Three leaders of the state’s Democrat-controlled Senate urged the University of Virginia to immediately reject the agreement.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A street next to Rivers Casino Portsmouth has been renamed in honor of Virginia State Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth). A ceremony was held over the weekend for the occasion, ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WAVY) – Virginia Speaker of the House Don Scott and Virginia Senator Louise Lucas are set to speak during Virginia State University’s (VSU) Spring 2025 Commencements. The university ...

Both Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and Virginia's Democrat-majority legislature are claiming credit for this year's round of tax ...

Since Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s election, Lucas has become the face of Virginia Democrats’ “blue brick wall” strategy to block Republican priorities in Richmond. Key to her public image is the state ...

A top state legislator took aim this week at fellow Democrat Missy Cotter Smasal, a candidate running to unseat U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans, giving ammunition to Republicans seeking to highlight divisions ...

Virginia Democrats are being criticized for refusing to call on Jay Jones to withdraw from the state AG's race amid a text message scandal.

RICHMOND, Va. — After weeks of back and forth, Virginia Lawmakers say they’ve reached a deal to address concerns over changes to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program.

ARLINGTON COUNTY — Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, wants the state to use surplus revenues to provide some form of financial relief to working families, but she said Gov. Glenn ...

Sen. L. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, has introduced bills to allow a casino in Virginia so many times that she lost count. But with the December opening of the MGM National Harbor hotel and casino in ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed legislation Thursday that would have put Virginia on the path to a $15 per hour minimum wage and set up a retail cannabis market, killing bills that were important ...

It’s a discussion that has been happening for months — Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) cell phone-free policy has a new change. For the 2024-25 school year, all students were not allowed to ...