General Assembly 2026

“We all see the ugliness around us and there are several folks working very hard to see what can be done in the Commonwealth,” Democratic Delegate and Latino caucus chair Alfonso Lopez told Radio IQ.

Members of the Virginia General Assembly may be on the verge of debating a contentious labor issue. Then again, they might pass on the opportunity to have a debate at all.

The plan theorizes over $700 in savings per ratepayer by 2030.

Paid family and medical leave is one of the issues at the top of the agenda for Democrats who run the Virginia Senate.

Are AI bots snagging up the best seats in the house? A member of the House of Delegates who wants to crack down on algorithms that buy tickets in bulk.

Much of the new legal weed market legislation is based on efforts previously vetoed by outgoing Governor Glenn Youngkin.

Are AI chatbots about to replace licensed therapists? Not if Delegate Michelle Maldonado of Prince William County has anything to say about it.

“Waiting for enforcement and litigation would have been devastating,” UVa interim President Mahoney said.

Eight localities got similar taxing authority back in 2020. All of the local referendums eventually held succeeded.

The Virginia House of Delegates will be losing 13 Republican incumbents when the next General Assembly gavels into session.