Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is facing pushback from her own party after she vetoed a bill that would have allowed unions to bargain for government workers' wages and work conditions.
- ANNA BRYSON Richmond Times-Dispatch
Gov. Abigail Spanberger said her administration will not make any "immediate major changes" to the new school accountability system and more rigorous passing bars on state tests implemented under the previous administration.
- ANNIE WARMAN
Veterans carry invisible wounds that last a lifetime. It is our duty to remember their sacrifices and keep the flame of memory burning for those who never came home.
- ETHAN HUNT The Roanoke Times
Virginia Tech will soon disinter and relocate the remains of 61 people — most of them alumni — to make way for two new dormitories. The families of the dead aren't happy.
- LAURA PACKARD
Virginians are being crushed by sky‑high prescription drug prices, and Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s veto a chance to deliver Medicare‑level savings.
- David Velazquez
Student housing developers are vowing to work with Charlottesville residents to get their projects underway. But some in the city are having none of it.
- Jane Sathe
Martin Polland, a 102-year-old Palmyra resident and a veteran of World War II, never saw combat, but he built the shelters and fortifications for those who did.
Virginia Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi is defending state Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim against "xenophobic" remarks by Republican Congressman Andrew Clyde of Georgia.
Virginia has less than six weeks to adopt a new state budget, but its budget negotiators haven't met as a group since March 6.
North Carolina and Virginia could be the ones to break the cycle of gerrymandering and redistricting with a bipartisan interstate compact.
The owner of Charlottesville-based smoke shop Higher Education has lost her defamation lawsuit against a prosecutor after she was convicted of operating pop-up drug markets.
Average gasoline prices jumped to more than $4.50 in Charlottesville as travel for the Memorial Day holiday got underway.
About half of the 150-plus books I consume each year I listen to while doing chores or walking my dog around Charlottesville. These are some of my favorites.
The "Rule of 100" says you should allocate your portfolio so 100 minus your age ends up in stocks and the rest in bonds. This is, frankly, a bad rule.
- JORGEN VIK
The "Rule of 100" says you should allocate your portfolio so 100 minus your age ends up in stocks and the rest in bonds. This is, frankly, a bad rule.
- PATRICIA OSCARIS
The work to maintain healthy bones gets harder as we age. Harder, but not impossible.
- MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS
Virginia sits at the messy crossroads of identity, where history screams “Deep South” but lived culture, shifting demographics and a touch of Old Dominion snobbery make it feel like the South’s most hotly debated imposter.
- DAILY PROGRESS STAFF
Coming up, Charlottesville opens two outdoor pools just in time for Memorial Day weekend fun, Albemarle County opens two lakes and closes one, and more.
- Jane Sathe
Jesse Crosson spent 19 years behind bars for his role in a robbery and an unrelated shooting. The second chance he got at a free life is the basis of a new memoir.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Chesapeake Bay blue crab numbers are up, 46% increase over last year, but a decline in female crabs in particular suggests overfishing is still a concern.
- CHARLES WILBORN Danville Register & Bee
A plan to build a data center in Pittsylvania County would be the largest investment ever in the commonwealth and one of the "most lucrative" in the nation.
- David Velazquez
Charlottesville City Council has resolved that whatever art is made from the city's former statue of Robert E. Lee can sit in a city park. But that still leaves plenty of questions.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Moving forward, law enforcement officers — including federal immigration agents — won’t be able to hide their identities while on duty in Virginia.
- CHELSEA JACKSON Richmond Times-Dispatch
Grammy-winning neo-soul icon Erykah Badu will headline this year’s Richmond Jazz and Music Festival in August. Tickets go on sale Friday.
- CATHERINE ALLGOR
Often overlooked in the history of America's founding are the voices of women. In the spring of 1776, Abigail Adams spoke up.
- DAILY PROGRESS STAFF
Coming up, pots by Harry Moxley at Crozet Artisan Depot, prints by Ikuntji artists at the University of Virginia Rotunda and more.