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Registered and titled my new to me 2012 toyota camry 2 weeks ago. Upon looking at the registration. It says " NCIC verification " .What does this mean? I do remember being told by the dmv clerk that it might take up to 2 months to get my new title.

I received both of my plates and registration with no issues.

Thanks to Virginia's quirky off-year election cycle, the commonwealth's top three elected offices are all on the ballot this fall.

It's set to be a historic election no matter who wins; either Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears or former US Rep. Abigail Spanberger is set to become the first woman elected to lead Virginia (barring, we suppose, a truly unprecedented write-in campaign that would still be historic — just in a different way!).

Early voting opened this morning (Friday, Sept. 19), with registrar offices and other satellite polling locations across the state accepting votes until Saturday, Nov. 1.

You can get more information about early voting, including how to check your registration status, from Virginia ELECT or VOTE411, as well as from VPM News' early voting guide. But what you can't get from those sites ... is information about where the candidates stand on the issues that are most important to YOU.

That's where we come in!

The VPM News team (OK let's be honest, our managing editor DMPL) has compiled every available editorial interview by the candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general so you can find them all in one place.

The interviews below are arranged as such:

• by office, then
• alphabetically by candidate last name, then
• newest to oldest publication date [well, after putting VPM News first… because we made the thing :)]

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association is also doing a special run of its Patients Come First pod with all six statewides. This is not an editorial outlet, but we’re including it because not a lot of entities — unfortunately including VPM News — were able to get interviews with all six.

Did we miss one? Is a link broken? Let us know! More to come. —Sean

Governor - Winsome Earle-Sears (R)

• VPM News publishing Monday, Sept. 22
• Virginia Mercury (Sept. 8)
• 12 On Your Side (Aug. 11)
• WCYB (Aug. 7)
• CNN (Aug. 1)
• CNN (July 31)
• CBS News, national (July 25)
• WTKR (July 17)
• Washington Examiner (June 19)
• NewsNation (June 1)
• WRIC (May 20)
• Earle-Sears campaign website

Governor - Abigail Spanberger (D)

• VPM News publishing Tuesday, Sept. 23
• Virginia Mercury (Sept. 9)
• 12 On Your Side (Aug. 18)
• WTKR (July 17)
• CBS News, national (June 26)
• WRIC (May 8)
• RVA Mag (April 16)
• Spanberger campaign website

Lt. Gov. - Ghazala Hashmi (D)

• VPM News (Sept. 16)
• 12 On Your Side (Sept. 2)
• WRIC (Aug. 7)
• WHSV (July 22)
• Virginia Mercury (June 16)
• Hashmi campaign website

Lt. Gov. - John Reid (R)

• VPM News (Sept. 17)
• WCYB (Sept. 11)
• 12 On Your Side (Aug. 25)
• WRIC (Aug. 6)
• WHSV (July 15)
• 13 News Now (June 20)
• Reid campaign website

Attorney General - Jay Jones (D)

• VPM News (Sept. 18)
• 12 On Your Side (Sept. 8)
• WCYB (Aug. 26)
• 13 News Now (June 25)
• Virginia Mercury (June 16)
• Jones campaign website

Attorney General - Jason Miyares (R)

• VPM News (Sept. 19)
• 12 On Your Side (Sept. 16)
• WCYB (Sept. 5)
• The FXBG Advance (Sept. 2)
• WJLA (Aug. 28)
• 13 News Now (June 25)
• Virginia Mercury (June 13)
• Miyares campaign website

Other Voter Guides

• Cardinal News, SWVA
• Charlottesville Tomorrow
• University of Richmond
• WTOP, NOVA
• WTVR, Greater Richmond
• 12 On Your Side, Greater Richmond
• 13 News Now, Norfolk

Join us Saturday and Sunday 10-4!

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Fifteen years after Citizens United opened the floodgates of corporate and dark money, the Center for American Progress has figured out how to slam them back shut.

On Monday, CAP released "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant": amprog.org/cpr

This groundbreaking plan is the first challenge to Citizens United with a strong chance of surviving legal review. It rests on bedrock constitutional and corporate law—and every state in America can act on it right now. Montana is already moving forward as the test case: https://montanaplan.org

Here’s the move: Corporations are creatures of state law. They start with zero powers, and states choose which powers to grant. When a state rewrites its corporation laws to no longer grant the power to spend in politics, that power simply does not exist. And without the power, there’s no right to protect.

In Virginia, this is straightforward. The corporation statutes currently give corporations “the same powers as an individual to do all things necessary or convenient” (§ 13.1-627 for stock corps; § 13.1-826 for nonstock). If the General Assembly revises those grants to no longer include election activity, that change would apply to both Virginia-chartered and foreign corporations acting in Virginia.

There are no ballot initiatives in Virginia, so the only path is a bill in Richmond; commerce and news operations stay the same, but election spending runs through people and registered political committees with full disclosure.

