POLITICS
It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?
Published August 22, 2025
Amid political chatter about vaccines and the government entities that oversee them, it’s understandable to wonder where all this leaves the 2025-26 flu vaccine. In short: Yes, the flu shot is still a thing. And four doctors we spoke to said they recommend you get your flu shot this year.
Youngkin invites AI into the Virginia government—tech experts say it’s a bad idea
Published August 21, 2025
While Gov. Glenn Youngkin says that his new AI pilot program will “unleash Virginia’s economy,” tech experts reveal that it could actually harm Virginia’s residents.
Virginia unemployment rate projected to rise in 2025, 2026
Published August 21, 2025
Virginia workers could be in even more trouble this year unless better policies are put in place to address the affordability crisis.
Trump’s medicaid cuts could make it harder for Virginians to qualify for coverage
Published August 21, 2025
It’s already too hard for Virginians to access health care they are eligible to get. And now Republicans are making it even harder and think everything will be just fine. Watch as state Del. Candi Mundon King sets the record straight on how this system actually works for everyday people.
Youngkin and Trump try to stir up their base by bullying Trans students in VA
Published August 20, 2025
Transgender students in Northern Virginia are being targeted by Gov. Glenn Youngkin and President Trump, again. 🫠
GMU supporters call out Trump-Youngkin attack on higher ed
Published August 19, 2025
On Friday, demonstrators rallied in support of embattled George Mason University president Gregory Washington as he comes under attack from the Trump administration and fellow Republicans for supporting diversity efforts at Virginia’s largest state university.
Manassas job fair draws crowd amid tough labor market
Published August 19, 2025
US Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D—Ashburn) worked with George Mason University to host a job fair at the school’s Science and Technology Campus in Manassas on Friday.
New federal loan limits could derail Virginia students’ path to medical school
Published August 18, 2025
This story by Shalina Chatlani was produced by Stateline and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. Twenty-eight-year-old Michaela Bonner has been working 12-hour shifts as an emergency medical technician in Norfolk, Virginia, for the past four years, while attending and paying for college to finish her prerequisites for medical school. But now that President Donald Trump’s […]
Public school defender Ghazala Hashmi takes on right-wing radio’s Reid for lieutenant governor
Published August 15, 2025
Sen. Ghazala Hashmi went to public schools, and so did her two daughters. Now, the candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia is putting protecting them at the center of her campaign.
Virginia’s economy shows signs of trouble as hiring slows, fewer people quit jobs
Published August 14, 2025
Hiring is slowing in Virginia and fewer people are quitting their jobs as they brace for the possibility of a worsening economy due to the Trump administration’s federal cuts and tariff policies.
Norfolk Botanical Garden worker: Union push ‘brought us all together’
Published August 12, 2025
A majority of the Norfolk Botanical Garden’s workers voted last month 43-23 to form a union with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, or IAM Union.
The Spanberger strategy: Can this Virginia Democrat reset the politics of public education?
Published August 12, 2025
As Abigail Spanberger campaigns for Virginia governor, her strategy on public education could offer a playbook for a party that has struggled to come up with a clear agenda to counter Republicans’ messaging.