House Bill 217 would prohibit the manufacture, sale, import, purchase and transfer of many semi-automatic rifles, pistols and shotguns that meet its newly expanded definition of...
Democrats delivered on their campaign promises to introduce gun safety measures if they won control in the state General Assembly, although most bills did not pass...
Legislation to educate consumers on invasive plant species passed in the General Assembly, but not without debate over where signage would be placed.
Legislation did not advance that would allow universities the option to install school crossing zones on campuses, although pedestrian injuries continue to rise throughout the state.
Bills to increase transparency within public college and university animal testing facilities advanced in the General Assembly, but with amendments.
Lawmakers continued until next session two bills that created penalties for deceptive use of artificial intelligence software amid a growing number of cases in which fake...
Legislation banning Virginia’s public colleges and universities from providing special treatment in admissions decisions to students related to alumni and donors is on track to head...
The medical cannabis program is the only way to legally purchase cannabis in Virginia. But, current Virginia medical patients point to the program’s shortcomings, and cannabis...
The governor recently signed a bill that will require public higher education institutions to develop and implement a human trafficking awareness and prevention training program for...
A bill to require the cataloging of visual depictions of graphic sexual content available in school libraries passed the Virginia House, but did not pass the...