In a sweeping 46-page decision, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled the General Assembly did not follow the required constitutional process when it put the redistricting amendment before voters.
Tuesday, Virginia lawmakers gathered in Salem for a legislative wrap-up panel hosted by several local chambers of commerce and moderated by 10 News Anchor John Carlin.
Virginia's Supreme Court is considering whether a voter-approved redistricting amendment complied with the state's constitutional requirements.
Governor Abigail Spanberger is celebrating a series of new laws designed to protect workers during health and family emergencies, while also strengthening workplace protections across Virginia.
In a tight race, Virginians have voted “yes” on a ballot referendum in a major special election that has been closely watched by the nation.
Virginia voters are gearing up to decide whether to adopt a Democratic-drawn congressional map that could help the party win four more U.S. House seats.
With hundreds of bills awaiting action, Gov. Abigail Spanberger is weighing legislation tied to reproductive rights, including a measure that involves reproductive rights.
Four bills aimed at regulating data centers are now on the governor’s desk as proposals for new facilities fuel debate across Southwest Virginia.
Virginia lawmakers left Richmond without passing the state’s budget because lawmakers are at a standstill over whether data centers should receive tax breaks.
Virginia lawmakers have approved a controversial bill that would restrict the sale, transfer, importation, and manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines, sending it to the governor’s desk for final consideration. Senate Bill 749, if signed into law, would prohibit these activities for firearms defined in the legislation as “assault firearms,” along with certain large-capacity ammunition feeding devices. Violations could be charged as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
You may have heard about plans to build a ferris wheel on the roof of Center in the Square. While the idea has hit a bit of a hurdle, leaders say the project isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
A new Virginia law banning certain assault weapons and high-capacity magazines has passed the General Assembly and is now heading to Governor Spanberger for her signature.
This year’s Virginia General Assembly session is in full swing, and with hundreds of bills moving through the House and Senate, it can be tough to know what matters most. Many of these bills impact your daily life - from how much you earn to housing, energy costs, and even gun laws.
10 has been tracking recent electricity rate hikes across the region. Yesterday, the focus was on a bill in the General Assembly aimed at lowering costs for AEP customers. But the impact goes beyond AEP. Residents in municipalities like Bedford are also facing unexpected increases in their electric bills. In some cases, the actual cost per kilowatt used is lower than the total bill, leaving people worried and confused.
Big decisions about VMI’s future aren’t happening on post - they’re happening miles away in Richmond. Two controversial bills are moving through the General Assembly that could have impacts on VMI’s future for years to come.
Virginia voters will face a crucial decision this November on whether to restore civil rights to former felons, including whether former felons have the right to vote.
Virginia lawmakers are back in Richmond for the start of the 2026 General Assembly session, with major issues on the table, including abortion access, redistricting, tax relief, and education.
AARP announced that volunteer advocates will urge lawmakers to act on the organization’s legislative agenda when the General Assembly convenes on Jan. 14.
The hearings come as Democrats, who control the legislature, have raised concerns about what they see as interference in university autonomy from outgoing Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office and the White House.
A Republican-led panel in Ohio has adopted new U.S. House districts, potentially boosting the GOP's chances of gaining two seats in next year's elections.
New Jersey voters will decide a competitive race for governor Tuesday in a contest that will be viewed through the prism of national politics regardless of who wins.
State legislators are back in Richmond as Democrats seek to change Virginia’s congressional map. But Republicans promised the changes won’t happen without a fight.
One working plan would move gubernatorial elections to presidential election years, like two of Virginia’s neighboring states, West Virginia and North Carolina.
Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, economies and the environment.
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed three anti-DEI bills and another targeting transgender rights.
Lawmakers in some states are moving to delete their home addresses from online directories after one Minnesota legislator was killed and another wounded in their suburban Minneapolis homes last weekend.
The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state can keep banning abortions around six weeks after conception by agreeing with the earliest interpretation offered of when a heartbeat starts.
