warning that it bring construction of data centers in Virginia to a screeching halt.

Dorothy McAuliffe — the former first lady, onetime state department official and wife of then-Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe — said Wednesday that she will run for Congress.

A federal judge in Richmond told the Virginia Attorney General’s office on Monday some felons now have the right to vote. But whether or not that includes those currently incarcerated is a bit more complicated.

Members of the Virginia General Assembly are considering a bill that would encourage schools to take a new approach to discipline.