A Democratic-led Virginia Senate panel has defeated several bills that would have restricted abortion access in the state.

Getting quick cash based on hours you've already worked. There's an app for that, and now the emergence of this new financial technology product is leading lawmakers here in Richmond to start thinking about state regulations for this growing market.

A former Virginia Parole Board chair violated state policy and law in her handling of cases at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and could have faced criminal charges for falsifying documents if not for the statute of limitations, the state's attorney general said Wednesday.

Virginia is a purple state – its residents and politicians disagreeing about many things, but we are united in our love of oysters. Sandy Hausman reports on a bill to promote restoration of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay while rewarding restaurants for their help.

Ranked choice voting has gained more prominence ever since Republicans used it to select Glenn Youngkin as their candidate for governor in a 2021 nominating convention.

An attorney for teacher Abby Zwerner said school administrators were warned three different times on Jan. 6 that a 6-year-old student had a gun.

A chemical compound, hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid, better known by its trade name of GenX, is still showing up in the Roanoke River. Recent studies have shown that exposure to GenX could cause cancer, and it’s extremely difficult to remove from water.

It’s legal to grow and possess marijuana in Virginia, but you can’t buy or sell it. Sandy Hausman reports on what’s being proposed in the current legislative session.

Republicans want to set up a system notifying parents when their children have checked out a book from the school library. They want to create a system of identifying sexually explicit content. And they want model policies for school libraries to know which content is OK to put in the collection and which content is not.

Digital economies still require brick-and-mortar infrastructure. And a big new announcement from Amazon and the state is a good example.Roben Farzad, host of public radio’s Full Disclosure, and Weekend Edition host Craig Wright have more on the plans and the push-back.