BRITE Bus, a transit service that goes through Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro, will be fare-free Tuesday, Nov. 4, for Election Day. A lot is on the ballot across Virginia in 2025. Here’s what you need to know ahead of Election Day, which is Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Earlier this year, "quiet" was one word to describe the Virginia race for governor. Then came DOGE, a text message scandal down ballot, a redistricting surprise, the government shutdown and more.

The Virginia Senate has passed a proposed constitutional amendment, allowing the state to begin congressional map redistricting before 2026.

The state has been greatly affected by the lapse in government funding. It’s the October surprise that could pack the biggest punch.

Virginia House Democrats on Tuesday afternoon released the long-awaited text of their proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to modify congressional districts mid-decade if another state redraws its own congressional map for political reasons.

Democrats in the Virginia Senate took a big step Friday to enable lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, saying President Donald Trump has created an emergency.

In the final days before the election, candidates around the country are putting rising electricity bills on center stage — and that’s especially true in Virginia, where voters are on edge about the explosion of data centers and their voracious demand for energy.

The Democratic-led Virginia House of Delegates voted on Wednesday to amend the state constitution to allow legislators to redraw Virginia's congressional maps next year, heightening a multistate, mid-decade redistricting war spawned by President Donald Trump.