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In most states prisoners with a terminal illness can be freed early, but Virginia only considers inmates with less than three months to live. Now, the legislature may change that, making several thousand prisoners eligible for compassionate release. Sandy Hausman reports.

Criminal justice reform is one of the leading issues this year in the Virginia General Assembly, and it’s an issue that has advocates on both sides of the aisle. Michael Pope reports.

Undocumented immigrants in Virginia may be on the verge of getting new protections. Michael Pope reports.

A controversial proposal to ban assault style weapons looks like it will not pass the legislature this year. The bill was a key part of Governor Ralph Northam’s gun control agenda. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.

Access to fresh produce is a challenge for communities across the state. Legislators moved to address the issue by passing bills that advocates say would improve food systems in underserved areas. Cat Modlin-Jackson has the story.

Super Tuesday is a few weeks away. Michael Pope reports Democrats in the General Assembly are divided about which candidate they’ll be supporting this year.

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would change the definition of dead body. Michael Pope reports.

Lawmakers have about a month left in Richmond and the biggest item on the legislative to-do list is now finalizing the state budget. As Mallory Noe-Payne reports a bipartisan coalition is pushing to make sure public schools in rural Virginia get their fair share.

A weekly conversation about what’s happened at the General Assembly with Michael Pope and Luke Church. Week Eight: The end of the General Assembly session is approaching, but there’s still plenty of work to be done. Week Seven: Democratic state senators have been derailing a few of their own party’s agenda items. Week Six: A […]

Grocery stores across Virginia may soon have to pay a tax for plastic bags. Michael Pope reports.