Virginia is the eighth state to leave the bipartisan ERIC compact amid fringe conservative reports and conspiracy theories attempting to connect the system to liberal activists.

Virginia's board of education is set to vote on new history standards today. Governor Glenn Younkin and his staff have pushed changes that critics say minimize discussions of racism.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has slowed restorations of voting rights for the formerly incarcerated while failing to specify what criteria he's using, sparking a federal lawsuit.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has changed his predecessors' protocol for granting voting rights back to returning felons, reducing access to the ballot.

More calls for justice came Wednesday at a funeral for 28-year-old Irvo Otieno, who died March 6 while in police custody at a psychiatric hospital in Virginia.

In a Richmond area special election, Virginia has elected its first Black woman to Congress. Democratic State Sen. Jennifer McClellan won easily in the heavily Democratic district.

A tip line championed by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has been quietly shut down. It was intended for parents to report "inherently divisive practices" in schools.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., is running for reelection in a newly drawn district against Republican Yesli Vega as the national conversation on abortion plays out, especially with Latino voters.

Before Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was elected, years of work went into updating the executive mansion tour to include the lives of enslaved people. His revamped tour doesn't mention slavery.

Before Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was elected, years of work went into updating the executive mansion tour to include the lives of enslaved people. His redesigned tour doesn't recognize slavery.

A Supreme Court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade. Now there's a big push to increase funding for Title X, a federal program that offers birth control and other reproductive care to low-income patients.

Title X, the federal family planning program, was created in 1970. Advocates say it has always been underfunded, and that restrictions on abortion access means money is needed now more than ever.

Delta-8, a hemp product designed to get users high, is sometimes made with other chemicals that have made people sick. States want it regulated. (Aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on 7/30/22.)

Delta-8 is a hemp product designed to get users high, but misleading labels or added chemicals have caused people to get sick. And a lack of federal regulation or guidance has states stepping in.

In Rep. Abigail Spanberger's competitive 7th Congressional District, some voters are more concerned with economic issues than the ongoing Jan. 6 hearings at the U.S. Capitol.

Ahead of Virginia's statewide primaries, we visit the 7th Congressional District, which is slated to be a close contest in November. And we ask voters about the impact of the Jan. 6 hearings.

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration is pushing a conservative agenda including banning masks in schools, firing professors and urging parents to report critical race theory.

The businessman, the first Republican to hold the office in nearly a decade, took the oath alongside Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears. The pair surprised Democrats when they swept office in November.

Winsome Sears, a Republican, will be sworn into office Saturday in Virginia alongside Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin. Sears ran, in part, on the idea that the country's racial reckoning has gone too far.

Voters in Virginia have elected Republican Glenn Youngkin as the next governor after years of Democratic control. The GOP win could signify a hard road to 2022 for Democrats nationwide.