Author: Nada Hassanein
Judge rejects bid from Virginia, other states to block Medicaid work rules
States will have to meet a Jan. 1 deadline to implement new Medicaid work requirements, after a federal judge denied 25 Democratic-led states’ request to pause implementation of the rule. The broad tax and spending law President Donald Trump signed last summer, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, requires states
Virginia is center of the battle for U.S. House and more headlines
• “Democrats’ big Virginia plans were foiled, but it’s still at the center of the battle for the House.” — NBC News • “As Trump promotes critical mineral mining, a company eyes the seafloor in Coastal Virginia.” — Inside Climate News • “Former Va. House candidate sentenced in $225,000 pandemic
Virginia votes Tuesday: Everything you need to know about the 2026 primary elections
Virginians will head to the polls Tuesday for the 2026 primary elections, nearly two months later than usual after this year’s congressional redistricting referendum and the uncertainty over which map would govern the races delayed the state’s traditional June nomination contest. More than 30 candidates are competing in the GOP
Anti-Slapp law plays role in backing Va. teacher and parent targeted by false online accusations
A Northern Virginia court in June rejected social media efforts to damage the reputation of a teacher and parent, awarding them more than $1 million in combined damages. Robert Rigby Jr., a longtime educator and advocate for LGBTQ+ students, said after the leader of conservative political action committee Virginia Project
Democrats eye battleground Virginia seat as key to flipping House
(The Center Square) – In the fight to take back control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November’s midterms, Democrats are zeroed in on Virginia’s 2nd congressional district, a seat they view as a prime target to seize from Republicans. Tuesday’s primary election in Virginia will determine whether former U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va.,…
Virginia’s 5th Congressional District heads to contested primaries
(The Center Square) – Virginia voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose party nominees for U.S. Senate, congressional seats and local offices, with the commonwealth’s only congressional district featuring contested primaries in both parties helping shape the November ballot. Republicans will nominate a challenger to Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, while voters in…
Virginia senators request special session to act on ’deeply alarming’ groundwater report
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality released its 117-page legislative report on the state’s groundwater supply east of Interstate 95 this week, which revealed significant levels of strain on the eastern aquifers that could put clean drinking water at risk. “Groundwater supply east of I-95 is constrained, and current projections
Spanberger restores voting rights to more than 60,000 Virginians
Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored voting and other civil rights to more than 60,000 Virginians since taking office in January, reversing the more restrictive restoration process adopted by her predecessor and reopening voting access for thousands of people with past felony convictions, her administration said Friday. The 66,085 Virginians whose
Senators urge special session after groundwater report
(The Center Square) – Two state senators are asking Gov. Abigail Spanberger to call a special session of the General Assembly after a newly released state report found groundwater supplies in eastern Virginia may not support major new withdrawals under current regulations. In a letter Thursday, Sens. Richard Stuart, R-King George, and Russet Perry, D-Loudoun,…
Virginia legislator was allowed to use campaign funds for her defense. So she did.
State Sen. Louise Lucas, the powerful Portsmouth Democrat, used $300,000 in campaign funds to contribute to her legal defense fund and hire a law firm following an FBI raid in May on her businesses in Portsmouth. That’s a sizable amount. What The Virginian-Pilot article should have noted higher in the
