The Democrat-led General Assembly pushed forward on abolishing the death penalty and expanding appeal rights, but couldn’t come to an agreement on how far to go in doing away with mandatory minimum sentences.

The Democrat-led General Assembly has advanced a number of major progressive priorities, sometimes to the surprise of advocates.

Senators vote 21-17 on party lines to end capital punishment, but the House of Delegates has to pass its own bill before the death penalty can be abolished.

Virginia is one of 27 states with a “right to work” law, which limits the power of labor unions. Progressives say Virginians are ready to repeal it, but some Democrats in the legislature are holding back.

Virginia has used the death penalty longer and executed more people than any other state, but the tide has turned against capital punishment in the commonwealth.

The FBI is warning of possible attacks on all 50 state capitals, in addition to D.C.

Amanda Chase, a Virginia state senator and Republican gubernatorial candidate, said she was partially locked out of her Facebook account for 60 days.

Virginia lawmakers approved a two-year, $134 billion budget that spends federal pandemic relief funds while making several permanent cuts to new spending that Democrats wrote into their pre-pandemic spending plans.

Police are investigating who shattered the storefront windows in downtown Richmond.

The Virginia governor wants to fund prepaid postage for mail-in ballots and allow localities to install ballot drop boxes.