Scott Jenkins was convicted of engaging in cartoonish levels of corruption. If the rule of law only applies to the little guy, then it isn't worth much.
A bad bill inspired by European tech panic threatened to drive out Tesla, Meta, and Nvidia. Lawmakers in the House improved it—but now the bill is stalled in the Senate.
Texas, Virginia, and Pennsylvania are turning to nuclear power to meet data centers' energy demands.
Plus: Arkansas legalizes ADUs, activists sue to stop missing middle housing, and Trump's housing plans for federal lands
"The unique nature of each human embryo means that an equal division cannot conveniently be made," writes a Virginia judge.
Kirk Wolff set out to peacefully protest Trump's plan to take over Gaza. Then an administrator and a police officer drove by.
Plus: Taking gerontocracy to new heights, a real life Arc Reactor, Happy Festivus, and more...
Campaign finance records reveal what the community at the heart of U.S. national security policy thinks about outside politics.
Plus: the transformation of California's builder's remedy, the zoning reform implications of the Eric Adams indictment, and why the military killed starter home reform in Arizona.
The ruling highlights need for state-level zoning reform and stronger judicial protection of constitutional property rights.
The lethal consequences of a common, obscure hospital licensing law.
The move "will significantly reduce the amount of time students can be on phones without parental supervision," according to Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Previously you had to hit the animal yourself during hunting season to claim the carcass.
Youngkin's administration says the state will adhere to federal emissions standards beginning in 2025.
At least eight states have already enacted age-verification laws, and several more are considering bills.
Also: Oppenheimer and Godzilla win at the Oscars, Virginia state lawmakers nuke plans for taxpayer-funded arena, and more...
Virginia’s barrier crime law limits employment prospects for ex-offenders, who often find their way back into the penal system when they can’t find work.
Allowing surrogacy brokers to be paid is good. Allowing surrogates themselves to be paid would be better.
Plus: Voters in Massachusetts reject state-mandated upzonings, Florida localities rebel against a surprisingly effective YIMBY reform, and lawsuits target missing middle housing in Virginia.
The infamous food-beverage ratio may be reformed, but not abolished.
The freedom to protest is essential to the American project. It also does not give you carte blanche to violate other laws.
It's taxpayers who lose when politicians give gifts, grants, and loans to private companies.
Plus: Beverly Hills homeowners can't build new pools until their city allows new housing, a ballot initiative would legalize California's newest city, and NIMBYs sue to overturn zoning reform (again).
John Stossel and the English actress discuss their shared problem—and why they'd like to destigmatize stuttering.
How much public money will be used remains unclear. The consensus answer seems to be "a lot."
Plus: Austin's newly passed zoning reforms could be in legal jeopardy, HUD releases its latest census of the homeless population, and a little-discussed Florida reform is spurring a wave of home construction.
The proposed deal could be the largest-ever government subsidy for a sports stadium. Studies consistently show such handouts don't benefit communities.
Deja Taylor is going to federal prison because of a constitutionally dubious gun law that millions of cannabis consumers are violating right now.
Plus: RFK Jr., Wichita's libertarian mayor, Hamas' death toll accuracy, the cult of Erewhon, and more...
Is our country getting closer to living out the true meaning of its creed, "All men are created equal"?
Thankfully, you don't need fancy dining halls or a college degree to have a good life or get a good job.
UVA found "insufficient evidence" to conclude that Morgan Bettinger called protesters "good speed bumps." They punished her anyway.
New reasonable childhood independence laws in these states will make it easier for parents to let children enjoy the holiday.
Eight weeks ago, a camouflaged game warden came onto Josh Highlander's land, scared his son, and stole his trail camera.
The state is the latest of several in recent months that have moved to eliminate college degree requirements for the vast majority of state government jobs.
Morgan Bettinger might sue the University of Virginia for violating her First Amendment rights.
Morgan Bettinger was accused on social media of telling protesters they would make good "speed bumps." It was more than a year before investigations cleared her.
James Madison University's debate team says that "free speech should not extend to requiring us to platform or amplify ideas that are exclusionary, discriminatory, or hostile."
Arlington's successful passage of a modest missing middle housing reform bill after an intense debate raises the question of whether YIMBY politics can practically fix the problems it sets out to address.
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears wants state education dollars "to follow the child instead of the brick building."
One officer was fired and another was placed on restricted duty this week, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions.
The new policy isn't ideal. But it's an important deregulatory step in the right direction, making it easier to build new housing in response to growing demand.
"What I saw today was heartbreaking," said the victim's mother. "It was disturbing, it was traumatic. My son was tortured."
The state will fast-track applicants who have out-of-state credentials or experience.
Police have not yet determined whether the suspect was armed at the time of the shooting.
The first episode paints an enslaver, plantation master, and Royalist autocrat as a leading and even celebrated agent of emancipation.
Virginia's lieutenant governor wants state education dollars to fund students, not school buildings.
At least four different bills are before the General Assembly that would empower parents to use education funds in ways they see fit.
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