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Virginia Senate puts off budget, Medicaid debate
The date toward a possible government shutdown in Virginia is getting closer, but state senators have again pushed off budget discussions in favor of a committee meeting to discuss a new proposal next week.
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Virginia panel studying coal ash holds its 1st meeting
A panel of Virginia lawmakers is set to convene its first meeting about what should be done with coal ash Dominion Energy has stored at four power plants across the state.
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Virginia senate leader: No shutdown over Medicaid
Tommy Norment, the top Republican in the Virginia State Senate, pledged at a committee hearing Monday that the state will pass a budget before the end of the fiscal year at the end of June. But he didn’t say whether such a plan will include Medicaid expansion.
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No speedy end in sight in Virginia budget impasse
Lawmakers in Virginia have until July 1 to pass a budget or else the government will shut down. The Senate is set to revisit the state budget discussions Monday, but with no set plans when a full budget might be voted on, which House Republicans have called “problematic.”
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How communities around Va. are restoring, reviving black cemeteries
Concerned residents have rallied to restore, record and maintain the history of the many laid to rest. See photos.
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Prince William Co. schools will double recess time after new Va. law
Prince William County, elementary students will soon get twice as much exercise and unstructured time as they currently get — and other school systems will likely add extra playground time.
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Va. school safety committee to hold its first meeting
Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox formed the committee in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school. It will recommend legislation for the General Assembly to consider during next year’s session.
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Centreville students get their law: Va. 911 call centers must accept text messages
Four Centreville High School students proposed a bill that will become law July 1, requiring all Virginia jurisdictions to allow text messages to 911.
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Lawmakers form committee to address school buildings
Virginia lawmakers are forming a panel to address deteriorating school facilities across the state.
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Virginia House passes Medicaid expansion, sends to Senate
The Virginia House of Delegates has approved a state budget that would expand Medicaid eligibility to about 400,000 low-income adults.
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Va. budget standoff to last at least 1 more week, possibly longer
Virginia’s General Assembly will not resolve a standoff over Medicaid expansion and the two-year state budget until at least next week, lawmakers said after they convened Wednesday for a special session.
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Special session on Medicaid, budget to start
Lawmakers in Virginia are returning to the Capitol to debate whether to expand Medicaid in a special session focused on the state budget that is scheduled to start on Wednesday.
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Bill would give Virginia nurse practitioners more autonomy
The Virginia General Assembly passed a bill that would eliminate the requirement that nurse practitioners with a certain amount of clinical experience have a contract with a doctor who oversees them.
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Gov. Northam renews call for Medicaid expansion
Gov. Ralph Northam is renewing his call for the General Assembly to expand Medicaid to cover more low-income Virginians.
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Virginia foster care teens soon can ask to reunite with birthparents
The General Assembly passed and Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation allowing foster care children ages 14 and older to tell a judge whether they want their birthparents to regain custody of them.
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