Election
1 month ago
Spanberger appoints Secretaries of Finance, Administration

The Governor-elect announced the appointments of Del. Mark D. Sickles as Secretary of Finance and Traci J. Deshazor as Secretary of Administration.

Election
1 month ago
Spanberger announces new PAC to back future Virginia Democrats

Spanberger said she looks “forward to having the backs of commonsense candidates who listen, lead, and want to actually get things done — not grandstand.”

Local
1 month ago
Glenn Youngkin pushes an affordable housing initiative as his term winds down

Governor Youngkin announces an affordable housing initiative in the final days of his administration.

Katie Frazier
Surrounding Counties
2 months ago
Governor-elect makes 2nd cabinet appointment a state ag secretary

Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger named Shenandoah Valley native Katie K. Frazier as Virginia’s next Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry.

Election
2 months ago
Virginia election results certified: Spanberger defeated Earle-Sears by over 520,000 votes

The Attorney General’s race was the tightest of the three statewide contests atop the ballot, with Jay Jones defeating incumbent AG Jason Miyares by 227,097 votes.

Election
2 months ago
Winsome Earle-Sears pens Thanksgiving thank you letter to supporters

It is unclear if Earle-Sears intends to remain in politics going forward, but in her letter, she encouraged her supporters to continue their work and indicated she would do the same.

Abigail Spanberger
UVA
2 months ago
Spanberger hints at University governing changes to come

Appearing on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger called a UVA agreement with the feds “a weakened pact”, and promised changes are coming in the way the Commonwealth allows its universities to govern themselves.

UVA
3 months ago
Spanberger, Youngkin clash over UVA president search timeline

The Governor-elect wants the search paused until she can fill five open seats on the BOV. Gov. Youngkin says she’s overreaching.

Surrounding Counties
3 months ago
WV state Senator invites western VA counties to join his state

A West Virginia state senator is inviting Augusta and Rockingham counties locally among 25 in Virginia and three in Maryland to become part of West Virginia.

Virginia Assembly
3 months ago
With expanded Democratic majority, Del. Amy Laufer eager for new session

Laufer told Cville Right Now she hopes to reintroduce legislation to give staff and faculty representation on university boards and to add penalties for leaving firearms unattended in a vehicle, among other goals.