Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged a skeptical Democratic-controlled Legislature on Monday to work with him to roll back taxes and environmental laws in his administration's final year in office.

Right now, the Virginia High School League decides whether transgender athletes can play for the girls' team at public high schools. If a transgender athlete wants to play for a gender-specific team that does not align with the sex marker on their birth certificate, they must submit an appeal.

Republican lawmakers, joined by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, Attorney General Jason Miyares and student athletes, gathered on Wednesday to support legislation that would bar transgender students from participating in school sport teams inconsistent with their biological sex.

Republican state Senators plan to push for more time in prison when repeat offenders use guns when committing violent felonies.

Framed by some sharp criticism of Richmond for last week’s water crisis, Senate Republicans are working on a bill requiring director of water utilities have a professional qualification, most likely an engineering degree.

Virginia GOP Gov. Youngkin Needs Democratic Help to Bolster His Policy Resume RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged a skeptical Democratic-controlled Legislature on ...

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, top left, and House speaker, Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, and State Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, top right, along with Virginia ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged a skeptical Democratic-controlled Legislature on Monday to work with him to roll back taxes and environmental laws in his ...