Kacia Kriener Putman credits abortion access with her ability to grow her family. Three weeks before first pregnancy’s due date, the Alexandria resident developed pre-eclampsia, a potentially life-thr...

Rachel Leyco had to adopt her biological sons. As she sat with her wife, Jenn Jackson in their Chesterfield County living room, the couple recalled how their marriage and parenthood journey was compli...

Quadaire Patterson will vote for the first time this fall, a fact that brought a smile to his face on a recent afternoon as his 1-year-old daughter Trinity frolicked around the living room of the Henr...

Abortion is on the ballot this fall, with Virginia voters slated to select their next slate of congressional representatives after federal protections for the procedure ended in 2022. Voters will also...

Early voting is underway in Virginia for the 2026 midterm election, when the state's next slate of congressional representatives and local leaders will be elected. If you're planning to vote, what a...

cities and counties could purchase apartments whose affordability status is ending in order to preserve them, averting the risk of displacing residents if private buyers acquire those properties.

Because community colleges can serve as an entry point for aspiring medical professionals, the RHTF funding for rural colleges is intended to help grow the healthcare workforce in areas of the state…

Among Virginians who are no longer incarcerated, only those convicted of murder and voluntary or involuntary manslaughter remain disqualified from voting under new guidance from the Virginia Departmen...

As Wittman seeks an eighth term in Congress, he also aims to chair the Armed Forces Committee, as democratic critics caution against rising deficit and Trump’s ‘war of choice’ with Iran.

Taylor, who was first elected to her current role as Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney in 2011 and who is vying to unseat longtime Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, would also explore w...

It would still be a long shot, he and  U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, noted. But since H.R. 1 passed, every member of Congress has spent time in their districts hearing from their constitue...

“Every House Republican in a competitive race is having to walk a tightrope on healthcare affordability,” said Erin Covey, a Cook Political Report analyst.

A legal challenge to amend the ballot language for Virginia’s pending reproductive rights constitutional amendment has been in limbo since June. Even if no movement on the case happens before Election...

Despite winning a lawsuit earlier this year that found that certain Virginians with felony convictions should not have lost their voting rights, some Virginians missed their chance to vote in congress...

With new research showing that black lung disease among Appalachian coal miners has reached an almost 50-year high, advocates are demanding federal regulations be enforced.

The settlement money can help Lorraine Patterson-Davidson and her daughter Edwina Patterson recoup some of the financial damages caused by Merryman that resulted in their displacement, the women said....

Known as 340B, the program has helped Virginia hospitals and clinics and others nationwide care for underserved patients by requiring pharmaceutical companies offer prescription discounts to qualifyin...

A proposed federal rule stemming from the reconciliation bill Congress passed last summer includes additional policy changes that hospital chains warn go further than what Congress approved and Presid...

Under previous Virginia law, tenants had five days to pay overdue rent before landlords could begin eviction proceedings.  A new law, House Bill 15, by Del. Cia Price, D-Newport News, extends that gra...

Virginians are slated to approve or reject a measure to enshrine reproductive rights into the state’s constitutions this November. If approved, it would protect access to abortions, fertility treatmen...

At the center of Bansley v. Nardo is an argument that the clerk of the House of Delegates, Paul Nardo, failed to send copies of the amendment to circuit court clerks across the state — a longtime requ...

The federal drug pricing program 340B helps hospitals and clinics in Virginia and across the nation care for underserved patients by requiring pharmaceutical companies to offer prescription discounts ...

At the center of Bansley v. Nardo is an argument that the clerk of the House of Delegates, Paul Nardo, failed to send copies of the amendment to circuit court clerks across the state — a longtime requ...

Virginia U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat who carried provisions of the housing bill, emphasized that potential path forward on Thursday despite what he called Trump’s “temper tantrum.”

As thousands of Virginians with certain past felony convictions remain in a voting registration limbo, civil rights groups filed a motion on June 18 seeking an expedited remedy.The groups accused elec...

Energy consumption tax will reap $1.2 for the state over the biennium

From support for legislation and ballot referendums to helping states stockpile  abortion and miscarriage management drug mifepristone, a growing cohort of governors are banding together as the Reprod...

Lawmakers present different ideas on how the state should fund key priorities in healthcare and education, while data centers’ tax exemption remains a sticking point.

“In a day and age where we all have, rightfully, a lot of cynicism about Congress and its ability to act, this seems like a bipartisan action on an issue that needs action,” VanValkenburg said.

The bulk of the cases are babies and children younger than 12, aligning with how some parents were more likely to follow anti-vaccine trends that emerged in the earlier 2000s and have resurfaced more ...

After 10 days spent detained at Dulles International Airport, Ghanaian asylum seeker Anabella Gyasi and her son will go back to her home country. A judge with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern D...

Emergency hearing set for Alexandria federal court on May 29.

A five-year effort to curb drug prices through a Prescription Drug Affordability Board just faced its third veto between two governors, as Abigail Spanberger formally rejected the measure Tuesday.  Th...

Abortion opponents have long considered that law, dubbed the Comstock Act, as a possible vehicle to enact a national ban of the procedure.

The work they helped lead has garnered state dollars, legislative support and public praise, but their community-rooted organizations weren’t selected to reap any of the funds.

Two years before Dr. Cerina Fairfax was shot and killed by her husband, former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, she had tried to leave him. Six years before police say he fatally shot his wife and hi...

Congressional Republicans say they are taking steps on health care — but Democrats counter that previous efforts are already costing Virginians coverage and putting hospitals under strain. Republicans...

Gov. Abigail Spanberger this week signed several immigration-related bills into law and proposed changes to others, clarifying how Virginia agencies can work with federal immigration authorities and s...

“It's a temporary measure for an extraordinary moment,” he said of Virginia’s proposal to redraw its map.

As Virginians, and Americans nationwide, face premium spikes in the Affordable Care Act marketplace after Congress failed to renew subsidies, many are weighing the cost of coverage against paying rent...

More than 2 million Virginians rely on state social services like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, while about 400,000 Virginians get their health insurance through the stat...

Addressing housing affordability and stock issues was a Spanberger campaign promise as Democrats made gains in state government last year.

The bills will establish an advisory panel to examine data and ensure that federal drug pricing caps are applied to state-regulated health insurance plans if signed into law.

At the core of a new Bedford County-based lawsuit challenging Virginia's pending reproductive rights amendment is an allegation that House of Delegates Clerk Paul Nardo failed to send copies of the am...

Lawsuit claims abortion ballot initiative is invalid because Virginia’s House of Delegates did not distribute it to all circuit court clerks and post it for public inspection three months prior to the...

While some companies label ingredients used to make menstrual health products like tampons or pads, many disclose little about the chemicals their products contain.

Two men with deep experience in health care policy and practice have recently been tapped to oversee Virginia’s public health agencies, as health care remains a top concern for residents and an ongoin...

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The agreement — which stems from Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration —  had effectively placed state law enforcement under federal control and supervision to conduct civil immigration enforcement.