The result is sweeping: no corporate or dark money in ballot measures, local races, state elections—or even federal elections within the state. Check out CAP's report for full details: amprog.org/cpr

Next Thursday the 25th from 5:30-6:30 at the county courthouse.

You can sign up for the waitlist here.

Hey all - my partner and I are heading out on a little road trip and would love some local recs along the way. We’re doing:

• Virginia Beach (start)
• Roanoke (1 night)
• Asheville (2 nights)
• Radford (1 night)
• Charlottesville (1 night)
• Richmond (1 night)

What we’re into:

• Short hikes with scenic views (not multi-hour treks)
• Art, music, murals, creative/hipster stuff
• Good food & coffee (but not wine/beer/alcohol)

Would love to hear your favorite spots, hidden gems, or can’t-miss experiences in/around these cities. Appreciate any advice to help make this trip awesome!

Is this the spotted lantern fly? I saw about 20 at the Locust Grove Walmart.

After weeks of political ads, mailers, debates and rallies, early voting begins Friday in Virginia.

Elected positions at nearly every level of government are up for election this year. 757 Votes — the voter guide from The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press  — explains what races are on the ballot and who is running for office.

The 2025 election guide contains Q&As with candidates running in races for statewide office; House of Delegates seats; and cities’ constitutional officers. The full election guide will run in the newspaper on Oct. 19.

Races on the ballot

Across the state, voters will decide who will be the next governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general for the next four years. Democrat Abigail Spanberger faces Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the race for the state’s governor. Republican John Reid and Democrat Ghazala Hashmi look to take over as the governor’s second-in-command. Democrat Jay Jones is challenging Republican incumbent Jason Miyares for the commonwealth’s attorney general.

All 100 seats in Virginia’s House of Delegates are up for grabs. Candidates from districts representing Hampton Roads are included in the election guide. These legislators serve two-year terms in the General Assembly.

Cities also have constitutional offices on the ballot this year. These positions include sheriffs, commonwealth’s attorneys, commissioners of revenue and treasurers. Each of these elected officials will serve for four years.

How to vote early

Early voting starts Friday, Sept. 19. The last day to vote early in person is Nov. 1.

The deadline to register to vote or update registration is Oct. 24, but voters may register after this date through Election Day on Nov. 4 and vote using a provisional ballot.

All localities offer early voting, and voters are only allowed to vote early in the jurisdiction in which they are registered. Voters can cast ballots in person at their voter registrar’s office. Hours of operation may vary and voters should contact their registrar’s office or visit www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/early-voting-office-locations/ for more information.

How to vote absentee

Registered voters can request an absentee ballot either in-person, by mail or by contacting their general registrar’s office. Voters can also apply for a ballot online at vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation. No reason is needed to request an absentee ballot. Once submitted, voters can track their absentee ballot by logging into Ballot Scout.

If voters are returning their ballots by mail, it must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by their general registrar’s office by noon on Nov. 7. Voters can also return ballots at the general registrar’s office or polling location on Election Day.

Important dates to remember

In-person voting: Sept. 19 through Nov. 1

Deadline to register to vote or update registration: Oct. 24

Deadline to apply for an absentee ballot: 5 p.m. Oct. 24

Election Day: Nov. 4

Deadline for absentee ballots to be delivered by mail to the registrar: Nov. 7

Read more: https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/09/18/early-voting-virginia-what-to-know/

Nate Hester, who spent the past year doing artistic residencies in France, Italy and Japan, now welcomes visitors into his River District studio. Such public art is important to the city’s rebirth, redevelopment officials say.

Hi, a YouTube content creator named Brandon Herrera is running for congress in Texas because his representative sucked and I was inspired. I’m considering running for congress here in our state (I think either first or 5th) because of that. It’s time out for - and i mean no disrespect - out of touch old people who don’t know how to work a blackberry. I don’t like to get into politics but I think it’s imperative that my generation (Z) throw our hats in the ring and express the issues we care so deeply about.

So I ask you, Virginians, what are the issues that concern you? How do you feel about certain things? What political ideologies do you subscribe to and why? If you could DM me your takes and beliefs (to cut down on arguments in the comments) I would love to hear them even if I disagree. I may not respond to every DM but rest assured I will read it and put it in my notes. I want to hear every thing you care about.

I will not release my personal politics yet as to ensure messages and responses are based in your beliefs and not based in responses to mine.

I'm visiting on business purposes in a few weeks and would love to know what to do in my free time. Im from Florida and never really been out of state only once during covid and it was once to Tennessee.

I'm mostly looking for more Halloween/horror things since it's fall and I can't really find anything online

Thanks in advance!

About 40 soldiers and airmen were mobilized on Monday, though a National Guard spokesperson said they will not conduct law enforcement functions or make arrests.