The first part of the visual recap from 2023 Virginia General Assembly
Gov. Glenn Youngkin listens to George Daniel on Jan. 25 as he tries some Brunswick stew on Brunswick Stew Day at the Capitol. Next to Daniel are, from left, Dylan Pair, stewmaster Kevin Pair and Austin Pair. The yearly event returned to the Capitol for the first time since the pandemic began.
Del. Cliff Hayes, D-Chesapeake, takes photos of his colleagues in the Virginia House of Delegates on Jan. 24 at the state Capitol.
Lawmakers head to committee meetings Jan. 19.
Sen. Aaron Rouse, D-Virginia Beach, is photographed outside the Senate chamber Jan. 18 after he was sworn in at the Virginia state Capitol. Rouse won a special election to succeed Republican Jen Kiggans, who was elected to Congress in November. Rouse's win increased the Democrats' edge in the Senate to 22-18.
Members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. (blue) and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (red) fill the floor around Jean-Antoine Houdon’s marble statue of George Washington. The two groups were among those visiting the state Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 13.
Sens. Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax City, left, and Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, react Jan. 26 to the vote tally on a Petersen bill dealing with preservation of trees in the town of Vienna. The Senate passed the bill on a 33-7 vote.
A group from Portsmouth listens to a speaker during a rally against gun violence at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square on Lobby Day.
Lawmakers head to committee meetings on January 19, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Del. Jackie Hope Glass, D-Norfolk, brings style to the House floor Jan. 17 during the General Assembly session at the state Capitol.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin attends the Virginia March for Life on Feb. 1 in Richmond.
Senate pages (from left) Aaven Dudley, Nataniel Dunster, and Connor Wotring are seen in the Senate on January 19, 2023.
State Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg, has served in the Senate since 2017.
Del. Briana Sewell, D-Prince William, takes a photo of Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, and other members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. after a Jan. 24 news conference in the Pocahontas Building. McClellan and other Democrats spoke of their support for a proposed state constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom.
James “States” Manship of Thornburg came dressed as George Washington to the gun-rights rally at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square on Lobby Day, Jan. 16.
The VEA pushes back and says the governor "staggeringly underfunds majority Black school divisions."
Hundreds of new Virginia laws take effect Saturday. Here's a look at some that will affect Virginians' lives, ranging from cars to cannabis products, electric bills to insulin.
The state's health insurance reinsurance program holds down premium costs, but its future depends on the General Assembly agreeing on a budget
The big money speaks in marquee contests, including the Richmond area's Aird-Morrissey and Chase-Ramirez-Sturtevant clashes.
As a business guy, Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to apply a business guy's perspective to state purchasing. It's not as easy as it sounds.
