Not even the rain could put out this union leader's fire. Listen in as he calls out the Trump administration for threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers once the shutdown is eventually over.
As Carly puts it, Virginia's health care system is in crisis mode. Massive funding cuts are taking its toll on rural hospitals, and the government shutdown is leaving both patients and doctors in limbo.
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As abortion bans sweep across the South, Virginia has become a critical destination for patients seeking care. According to new data, VA saw the largest increase in abortions last year—up by more than 5,500, with nearly 25% coming from out of state.
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Retired Midlothian family physician Dr. Susan Miller told a crowd at a contraception roundtable recently that she's seen firsthand how birth control changes lives—from reducing abortion and poverty to lowering cancer risks and treating conditions like ovarian cysts. She also made a point to note that "pregnancy is significantly more dangerous to women than birth control is."
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At a roundtable in Midlothian, advocates, doctors, and community members warned that contraception rights could be Virginia’s next political battlefield.
For Janicka Fernandez, the issue is personal. She spent $486 for three months of birth control—a figure so high she actually understated it at the roundtable.
She also told the room that losing access would be like taking away lifesaving medication.
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As AI data centers expand in Northern parts of the state, Virginians like Julie Kimmel are speaking out about how the negative effects of air pollution will impact communities like hers.
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Richmond’s local head of the NAACP is fired-up after city elections officials sent 283 voters the wrong ballots for their House of Delegates races, with five already cast and unchangeable.
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RFK Jr., our Health and Human Services secretary, refused to acknowledge the scale of American deaths due to COVID-19 or the impacts of the vaccine.
Sen. Mark Warner was having none of it.
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New FBI data shows Virginia ranked 11th in the nation for elder fraud last year, with seniors losing more than $106 million to scams—many of which began with fake tech support calls, romance schemes, or impersonation scams online. As these fraud tactics grow more sophisticated, families are often left picking up the pieces.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer, says the state needs stronger enforcement and tech accountability. While a bipartisan law helps banks flag suspicious activity, platforms like Facebook and Google remain largely untouched by regulation. The FBI is urging vigilance—and encouraging all victims or witnesses to report potential scams to https://bit.ly/31W3RDG or call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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Leslie Mehta, who's running for a seat in the House of Delegates (D-73), says she's concerned about Virginia families being able to access the reproductive care they need, particularly IVF, which can be costly.
The topic hits close to home for Mehta: During a recent roundtable discussion on contraception, she shared her personal experience with reproductive care in Virginia, describing miscarriages, fibroids, two children conceived through IVF, and a hysterectomy.
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