Government & Politics

The governor has a list of candidates he's endorsing. The folks at Planned Parenthood have a list of candidates they're supporting. And labor groups have their preferred candidates.

Virginia is now an outlier, the lone state in the South that protects abortion rights. And so, as neighboring states start implementing new restrictions, the Commonwealth is expected to become a destination for abortions.

The governor is taking final actions this week on bills lawmakers sent him during the General Assembly session. One involves online pornography.

More than a decade ago, the Pew Charitable Trusts created a nonprofit collaboration of states that allows election officials to share data about who has moved out of the state or which voters have died. Now, Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin says Virginia is leaving the Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC.

Advocates of Virginia's red flag law are eager for the governor to take the money from the Safer Communities Act and help spread the word about how people can take action to prevent gun violence.

When an incumbent member of the General Assembly is being outraised by a challenger, political analysts say that's a red flag.

Democrats have an edge in fundraising for the Senate, but they might end up burning through a significant amount of campaign cash before the June 20th primary.

When the entire staff at the Buckingham County Registrar's office resigned after repeatedly being accused of incompetence and even criminal mismanagement of the electoral process, the county drew national attention from those who say rampant misinformation may cause even more damage heading into a presidential election year.

This week is the filing deadline for candidates to be on the ballot for the June primary, which means it’s crunch time for last-minute decisions.

Election officials across Virginia say they are trying to do the best they can in very difficult circumstances. And some of them are resigning.