David Bosselman started the Old Myrtle Cotton Co. from his farm in 2025, producing shirts from his cotton.

The duo shared thoughts on what the nation’s founding says about the present, the role of Williamsburg in history and the series.

Democrats completed a clean statewide sweep in Virginia on Tuesday night, as former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger defeated Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears for governor, Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Richmond,…

KCUR and WIRED recently published an investigation about a major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, which revealed a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest.

Voters sent Abigail Spanberger, Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones to the Capitol.

Experts break down Earle-Sears’, Spanberger’s choices of campaign music.

From elsewhere: Virginia Supreme Court hears appeal to lift suspension of Youngkin appointees from college boards. Virginia State University receives record-high $50 million donation from MacKenzie Scott. State police superintendent predicts "lean year" for Virginia’s largest law enforcement agency. The post Headlines from across the state: Civil rights groups accuse Virginia officials of illegally blocking campus voters; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.

Virginians are heading to the polls on Tuesday, in what has become a high-stakes, drama-laced election cycle with nearly everything on the line — from the governor’s mansion to each of the 100 seats…

Gov. Glenn Youngkin said the exclusion of Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee for governor, along with lieutenant governor nominee John Reid and Attorney General Jason Miyares, was Tr...

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The long-term deal will likely affect how local governments approach curbside recycling programs.

On Nov. 4, voters around Kansas City will decide a number of critical local issues in their communities, including multiple mayoral races, whether to abandon Prairie Village's form of government, if Independence can keep its four-day school week, and more.

Kelly, a Democrat, said that she has repeatedly asked the Republican attorney general to sue on behalf of Kansas but he has refused. Meanwhile, Kris Kobach argues that he is in charge of the state's prosecution or defense.

Civil-rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit in Virginia alleging that state and local election officials are unlawfully rejecting student voter registration forms because they lack dormitory name...

The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net. It costs about $8 billion per month nationally.

Never forget. Before Dodger Stadium was a legendary baseball venue, the area was home to generations of families, most of them Mexican American.

A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest.

U.S. Sen Josh Hawley's skepticism of data centers puts him at odds with some prominent Missouri Republicans, including Gov. Mike Kehoe.

Temperatures remained into the 80s well in the fall this year in parts of the Midwest. Agrivoltaics offers a respite to extreme heat and land access for new farmers.

Some Midwestern soybean farmers are selling their beans to be crushed and turned into soybean meal and oil. But economists say domestic processing won’t be enough to offset the drop in Chinese demand.

States are preparing for the possibility of a rapid shift in the cost of ACA health plans, depending on whether Congress extends subsidies.

Former U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, a Kansas Republican, speaks with the Kansas Oral History Project about people and policy defining his political career.

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Farmers nationwide often use biosolids — human waste that has been treated by wastewater facilities — as a cheaper, readily available fertilizer option for their soils. But there is a rising concern…

Though questions have lingered among journalists and lawmakers alike, the highly politicized early release program still stands as campaign fodder...

The Virginia Supreme Court will take its time to decide a case that could keep Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointments from serving on three Virginia university governing boards, or allow them to serve aft...

Behind the Ballot: Inside Virginia Elections is a nonpartisan video series produced by Keep Our Republic in collaboration with Virginia Mercury. It features ...

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