Virginia MercuryPolitics
In this year’s midterms, the rest of the country learned what Virginia has known for a while
NBC12Politics
Under recent legislation, House Bill 1224, Young adults in Virginia applying for their first driver’s license will face new requirements beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
WTOPPolitics
Voters in Fauquier County, Virginia, tend to be Republican stalwarts. WTOP spoke to several of them Thursday about the upcoming swing of congressional power toward Democrats.
WTOPPolitics
The Virginia Crime Commission is calling for state lawmakers to adopt more significant consequences for officers who violate state rules for accessing data from automated license plate reader cameras.
Times ArgusPolitics
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch joined U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, and eight Senate colleagues in introducing the New PACT for Iran Veterans Act.
Seven DaysPolitics
Seven Days publisher Paula Routly’s life partner, Tim Ashe, just won the election to become Vermont’s new auditor of accounts. Here’s how we’re handling that.
Vermont PublicPolitics
Gov. Phil Scott visited Gifford Medical Center in Randolph on Thursday to tout the federal program’s investments in Vermont.
VTDiggerPolitics
Vermont’s school costs are climbing because of health insurance and federal cuts, not because of the multicultural kids in Winooski’s classrooms.
Magnolia TribunePolitics
Colom becomes the first Democrat elected to represent the Magnolia State in the U.S. Senate since John Stennis was re-elected in 1982. He is also the first black Mississippi Senator since Republican Blanche Bruce left office in 1881.
Magnolia TribunePolitics
A review of the FEC filings for Mississippi Forward PAC shows a $3 million donation received from United Futures on August 24. From that, $1.9 million was disbursed over the next few weeks to cover salaries, legal fees and canvassing. Campaign Legal Center says it was part of an orchestrated $20 million massive "straw donor" scheme.
Magnolia TribunePolitics
The biggest winner in the Capitol Hill influence realm will be Second District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, who will return as House Homeland Security Committee chair if he wants it.
Magnolia TribunePolitics
In a White House interview with Stephen A. Smith, President Donald Trump talks about his work to improve the black community, saying, "The black community is the biggest beneficiary of what I've done." He also complimented Mississippi Senator-elect Scott Colom's campaigning.