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A couple thousand abortion rights opponents came to Richmond Thursday for the March for Life. They were there to voice their disapproval at the turn Virginia politics has taken this session. And as Mallory Noe-Payne reports, the mood at the rally was subdued.

Democrats are united in their desire to raise the minimum wage. But, they’re divided on how to make it happen. Michael Pope reports.

Democrats are plowing through a massive agenda, everything from raising the minimum wage to addressing climate change. But, Republicans are worried about the cost of all that. Michael Pope reports.

Money is key to making the Hampton Roads area resilient as land there sinks and sea-level rises, threatening a key part of the state’s economy. Cost estimates run into the billions of dollars. Pamela D’Angelo reports small businesses are stepping up with solutions.

More than 15 million acres in Virginia is covered with trees.  That’s about 63% of our land, so forest managers are understandably nervous when they see pictures of wildfires in Australia or California. Sandy Hausman spoke with several of them at a conference focused on protecting wooded lands in the Commonwealth.

Members of the House of Delegates voted this week to create an urban agriculture advisory council. But would the initiative make a difference for city growers? Cat Modlin-Jackson put the question to two state specialists.

Lawmakers are zooming through the busiest day of the General Assembly session, the final deadline for moving bills from one chamber to the other. Michael Pope reports. Among the legislation advancing before Tuesday’s crossover deadline: Authorizing local governments to move or remove Confederate monuments and war memorials. Another bill advancing out of the House of […]

Lawmakers in Richmond are trying to crack down on high-interest loans. But, advocates against predatory lending are concerned about new loopholes that might be created in the process. Michael Pope has details.

The effort to repeal Virginia’s right to work law has failed, at least for now. Michael Pope reports.

Battlefields and monuments are visible relics of the past, but much of the Commonwealth’s history remains below the surface. In an effort to preserve Virginia’s maritime heritage, one delegate has proposed a state-sponsored underwater archaeology program. Cat Modlin-Jackson has the story.