Governor Glenn Youngkin

Earlier this year, Senate Democrats rejected former EPA chief Andrew Wheeler's nomination to be Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources. Now, he says, he's looking forward to bringing his experience to this new office.

Republicans said they would move to restrict abortions in Virginia in light of the Supreme Court’s decision Friday, with Democrats vowing to fight any such changes.

Youngkin signed the state budget Tuesday and also discussed the future of lab schools and his health commissioner.

One of the governor's budget amendments will redirect $5 million that would have gone to financial aid for undocumented students and set it aside for students at HBCUs.

Last year the General Assembly created a board to advise the governor on policies affecting LGBTQ plus Virginians. Now, there are signs of friction between the board and the new Republican administration.

Governor Glenn Youngkin says fixing the problem will require funding for school facilities, raises for teachers and a new focus on literacy in the early grades, from kindergarten to third grade.

Three Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices live in Fairfax County, leading to security concerns now that abortion-rights protesters are showing up at their houses.

Treaties are an annual reminder of how tribes in Virginia are sovereign entities on a more equal footing with the state. Virginia’s 11 state-recognized tribes have special rights separate from the U.S. and Virginia Constitution.

The original bill protected people from discrimination because they had an outward expression of faith, like a headscarf or a yarmulke.

The General Assembly will be back in Richmond next week for the reconvene session – weighing amendments and vetoes from Governor Glenn Youngkin.Michael Pope and Jeff Schapiro with the Richmond Times-Dispatch preview what to expect from the session.