RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced a $485 million spending plan Wednesday intended to strengthen the state’s mental health and substance-abuse treatment services. The plan would use both federal coronavirus relief money and other state funds, contingent on lawmaker approval. The announcement came ahead of a special session of the Democrat-controlled

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Virginia inmate has pleaded guilty to part in a scheme to obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits by using personal identifying information of over 30 other prison inmates, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Citing court documents in a news release, acting Virginia U.S. Attorney Raj Parekh says that in 2020, Michael

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam introduced two more spending proposals Tuesday for the state’s $4.3 billion share of federal coronavirus relief money, calling for investments in clean water projects and over $860 million to replenish the fund that pays unemployment benefits. The Democratic governor has been incrementally rolling out his spending plans