The requirement that Medicaid recipients work was a Republican condition of the program's expansion. But with the new Democrat-controlled General Assembly soon to be seated, Governor Northam no longer plans to enforce it. Virginia residents with Medicaid will not be...
VA Animal Shelter Makes Last Push for ‘Team Tommie’ License Plate
A few more pre-orders and a General Assembly sponsor are all Richmond Animal Care and Control needs to establish a license plate design commemorating Tommie the pit bull. A Virginia animal shelter wants to release a license plate in memory of Tommie the pit bull, who...
Making Sense of Virginia’s Many “Second Amendment Sanctuary” Resolutions
As we approach the start of the 2020 General Assembly session, here's an up-to-date look into an ongoing fight over guns that has the whole Commonwealth concerned. It has been a truly tumultuous month since Virginia’s November elections. Specifically, the...
Women’s Suffrage, Social Media-Style
In their latest exhibit, The Valentine puts a new spin on the fight to gain women the right to vote by imagining it as a social media battle between famous figures of the early 20th century. If you’ve ever wondered what Maggie L. Walker’s social media presence would...
Advocates Call on General Assembly to Abolish Death Penalty
A group led by family members of murder victims is petitioning the General Assembly to abolish Virginia's death penalty, arguing that capital punishment "fails victims' families." Christiansburg resident Rachel Sutphin mourns the loss of two men’s lives every day: her...
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