Hundreds of cities and other entities have banned single use plastic bags. It’s a step forward for the environment, and the whole, ban plastic bags movement is inspiring people to find new ways to transport their stuff.

But this point, there’s no suitable replacement for them.  Scientists at Virginia Tech are working on one. 

Washington gets a lot of bad publicity for partisan gridlock, and there’s certainly a lot of that.

But two freshman Virginia lawmakers from different parties are working together to crack down on financial crimes.

Richmond’s Mayor is proposing a hike in the city’s real estate tax. He says the money is needed for schools and infrastructure. Virginia’s capital city isn’t alone. In recent years, real estate taxes across the state have risen.

Virginia hasn’t traditionally had a great reputation for renewable sources of energy. But the solar industry is now booming in Virginia.

As cities around the South struggle with what to do about confederate statues,  the University of Virginia is offering one intriguing possibility. 

Virginia’s newly elected Democrats in Congress are hoping to re-write the rules for elections and campaign finance.

If you sleep much of the day, never go outdoors, and cry for food at all hours, you are, very likely, a cat. Or more to the point of this story, a ‘fat cat.’  It’s estimated that more than half the indoor cats in this country are overweight and many are dangerously obese. But veterinarians at Virginia Tech are working on changing that.

Virginia’s ACLU is asking Governor Ralph Northam to move the state’s Robert E. Lee statue. The request came during a public hearing Wednesday in Richmond.