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Your local animal shelter has dozens of cats, dogs, rabbits, and other critters just waiting to find their forever home. Here are some tips to help find the right furry companion for you and your family.

Government bodies in Virginia cannot ask the public to sit in a separate room and observe their meetings through a video feed only, according to the Supreme Court of Virginia. 

More than 1,300 species in the U.S. are listed as either endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Stacker compiled a list of 25 endangered animals that are only found in the United States.

Virginia lawmakers’ lack of a timetable for finalizing state budget amendments has left public school leaders uncertain about their own budgets.

An estimated 200,000 Virginians would lose access to food assistance, 4,900 kids would lose preschool and child care slots, and Virginia veterans would lose 162,300 doctors visits for issues like mental health and substance disorder treatment under the bill.

Since Virginia began participating in the carbon market known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in 2021, millions of dollars for weatherization efforts have become available to groups like Community Housing Partners all across the state.

Fed up with the small but vocal groups that have brought the country’s culture wars to their local school districts, a new organization of Virginians has formed to push back against disinformation and help elect local, pro-public education leaders.

Starting July 1, a slate of new laws are set to take effect, including new legislation that restricts the sale of some hemp-derived products. 

We asked teachers what Teacher Appreciation Week gifts they love to get. Their answers (plus links) are right here—including free things you can do that’ll mean a lot. 

Furniture design has been a home staple seen as far back as the Neolithic era, or New Stone Age. Lazzoni Modern Furniture compiled seven trends driving furniture styles in early 2023 using research across the internet, including from Architectural Digest, Forbes, Vogue, and The Washington Post.