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Youngkin touts Trump as fellow ‘outsider Republican businessman’ at Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention began Monday, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin helped kick off the festivities by celebrating former president Donald Trump, who became the party’s official nominee. The gathering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin took place days after a shooter attempted to assassinate Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump’s ear was injured, two men were […]
State survey shows barriers to prenatal care access for Medicaid patients
The results of a survey commissioned by a state department shows that a majority of low-income pregnant people newly enrolled in Medicaid aren’t able to access prenatal care in a timely manner due to processing issues stemming from managed care organizations. Managed care organizations are insurers paid by the state to provide Medicaid coverage, which […]
Groups and families celebrate implementation of law allowing early release for certain inmates
Santia Nance and Quadaire Patterson’s love story is entering a new chapter. A law took effect last week that allowed certain incarcerated people to be released from prison for acquiring earned sentence credits. Patterson is now also earning good fiance points by “doing every dish” in the house since he moved out of prison and […]
Virginia Legislative Black Caucus expresses support for Biden’s continued candidacy
More than a week after President Joe Biden’s “bad night” in a debate with former President Donald Trump, some national Democrats have reportedly called for Biden to suspend his reelection campaign. In response, the 32 members of Virginia’s Legislative Black Caucus on Monday voiced their support for Biden to stay in the race. “As policy makers, […]
Good to seek recount after officials certify results showing McGuire won
Having likely lost to challenger state Sen. John McGuire, R-Goochland, 5th Congressional District Rep. Bob Good is seeking a recount. The Virginia State Board of Elections certified primary election results Tuesday — which opened a window of opportunity for candidates appearing to have lost by less than 1% of the vote to pursue a recount […]
Groups celebrate full year of Pell Grant eligibility for prisoners to earn college degrees
Darryl Byers-Robinson choked up as he stood before a crowd of about 30 at Virginia’s Department of Corrections headquarters in Richmond on Monday with various advocacy groups and members of Virginia’s DOC. The groups had gathered to celebrate the first year since the full reestablishment of eligibility for incarcerated people to receive Pell Grants. The […]
Trump rallies in Chesapeake, backed by Virginia governor, GOP leaders
CHESAPEAKE — “We win Virginia, the race is over,” former president Donald Trump told a crowd of more than a thousand at Historic Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake on Friday. He and opponent President Joe Biden each held rallies following their debate the night before. Biden held one in Raleigh, North Carolina earlier in the day. […]
McClellan, Spanberger work to repeal parts of 19th century law that could ban abortion nationally
Democrats are finally talking about the Comstock Act — and they are finally trying to repeal it. The act is a dormant 19th century federal law that’s still technically on the books and could be used to implement a national abortion ban. Named for activist Anthony Comstock who pushed for it, the 1873 law prohibits […]
Youngkin to reestablish maternal health data task force, after vetoing bill that would have done so
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a new executive order to reestablish a maternal health data task force a little over a month after vetoing legislation designed to accomplish the same goal. Executive Order 32 reestablishes the Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures Task Force, which was first established in 2021 and ran through the end of […]
Ashley Judd, congresswomen, state lawmakers and advocates gather on second anniversary of Dobbs
“My story includes abortion — a guy I’ve known since I was a kid raped me,” actress and activist Ashley Judd shared with a crowd of about 100 in Richmond on Monday to mark the two-year anniversary of the overturn of federal abortion protections. “And when I became pregnant, I was so grateful that I […]
Rural health committee hears from maternal health, dental specialists in Farmville
A rural health committee met in Farmville this week as part of ongoing efforts to hear from community members and experts on rural healthcare disparities and brainstorm ways to fix them. Assembled earlier this year, the bipartisan cohort has been hosting meetings around the state to focus on different challenges to healthcare access in rural […]
Sen. Warner hopes to boost funding to rural hospitals amid obstetrics closures
Amid the closures of obstetrics services at several rural hospitals around Virginia, state and federal lawmakers are hoping to help where they can. Republican lawmakers from southwest Virginia earmarked funding in the new state budget to attract OB-GYN medical residents, while Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner has drafted a bill to help limit obstetrics closures. […]