The abortion case being considered by the U. S. Supreme Court already has some wondering if changes are on the horizon in Virginia.Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Michael Pope recap some of this week’s issues in state government and politics.

Since Virginia's new red flag law was signed by the governor last year, law enforcement officials across Virginia have issued 170 emergency substantial risk orders — temporarily removing firearms from people who courts have determined to be dangerous. That includes 32 in Fairfax County, 16 in Prince William County and 13 in Virginia Beach.

Restoring the population of native oysters to the Chesapeake Bay began with an executive order by President Obama in 2009.This week, Governor Ralph Northam gathered with a small group at a rural marina to mark a milestone.

The school announced Thursday that Mendenhall will step down after UVA’s upcoming bowl game.

Pry has been with Penn State since 2014. But he went to high school in Lexington and also spent time early in his career as a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech under Hall of Fame coach Frank Beamer and longtime defensive coordinator Bud Foster.

The recent rise in absentee voting has had an unintended consequence — much less data about where votes are coming from. Instead of votes being counted at your local precinct, they’re tabulated in one at-large precinct.

Among his new steps to fight COVID surges this winter: requiring private health insurers to reimburse people for at-home tests. It also calls for more people to get vaccines and boosters.

During this week after Thanksgiving, Jews are celebrating another holiday of hope and gratitude. For one author in Charlottesville, it’s a time to talk about what an ancient religion and its holy book can teach us in our own time of trouble.

Virginia rolled out six new mental and behavioral health services for Medicaid members Wednesday, alongside a program that seeks to avoid involving law enforcement in mental health crises.

The individual returned from South Africa on Nov. 22 and had mild symptoms. Cases have been found in more than 20 countries, less than a week after the worrying new variant was first identified.