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Democrats call out Youngkin on Ford plant decision
Lawmakers say governor harmed SoVa economic prospects
Democratic state delegates excoriated Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday for taking Virginia out of the running for a $3.5 billion Ford Motor Co. battery manufacturing plant that would have
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The main event
Redrawn districts become incumbent battlegrounds
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Updated Jan. 4, 2023 Like the quote from a possibly apocryphal Harvard Law professor, Virginia legislators can look to their left and then to their right, and one of their
Crowded out
Elections overshadow 2023 state legislative agenda
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Election years are not the time to make waves in Virginia’s legislature, says Greg Habeeb, a former Roanoke delegate who now advises clients pursuing legislation in the General Assembly. Big
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2022 Political Roundtable: Red wave? Maybe a puddle
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On balance, Democrats came out winners in the 2022 midterm elections, having staved off a widely forecast “red wave” of Republican victories, according to panelists at Virginia Business’ annual Political
2022 Political Roundtable: Red wave? Maybe a puddle
Midterms seen as win for Dems, loss for Trump
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On balance, Democrats came out winners in the 2022 midterm elections, having staved off a widely forecast “red wave” of Republican victories, according to panelists at Virginia Business’ annual Political
On the cusp
Virginia is bellwether in midterm elections
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Once again, Virginia is a significant factor in this year’s national electoral playing field, in which Democrats are jockeying to stay in power and Republicans are anticipated to make midterm
Balancing act
Divided legislature leads to compromise, tension
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The Virginia General Assembly returned to a familiar configuration in 2022, legislating with a Republican-majority House of Delegates and Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate for the seventh time since 2000. But while
A dramatic shift
Gov. Ralph Northam’s tenure was progressive, eventful
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Four years ago, no one would have guessed Gov. Ralph Northam would lead the most progressive Virginia administration in modern memory. A native of Onancock on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, as
The great divide
Will split legislature lead to gridlock or compromise?
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Virginia’s business community faces a strangely familiar and yet uncertain state government headed into the 2022 General Assembly session, which begins Jan. 12. Republicans rolled to victories across the board
2021 Political Roundtable: Surfing Va.’s red wave
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The day after Election Day, Virginia Business’ six Political Roundtable panelists hashed out what they think the next year will be like in a Richmond where Republicans are roaring back