Once again this year, VAPLAN completes the legislative session with our scorecard, ranking legislators from most “progressive” to least, across a wide array of policy areas. We ….
Year: 2026
The General Assembly finished *most* of their work yesterday, but were unfortunately unable to come to an agreement on the biggest piece of legislation—the budget; ….
As we reach the end of session, lots of bills that crossed over from one chamber to the other are still getting last minute language ….
The week after crossover is usually budget week—when the House and Senate present to the floor the full set of amendments to the governor’s introduced ….
Crossover week is a weird one—Monday and Tuesday are endlessly long floor sessions, engrossing and passing bills to send across the hall. The rest of ….
Next Tuesday is the last day for the House and Senate to take any action on bills (other than the budget) that originate in their own ….
As we approach crossover, it seems like a good time to check in on where we are on a large number of alcohol-related, marijuana, and ….
Despite Mother Nature trying to hold up the legislative session by dumping a massive snowstorm and bitter cold temperatures late last Sunday, the legislators still ….
The first full week of the 2026 legislative session included swearing in new legislators from special election wins, subcommittees and full committees having organizational meetings, and ….
The 2026 legislative session began Wednesday; a huge new class of legislators (mostly Democratic!) was sworn in, with a few more to trickle in from special ….