Community Survey finds that more than half of Virginia families with children face food insecurity , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury September 22, 2026
Government Taylor aims to rein in private equity in healthcare, restore Medicaid funding and ACA subsidies , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury September 15, 2026
Government Wittman, running again in VA-01, supports Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense spending budget , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury September 14, 2026
Government Wittman voted 60 times to undo the Affordable Care Act. Then he backed extending its subsidies. , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury September 4, 2026
Government Spanberger orders state agencies to prepare for Medicaid, SNAP changes , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury August 26, 2026
Government Va. health dept. improves nursing home inspection backlog, reforms sanction criteria for facilities , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury August 22, 2026
Government As Va. officials weigh data center pushback, report details industry’s public service funding , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury August 17, 2026
Government Va.’s vaccine recommendations, requirements won’t change after Trump order, officials say , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury August 14, 2026
Government Kaine pitches reforms for drug pricing program supporting underserved patients, safety net providers , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury August 7, 2026
Health ER visits by uninsured patients in Virginia hospitals spiked by 8% last year , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury July 21, 2026
Real Estate Late on rent? New Virginia law gives tenants more time and protection from eviction , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury July 20, 2026
Health Wash your veggies: A parasite causing cramps and diarrhea is on the rise in Virginia , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury July 17, 2026
Government Legal challenge seeking to block Virginia’s reproductive rights constitutional amendment dismissed , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury July 15, 2026
Business Virginia climbs to third spot in CNBC ‘Top States for Business’ rankings , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury July 10, 2026
Government Virginia’s reproductive rights amendment faces legal challenges over procedural step, language , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury July 3, 2026
Government Virginia to fund cancer screening program for firefighters , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury July 1, 2026
Government Virginia legislators advance $205 billion budget including new tax on data centers , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury , and Samantha Willis, Virginia Mercury June 23, 2026
Government Some former felons, eligible to vote this summer, are in registration limbo , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury June 18, 2026
Government Spanberger joins governors in Reproductive Freedom Alliance, signs related Va. bills into law , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury June 18, 2026
Government Injunction pauses ‘unconstitutional’ USDA conditions for SNAP, WIC funding to Virginia, other states , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury June 11, 2026
Government Some Virginians with past felonies can apply to seal their records, starting next month , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury June 11, 2026
Community Aging at home drives growing demand for Virginia caregivers , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury June 4, 2026
Government New law will enhance emergency response for people with disabilities , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 29, 2026
Government Kratom product sales to be regulated in Virginia , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 27, 2026
Health ‘Not alone’: Va. health agencies launch postpartum depression resource campaign , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 26, 2026
Government Virginia inches closer to allowing single-stairwell multi-unit buildings , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 18, 2026
Government Spanberger vetoes bills allowing public employees to collectively bargain working conditions, wages , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 16, 2026
Government Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 12, 2026
Health Public health officials warn of rise in measles, as Va. hantavirus patient under monitor , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 8, 2026
Government Va. hemp growers worry about the future of their industry amid state and federal shifts , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 8, 2026
Health These Black maternal health groups laid groundwork for perinatal grants, then they were left out , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 5, 2026
Government Thousands of Virginians will regain the right to vote next month , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 4, 2026
General Assembly 2026 New court challenge targets Virginia abortion amendment ballot language , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 1, 2026
Health Bilingual telehealth service launches in Virginia and West Virginia , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury April 30, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Cerina and Justin Fairfax tragedy underscores new Va. laws that could help prevent similar violence , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury April 28, 2026
Government Spanberger marks first 100 days with focus on healthcare, housing and energy affordability , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury April 28, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Va. lawmakers OK governor’s tweaks to major energy bills, reject health and labor bill amendments , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury , and Samantha Willis, Virginia Mercury April 23, 2026
Government A new law will make it easier to build a tiny house in your back yard, starting next year , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury April 16, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Governor pitches amendments to Prescription Drug Affordability Board bill that some say ‘nullify’ it , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury April 14, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Slate of new Virginia laws address health care and housing affordability , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury April 10, 2026
Government Funding cuts, state error strain Virginia’s HIV care system , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury April 7, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia civil rights leaders decry ‘misinformation’ in redistricting fight , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury April 2, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia lawmakers send contraception-access bills to governor’s desk , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury April 2, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Spanberger signs first wave of bills targeting health care, housing and energy cost , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury April 1, 2026
Government Planned Parenthood presses Virginia to restore state funding for contraception program , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury March 31, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Republican state lawmakers propose three-month gas tax holiday in Virginia , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury March 30, 2026
General Assembly 2026 On 16th anniversary of Affordable Care Act, Va.’s federal lawmakers and health leaders weigh risks , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury March 25, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Here’s how Va. lawmakers suggest the next state budget handle federal health care funding fallout , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury March 21, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Housing bills to boost supply, protect tenants on way to Spanberger’s desk , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury March 18, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia joins states challenging Trump admin regulations that limit free birth control access , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury March 13, 2026
