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A similar proposal previously was scuttled in committee.

Proposed rule would require dogs to remain leashed on most county land.

A daily visual dispatch from the 2025 General Assembly session.

General Assembly, Gov. Glenn Youngkin still have to approve the bill.

A package of bills would set new review processes and efficiency incentives.

A Peruvian farmer has lost a decade-long legal climate case against Germany energy giant RWE. Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed the company's emissions had contributed to glacial melt threatening his Andean hometown.

The Atlantic writer George Packer calls JD Vance the most interesting figure in the Trump administration: "He's capable of complex thought, and I also think he may be the future of the MAGA movement."

The goal of the changes, which head to the Senate next week, is to save money and send a signal that Republicans are tough on immigration.

Developing countries owe billions to China, which threatens to undermine poverty reduction efforts and fuel instability, according to a new report from Australia's Lowy Institute.

A small team of researchers responsible for keeping clinicians up to date on contraception research has been cut. Doctors say they rely on the team's guidance when advising women about contraception.