New Virginia House of Delegates speaker, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, left, is sworn in by Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernard Goodwyn, right, during the opening of the 2024 session of ...

School funding has become a topic of conversation over the years and one local legislator is trying to help some of the shortfalls. Virginia could see to-go cocktails stay around long-term Who ...

Delegate Nadarius E. Clark 79th Portsmouth (left to right) during a session of the Virginia General Assembly on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Richmond, Va.

An overhead view of the House of Delegates during a session of the Virginia General Assembly on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Richmond, Va.

RICHMOND, Va. — Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) has officially been sworn in as Speaker of the House during the first 2024 meeting of the Virginia House of Delegates.

New Virginia House of Delegates speaker, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, is sworn in during the opening of the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 ...

Following his incarceration, Scott began serving as an attorney and was elected to the Virginia legislature in 2019, serving Virginia’s 88th district, which covers most of the City of Portsmouth.

Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, said he’s not opposed to reconvening the General Assembly to address a public outcry over recent changes to a state program that ...

New Virginia House of Delegates speaker, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, is sworn in during the opening of the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 ...

Del. Don Scott (D–Portsmouth) became the first African-American to be nominated by their caucus for Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

The Virginia General Assembly that meets in January will look radically different. Here is a brief introduction to the 34 newly elected members of the House of Delegates.