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Virginia's Final Day: Slot Machines, Union Rights, and a Budget Left Behind

The Virginia House ended its 2026 session in a burst of drama — a skill games bill that died and came back to life, a landmark labor vote decades in the making, and a budget so broken lawmakers had to invent a resolution to punt it to April.

Virginia's House ended its 2026 session with a skill games bill that died and came back to life in twenty minutes, a landmark vote to end a Jim Crow-era labor ban — and no budget. Here's how it all unraveled on the final day.

Mar 15, 2026
Deep DiveVA

Virginia's Constitution Is on the Table — and Four Fights Exposed Every Fault Line in American Politics

In a single afternoon, the House Privileges and Elections Committee advanced constitutional amendments on abortion, voting rights, marriage equality, and redistricting — over bitter Republican resistance

In a single afternoon, Virginia's House Privileges and Elections Committee advanced four constitutional amendments — on abortion, voting rights, marriage equality, and redistricting — setting up the biggest ballot fight the state has seen in years.

Jan 15, 2026
Deep DiveVA

She Was Ubering to Pay for Her Son's Homecoming. She Used the Money for His Funeral Instead.

Dozens of Virginians showed up to Hampton Roads' state budget hearing with urgent, specific demands — and heartbreaking stories to back them up.

Angel Pie was Ubering to make a little extra money for when her son came home from the hospital. He didn't come home. Now she's asking Virginia legislators to fix the home care system that failed them both.

Jan 8, 2026