Va. voter guide: Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general on the issues
The Virginia Press Association and the Virginia Local News Project have produced a voter guide in which they posed questions to candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
(6) updates to this series since Updated
The governor of Virginia is the state’s chief executive, responsible for enforcing laws, overseeing state agencies and proposing a budget.
The governor of Virginia is the state’s chief executive, responsible for enforcing laws, overseeing state agencies and proposing a budget.
The Virginia Press Association and the Virginia Local News Project interview Republican John Reid as part of their 2025 voter guide.
The Virginia Press Association and the Virginia Local News Project interview Democrat Ghazalah Hashmi as part of their 2025 voter guide.
The attorney general of Virginia is the state’s chief legal officer, responsible for providing legal advice to the governor and executive agencies, representing the state in court and defending the constitutionality of state laws.
The attorney general of Virginia is the state’s chief legal officer, responsible for providing legal advice to the governor and executive agencies, representing the state in court and defending the constitutionality of state laws.
More than 900 federal employees have filed claims for unemployment insurance in Virginia after going on unpaid furlough during the federal government shutdown.
A broad coalition of progressive organizations are reaffirming their endorsement of Democrat Jay Jones for attorney general. Many officials who backed Jones before news of his 2022 text messages have been silent.
President Donald Trump, speaking with reporters on Air Force One, did not mention Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears by name, but said "the Republican candidate is very good" and should win.
Virginia’s 28 private colleges expect they and their students will see a more than $285 million hit from the cuts to various federal supports in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
The poll from Virginia Commonwealth University's Wilder School was in the field from Oct. 6 through Oct. 14 - after National Review broke the news about Jay Jones' 2022 text messages.
The House of Delegates approved the Democratic measure on a 51-42 party-line vote. Earlier, a House committee led by Democrats advanced the constitutional amendment after allowing less than 30 minutes for public comment.
Virginia lawmakers will face a record $3.2 billion increase in state funding for Medicaid over three years, and an additional $964 billion to support K-12 public education.
