A variety of kratom and 7-OH products — including capsules, cartridges and wellness shots — are on display at a smoke shop in Buffalo, N.Y. States have led the way in regulating kratom, and last year, federal officials moved to ban 7-OH, a powerful compound found in some kratom products. (Photo by Amanda Hernández/Stateline)

Kratom product sales to be regulated in Virginia

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Tom Dunlap, a Riverkeeper with the James River Association, looks over Swift Creek where toxic leachate from the Shoosmith Landfill is leaking in June 2026. (Photo by Shannon Heckt/Virginia Mercury)

Virginia legislature grants emergency funds to help close leaking, bankrupt landfill...

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The Virginia House chamber during a special session at the Capitol in Richmond last month. Lawmakers adjourned without reaching agreement on the state's biennial budget, leaving negotiations unresolved ahead of a planned June return to Richmond. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)

Virginia General Assembly approves Spanberger’s budget amendments, ending monthslong impasse

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Lawmakers are scheduled to return to Richmond Monday to consider Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s amendments to the state budget ahead of the July 1 fiscal deadline. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)

Virginia lawmakers return Monday to weigh Spanberger budget amendments before fiscal...

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Virginia proposes two-year delay in raising school standards

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cannabis plants are inspected during cultivation. Abigail Spanberger’s veto of a retail cannabis bill leaves businesses waiting and regulators limited in how much they can prepare for a future adult-use market. (Photo courtesy Shutterstock)

Another year, another Virginia retail marijuana market veto leaves businesses, the...

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A digital rendering for Dominion Energy's proposed Cumberland Energy Center, a 3,000 megawatt (3 gigawatts) combined cycle natural gas plant planned to come online by 2033 or 2034. (Photo courtesy Dominion Energy)

Dominion announces plans for new 3-gigawatt gas plant in Cumberland County

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Virginia Resident Raises Concerns Over Rental Pricing Practices

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An aerial view shows a data center situated near single-family homes in Stone Ridge, Va., in 2024. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Virginia’s romance with data centers has cooled, but nobody benefits if...

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Cannabis flower rests on a rolling tray, surrounded by a pack of rolling papers, a grinder and a lighter. Lawmakers in a handful of states this year have introduced legislation to impose stricter THC limits on certain cannabis products. Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline)

High-potency marijuana fuels state debates over psychosis and addiction risks

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