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Proposed Medicaid cuts condemned at Leesburg town hall
Proposed Medicaid cuts would be ruinous to Loudoun County's most vulnerable individuals, including poor people and adults and children with disabilities. That was the message from panelists and speakers at a May 3 "Medicaid Summit" hosted by Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-10th. Some 120 people attended the town hall event at Leesburg Elementary School, including people with disabilities and their caregivers, parents and grandparents.
Mark Warner warns of negative consequences to slashing intel workforce
Senate Intelligence ranking member Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Sunday warned of long-term fallout for the Trump administration’s looming mass layoffs to the federal intelligence workforce. The Trump administration plans to downsize the government’s most sensitive national security agencies with cuts to 1,200 positions at the CIA and thousands more at other intelligence agencies, the Washington Post reported over the weekend.
Virginia prepares to finalize transgender athlete restrictions
A heated fight over transgender athlete participation in Virginia schools is coming to a head this week, as state high school sports leaders prepare to finalize controversial new restrictions — despite mounting pressure from advocates urging them to reconsider. On Wednesday, the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Executive Committee will meet for the first time since voting nearly two months ago to limit competition in girls’ sports to students assigned female at birth, following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
Youngkin signs Flock surveillance bill into law, creating new regulations on police
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Friday signed into law a bill to regulate an increasing form of mass surveillance — Flock Safety cameras and other license plate readers. The new law sets the stage for another battle in the 2026 legislative session over whether the Flock cameras should be expanded to interstates, bridge-tunnels and other state-maintained roads. The measure, set to go into effect July 1, limits to 21 days how long police and sheriff’s offices can store Flock surveillance data before purging it from their systems.
Governor vetoes bill that would have removed tax exempt status for J.E.B. Stuart site in Patrick County
A bill that would have removed the tax exempt status to the J.E.B. Stuart Preservation Inc. site in Patrick County was vetoed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Friday. House Bill 1699 was introduced by Del. Alex Askew, D-Virginia Beach, and was among the bills on the governor’s desk for final action Friday.
Virginia data center reform bill vetoed by Gov. Youngkin
Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill with bipartisan support Friday that would have required data center applicants and energy utilities to disclose information to local governments on noise and environmental impacts of the project. Under the bill, data center site applicants would have to perform and submit site assessments to examine the noise impact on residents and schools located within 500 feet of the property. It would also allow local governments to require site assessments from applicants to examine the effect of the data center on water and agricultural resources, parks, historic sites and forestland.
House Democrats Are Having a Public Fight About Their Oldest Lawmakers
When then-74-year-old Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly defeated 35-year-old progressive star Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for a top Democratic attack-dog role during President Trump’s second term, he was immediately confronted with questions about his age and health. “I think that’s a false narrative, frankly, propounded by the media,” Connolly said in December, when asked whether his colleagues were effectively rejecting younger voices in the party by electing him as the senior Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform committee. “We’re looking at capability; we’re not looking at age,” he said.
Investigation: MRSA outbreak in Henrico NICU lasted over 3 years, infected 94 babies
An outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant infection MRSA circulated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital for more than three years and infected 94 babies, according to what staff members at the hospital shared with state inspectors. Inspectors with the Virginia Department of Health's (VDH) Office of Licensure and Certification found during a survey completed January 24 that the hospital failed to consistently implement methods to prevent and control the transmission of infections within the hospital.
VPAP Visual Early Voting By House District: June Primaries
Early voting has begun for the June 17 primaries. Check back daily for the latest count of early ballots cast, broken down by House of Delegates districts. The data include votes for statewide, House, and local primaries where available, so there may be votes in districts that do not have a House primary.
‘Don't get discouraged’: State Republican chair says politics can turn on a dime
As Gov. Glenn Youngkin shifts course and pledges to support the entire GOP ticket after asking the party’s nominee for lieutenant governor to withdraw a week ago, Republican leaders in Virginia are telling the party’s grass roots to keep their hopes up because the general election is still six months away. During this election year, Republicans also will be dealing with forecasts that see Virginia’s economy lagging in 2025 due to major cuts in federal government spending and growing unemployment.