Virginia Senate backs abortion, marriage, voting amendments to constitution. The mostly party-line votes in Richmond’s upper chamber are just one step in a multiyear process.

Leaders on both sides of the abortion debate claim whoever wins the state Senate seat in Tuesday’s election will play an outsize role in shaping Virginia’s laws on the subject.

The Virginia state Senate completed the first step to send a set of amendments on abortion and marriage before voters in next year’s elections. Lawmakers pushed forward a trio of amendments. The ...

All three amendments being pushed by Virginia Democrats were approved Tuesday by the state Senate, after being approved in the state House of Delegates last week. The abortion and felon voting ...

The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents’ permission for an ...

RICHMOND — For the last decade, Virginia has banned private plans on the state’s health insurance exchange from covering abortions in all but narrow circumstances. Virginia Senate repeals ban ...

President Donald Trump 's 'One, Big Beautiful Bill' is a sprawling megabill that includes a projected $4 trillion in tax cuts ...

Senate Bill 85 states that physicians and pharmacists will still be able to prescribe the medication for other uses, but if a physician performs an abortion using the drugs, their license could be ...

Senate and House Republicans would each cut Medicaid spending significantly, and there are some differences between the two ...

Democrat Aaron Rouse, one of seven attorney general hopefuls, answers questions about his legislative experience and policy positions ...

RICHMOND — The Virginia Senate passed three resolutions Tuesday to enshrine abortion rights, same-sex marriage and the automatic restoration of felon voting rights in the Virginia Constitution ...

RICHMOND — The Virginia Senate passed three resolutions Tuesday to enshrine abortion rights, same-sex marriage and the automatic restoration of felon voting rights in the Virginia Constitution ...