Virginia Mercury

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<p>The Virginia Mercury is an independent, nonprofit online news organization covering state government and policy. The Mercury launched in 2018 to bring a fresh perspective to coverage of the state’s biggest political and policy issues and fill the gaps in statehouse reporting created by a shrinking media industry. The Mercury is part of States Newsroom, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by grants and a coalition of donors and readers. We retain full editorial independence and are a proud member of the Virginia Press Association and the Virginia Capitol Correspondents Association.</p>

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Post #4503805
Va. resident seeks answers from state education superintendent over genocide definition • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/12/va-resident-seeks-answers-from-state-education-superintendent-over-genocide-definition/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4503804
Lt. Gov. Hashmi hits the road to hear from Virginians on Dominion-NextEra merger • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/briefs/lt-gov-hashmi-hits-the-road-to-hear-from-virginians-on-dominion-nextera-merger/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4503780
Trump urges shift in childhood vaccine recommendations, calls for splitting up MMR vaccine • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/11/repub/trump-urges-shift-in-childhood-vaccine-recommendations-calls-for-splitting-up-mmr-vaccine/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4503779
Brace yourself for brutal, expensive campaigns in Va. congressional swing districts this fall • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/10/brace-yourself-for-brutal-expensive-campaigns-in-va-congressional-swing-districts-this-fall/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4502168
Voters will decide reproductive rights' future four years after Roe and more Va. headlines • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/briefs/voters-will-decide-reproductive-rights-future-four-years-after-roe-and-more-va-headlines/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4501298
Amid major federal shifts, McMahon urges Va. universities to reform practices, restore public trust • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/11/amid-major-federal-shifts-mcmahon-urges-va-universities-to-reform-practices-restore-public-trust/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4501295
The main lesson from DEQ’s groundwater report: Va. must budget to live within environmental limits • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/11/the-main-lesson-from-deqs-groundwater-report-va-must-budget-to-live-within-environmental-limits/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4501289
More states ban child marriage, including Virginia, though it’s still legal in most of the US • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/11/repub/more-states-ban-child-marriage-including-virginia-though-its-still-legal-in-most-of-the-us/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4493997
Judge: Shenandoah School Board violated students’ civil rights by reinstating Confederate names • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/07/judge-shenandoah-school-board-violated-students-civil-rights-by-reinstating-confederate-names/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4491308
Todd Blanche sworn in as attorney general after contentious Senate confirmation • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/10/repub/todd-blanche-sworn-in-as-attorney-general-after-contentious-senate-confirmation/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4490572
US Senate leaves town for recess after passing stopgap spending bill, blocking photo ID for voting • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/10/repub/us-senate-leaves-town-for-recess-after-passing-stopgap-spending-bill-blocking-photo-id-for-voting/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4490571
Hemp businesses ask federal judge to block Virginia’s new THC cap • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/10/hemp-businesses-ask-federal-judge-to-block-virginias-new-thc-cap/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4489606
Va. lawmakers consider digital protections for children as app store accountability debate continues • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/10/va-lawmakers-consider-digital-protections-for-children-as-app-store-accountability-debate-continues/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4484723
Governor seeks participants for new corrections council to help shape Va. prison reforms • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/10/governor-seeks-participants-for-new-corrections-council-to-help-shape-va-prison-reforms/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4484714
Former NextEra attorney, now head of SCC, to decide fate of NextEra-Dominion merger, more headlines • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/briefs/former-nextera-attorney-now-head-of-scc-to-decide-fate-of-nextera-dominion-merger-more-headlines/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4425339
Kaine pitches reforms for drug pricing program supporting underserved patients, safety net providers • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/05/kaine-pitches-reforms-for-drug-pricing-program-supporting-underserved-patients-safety-net-providers/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4424695
Spanberger takes unprecedented step to intervene in $67B Dominion-NextEra merger • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/06/spanberger-takes-unprecedented-step-to-intervene-in-67b-dominion-nextera-merger/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4413137
Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin launches new conservative policy group and more headlines • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/briefs/former-virginia-gov-glenn-youngkin-launches-new-conservative-policy-group-and-more-headlines/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4407167
US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/05/repub/us-senate-stopgap-fails-to-renew-more-than-38b-a-year-in-state-transportation-funding/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4392261
Virginia moves toward regulating self-driving vehicles amid safety and liability concerns • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/05/virginia-moves-toward-regulating-self-driving-vehicles-amid-safety-and-liability-concerns/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4392260
SCC orders Dominion to develop tariff to assign more transmission costs to data centers • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/05/scc-orders-dominion-to-develop-tariff-to-assign-more-transmission-costs-to-data-centers/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4384486
Blanche nomination for attorney general advanced by US Senate panel on party-line vote • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/04/repub/blanche-nomination-for-attorney-general-advanced-by-us-senate-panel-on-party-line-vote/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4380802
LIVE COVERAGE: Virginia Primary Day 2026 • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/04/live-coverage-virginia-primary-day-2026/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4376896
Cardiovascular health spending has tripled, but death rates are rising in major Hampton Roads cities • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/04/cardiovascular-health-spending-has-tripled-but-death-rates-are-rising-in-major-hampton-roads-cities/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4376889
Virginia shoppers set to save as sales tax holiday returns this weekend • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/briefs/virginia-shoppers-set-to-save-as-sales-tax-holiday-returns-this-weekend/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4376880
Former Virginia Sen. Janet Howell, trailblazing Reston lawmaker, dies at 82 and more headlines • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/briefs/former-virginia-sen-janet-howell-trailblazing-reston-lawmaker-dies-at-82-and-more-headlines/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4372890
DEQ study throws cold water on data center development east of I-95 • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/04/deq-study-throws-cold-water-on-data-center-development-east-of-i-95/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4366394
Spending deal freezes Trump proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/03/repub/spending-deal-freezes-trump-proposal-to-gain-power-over-federal-grants-extends-highway-law/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4357556
Judge rejects bid from Virginia, other states to block Medicaid work rules • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/03/repub/judge-rejects-bid-from-virginia-other-states-to-block-medicaid-work-rules/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury
Post #4357555
Virginia votes Tuesday: Everything you need to know about the 2026 primary elections • Virginia Mercury https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/03/virginia-votes-tuesday-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2026-primary-elections/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest from Virginia @latest-from-virginia-VirginiaMercury