In 2010, Congress began to cut funding to the Army Corps of Engineers.Now, it’s catching up with Virginia’s rural fishing and boating communities around the Chesapeake Bay who must compete for millions of dollars to keep their federal shallow water channels safe for navigation.

Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors also approved a tuition increase and delayed a decision on ending the school's living-learning communities.

Governor Abigail Spanberger wants to delay the opening of new retail marijuana locations six months. Instead of opening in January of next year, they wouldn’t start sales until next summer. She is also calling for new criminal penalties, raising concerns from advocates about re-criminalization.

Community advocates are continuing a long-running fight to curb coal dust in the Southeast neighborhood.

“You’ve taken skill games off the table…. What’s on the table?” Sen. Creigh Deeds asked Tuesday.

Cuts to the Army Corps of Engineers budget and staff are forcing rural communities to pay for shallow channel dredging they can’t afford, leaving some waterways dangerous to navigate.

With one week to go in the statewide redistricting referendum, campaign cash is flooding the airwaves and mailboxes.

“Governor Spanberger ran on reducing gun crimes; she has delivered on that promise," according to Emma Brown with the gun violence prevention group GIFFORDS.

A recent report issued by Virginia’s Auditor of Public Accounts assessed, among other things, controls over state agencies’ compliance in administering federal grant money and financial reporting.

Since the early 1970’s, there have been dozens of constitutional amendments put before Virginia voters. All but seven have passed.