Category: Virginia Mercury

Virginia job seekers now have a right to know what a position pays before applying online under a new state law aimed at giving workers more leverage in hiring and salary negotiations.  The new law, which took effect July 1, requires employers to include a good-faith wage or salary range

A Virginia-based ferry owner has donated his dormant transportation service that connects the commonwealth to Maryland, ending Virginia’s era of ownership in hopes of lifting the ferry suspension after six years. White’s Ferry is one of a few that remain nationally. At the time of its closure in December 2020,

On Thursday evening, dozens of Goochland residents donned red t-shirts and held signs that spelled out their displeasure with the idea of multiple data centers being built in the county’s technology overlay district that butts up against Mosaic, a 55+ neighborhood that hosts over 500 homes. “We want to make

• “Emails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns.” — Politico • “Nexstar Tegna merger: Virginia AG alleges court order violation.” — Roanoke Star • “Virginia needs months of steady rain to recover from one of its worst droughts in decades.” — WSET • “Span of control: What

A federal judge in Virginia ruled Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not sufficiently justify restrictions imposed in 2023 on a drug used to terminate early pregnancies, adding another layer of complexity to a string of legal cases with opposing goals that could affect future abortion access.  

Like two sides of a coin imprinted with the nation’s motto, “e pluribus unum” — out of many, one — America’s political factions are cast in opposition, but they are intrinsically bound together as parts of a larger whole. From the beginning, the United States has aspired to build a more

Civil rights complaints filed in Virginia and other states allege that Greystar, a national apartment management company, has violated fair housing laws by rejecting prospective tenants that use housing vouchers to help pay their rent.  An investigation by nonprofit watchdog Housing Rights Initiative found over 100 instances where properties managed

The Commonwealth Transportation Board on Wednesday accepted regulation changes outlining how funds from the state’s Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund will be allocated, giving state lawmakers additional time to review the proposals.  Since 2005, the fund, a flexible economic development tool, has invested over $644 million as of Jan. 31 to

• “Virginia dental offices face ongoing staffing strains, new report finds.” — WWBT • “In the data center capital of the world, residents ask who the AI boom is helping.” — NBC News • “Study: Virginia has the sixth-best school system in the U.S..” — WAVY • “Department of Defense

After school cellphone bans passed many statehouses with bipartisan support in recent legislative sessions, state lawmakers are turning to legislation governing how long students should spend looking at screens. This year, four states passed laws restricting or regulating screen time for students from childcare through fifth grade. Iowa capped digital