Bills to prohibit using campaign coffers as personal piggy banks have been filed in Richmond every year since 2014 but never made it out of the General Assembly until now.

Members of the General Assembly are considering reforming Virginia's campaign finance system. Virginia has almost no limits on what candidates can do with campaign cash, which has led to some awkward disclosures.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is seeking a second federal disaster declaration for Southwest Virginia. The Republican governor said Monday he is asking President Donald Trump to approve an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration in response to the recent February winter storms and now the weekend flooding event that impacted parts of the state,