Thoughts from Mister Roger’s neighborhood: quick hits by your intrepid Virginia Mercury columnist, Roger Chesley.

Though America is in its 47th presidency (with many presidents serving multiple terms), just five times has a candidate won the popular vote but lost the election. Although the majority of Americans ...

With early voting already underway and primary day set for Tuesday, Virginia’s House of Delegates races are shaping up to be ...

The “big beautiful bill” retained federal mapping that preserves Medicaid access in Virginia, but a new draft in the U.S.

Virginia played a key role in brokering a sweeping $7.4 billion settlement that will permanently sever the Sackler family ...

Richmond-based state Senator Ghazala Hashmi declared victory in Virginia’s Democratic lieutenant governor primary Tuesday ...

The Mercury asked Virginia's attorney general hopefuls to answer a questionnaire covering their legal experiences and their ...

After Tuesday’s primary election cemented state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, her ...

In a nail-biter Democratic primary Tuesday, Jay Jones narrowly defeated Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor in the ...

Democrat Aaron Rouse, one of seven attorney general hopefuls, answers questions about his legislative experience and policy ...

According to the Virginia Department of Health, since May 1 of this year, over 400 people have been treated for heat-related ...

Without statewide rules in place, local governments have been scrambling to put regulations on the growing data center ...