Federal Cuts
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At a Virginia roundtable, advocates warn contraception rights are at risk
At a Monday panel in the Commonwealth, doctors, advocates, and candidates warned that misinformation and new laws could strip away access to birth control for thousands of Virginians.
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Rate of uninsured children up in VA as pandemic-era protections end
The rate of children without health insurance grew in Virginia and across the country, hitting its highest levels in more than a decade, according to a new study.
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Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are 7 tips to help
To control costs, nearly all health insurers use a system called prior authorization, which requires patients or their providers to seek approval before they can get certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions.
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Spanberger speaks: How she’ll fight Medicaid cuts, create more affordable housing, and protect public schools
The Democrat running for governor of Virginia vows to lead Virginians through the crises of the Trump administration.
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Government shutdown could hurt Virginia workers
A government shutdown would mean some civilian federal workers and members of the military in Virginia would work without pay and possibly lead to air travel disruptions.
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Trump cuts threaten longer wait times for Virginia vets, advocates say
Advocates warned President Donald Trump’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs are affecting wait times at VA clinics across the Commonwealth and country.
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Trump removes union protections for VA employees across Virginia
On August 10, Trump revoked the collective bargaining rights of over 370,000 federal employees at the VA. Over 700,000 Virginians are veterans, and thousands more work at VA facilities across the Commonwealth.
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New federal loan limits could derail Virginia students’ path to medical school
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…
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Opinion: The OBBB is a direct attack on reproductive healthcare in Virginia
In the aftermath of the One Big Beautiful Bill’s (OBBB) passage, Virginians must ask: What does this sweeping legislation truly mean for our communities?
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Is Virginia’s #2 Republican trying to wreck your local school? We’ve got the receipts on Winsome Earle-Sears
Here are 4 instances when the Republican running for governor of Virginia has proven she’d make public schools worse.
