Anti-abortion advocates gathered Wednesday morning at the Virginia State Capitol to lobby for stricter abortion restrictions.  Participants began at the Greater Richmond Convention Center to hear speakers outline priority issues,

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 ...

It’s maybe a rare case of the Democrats maybe having their political cake, so to speak, and eating it too,” said J. Miles Coleman with the UVA Center for Politics.

Democrats adopt resolutions supporting reproductive freedom, marriage equality and a released convict's right to vote.

The Virginia House passed three Constitutional amendment resolutions Jan. 14 that could significantly reshape state policy on abortion, voting rights and same-sex marriage. The measures proposed by Democrats,

The votes followed an emotional floor debate on abortion — and an unusual parliamentary tussle over whether the Democratic leader had violated the chamber’s decorum,

With contraception rights under scrutiny nationwide, Virginia Democrats are doubling down on efforts to safeguard access, even as they brace for potential pushback from Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

"Through the Virginia Catholic Conference email advocacy network," Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout said Jan. 21, "thousands of Catholics across Virginia sent messages to their legislators asking them to vote against the abortion expansion and marriage redefinition measures, and in favor of restoring voting rights."

The Democratic-led Virginia House of Delegates passed similar legislation ... Jennifer Boysko, who sponsored the abortion resolution. Tuesday’s debates provided insight into what lawmakers ...

There were tears, yells and a call of “out of order” but by the end of the day Virginia’s Senate on Tuesday passed three resolutions aimed at enshrining certain civil rights into the state’s constitution.

RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to advance a trio of constitutional amendments to guarantee Virginians' right to abortion care, automatically restore voting rights to disenfranchised felons and remove an antiquated law banning same-sex marriage .

Alonzo Bland Jr., of Richmond, did everything the state asked of him following his felony conviction: He served time in state prison, completed a term of probation upon release, and... Read More