When Keen was 30 years old, she was diagnosed with BRCA2 mutation. She said her risk of breast cancer was 83%. So, she chose to do a preventative mastectomy. She has to get a breast MRI but they can range anywhere from $1000 to $1800 preventing her from getting them every year.
North Carolina trial judges will soon rule if legislative Republicans' latest method to attempt to wrest control of the State Board of Elections from a Democratic governor is lawful.
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that President Donald Trump approved Virginia’s major disaster declaration and significant additional funding for Southwest Virginia.
Virginia is pumping the brakes on reckless driving with a new device that some say could save lives.
Legislation to let Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors sell its electric SUVs directly to people in South Carolina, where the vehicles will be built, has stalled after fierce opposition from traditional automobile dealers.
Lawyers for South Carolina and Planned Parenthood are returning to the state’s highest court to argue how restrictive the state's abortion ban should be.
Leecy Fink and fellow advocates are pushing for legislation to mandate insurance coverage for diagnostic testing to aid early breast cancer detection, potentially saving lives and reducing treatment costs.
Margie Shaver and her 17-year-old grandson Dylan are advocating for Alzheimer's awareness, highlighting its impact on all generations, as they prepare to address Virginia lawmakers.
Virginia’s state Capitol and General Assembly buildings are going to be closed Wednesday, effectively postponing lawmakers’ first working day of the legislative session nearly two days after a winter storm shut down Richmond’s water system.
North Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction from Hurricane Helene likely caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state.
The Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within six months.
Sierra Leone’s president says Africa cannot wait any longer to get a bigger voice in the United Nations’ most powerful body, the Security Council.
The program offers free college tuition to families of first responders or veterans injured or killed in the line of duty.
The future of the program was unknown after the state's budget passed in May cut funding and changed the waiver process.
After years of fighting, David Kingrea is being compensated for the time he wrongfully spent in jail and on the Sex Offender Registry.
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of Liberia's two civil wars.
Two consecutive days of action — that’s what some local convenience stores are doing to protest the Governor’s skill games amendments.
The Palestinians want the Security Council to vote later this month on their revived request for full membership in the United Nations, despite the United States reiterating that Israel and the Palestinians must first negotiate a peace agreement.
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities.
South Carolina has collected about $1.8 billion in a bank account over the past decade and accountants are trying to figure out where the cash came from and where it was supposed to go.
Governor Glenn Youngkin is sharing his thoughts on the budget the General Assembly recently passed. Youngkin said the current budget needs a lot of work because it negatively impacts Virginians.
The United States is spearheading the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence, aimed at ensuring the new technology is “safe, secure and trustworthy” and that all countries, especially those in the developing world, have equal access.
The General Assembly has adjourned after passing a two-year budget and sending over 1,000 bills to Governor Glenn Youngkin's desk.
Attorney General Jason Miyares claims a program that releases people earlier who served time is costing taxpayers more money and claims the program is dangerous.
The bill is similar to legislation called 'Alyssa's Law', named after a student who was killed in the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Halfway through his governance, Youngkin wants to keep building on the progress already made.
Pennsylvania’s highest court is deliberating whether the Legislature can proceed with its impeachment trial against Philadelphia’s elected progressive prosecutor.
Districts for both Virginia's House of Delegates and State Senate were redrawn by an un-bias committee.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration acknowledged this week, with early voting underway, that it is working to fix an error that caused an unknown number of eligible Virginians to be removed from the voter rolls.
Montgomery County man, David Kingrea had his life flipped upside down when he was convicted of a crime he didn't commit. Now, he's fighting for justice.
Virginia lawmakers will reconvene in Richmond next week to consider a compromise General Assembly negotiators recently reached on the long-delayed state budget.
The Virginia legislators who have been leading negotiations over the months-delayed state budget say they have reached agreement on the “major components” of a compromise.
A historic number of state lawmakers were ousted in this week’s Virginia primary, which featured about four dozen legislative races that set the parties’ slate of candidates for what will be a hard-fought general election.
