Virginia Dems advance bill through Senate to provide taxpayer-backed health insurance to illegal immigrants
Democrats in the Virginia state Senate voted to advance a bill providing taxpayer-backed health insurance to illegal immigrants on a party-line vote.Story continues
VA Disability Benefits: Support For Surviving Spouse, VA Ratings For PTSD And Precise Diagnosis...
VA disability benefits are an essential lifeline for handicapped veterans along with their families, supporting not only the individual but also the welfare of...
Families with loved ones under nursing home care concerned over complaint process in Maryland
Some families who rely on nursing homes to take care of loved ones, who can't get the same kind of care at home, are...
Lawmakers advance bill to teach high school students how to reverse opioid overdose
Bills to help educate juveniles and prevent fatal overdoses amid the opioid epidemic have advanced in the General Assembly. The bipartisan measure Senate Bill...
A win-win: addressing Va.’s mental health workforce shortage and getting people addiction help
(Getty Images) Any bill that gets signed into law in 2024 must first earn the support of both Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin...
VA updating outreach work in effort to end benefits gap for Black vets
Veterans Affairs officials will overhaul its outreach efforts to transitioning troops and new veterans as part of an effort to close gaps in disability...
A small fish is at the center of a big fight in the Chesapeake...
On a breezy afternoon, Chris Dollar launched his boat into the Ware River in Gloucester, Virginia. Pulling away from the dock, he pointed to...
Bills that would open the door for utilities to charge customers for nuclear development...
Bills that would allow Appalachian Power and Dominion to seek approval to start charging customers for the costs of developing small modular nuclear...
Bills to ease strain on state mental hospitals advance without ‘bed of last resort’...
Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg is the largest of nine state-run psychiatric hospitals. (Photo courtesy of DBHDS) As Virginia’s General Assembly clears...
$12M in grants to address homelessness; HR organizations weigh in on the impact
Take a look in our shelters, churches and along our streets. There you'll find people facing homelessness. On a given night in...
