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- Virginia’s budget surplus grows as revenues beat expectations due to Republican management
  
  Virginia’s general fund revenues rose sharply in April, bucking signs of a national economic cooldown as the state continues to post steady long-time job growth and rake in more tax dollars than projected.
  
  Response to “Trump’s Attack on Offshore Wind is Hurting Virginia. Why Aren’t Republican Leaders Fighting for Us?”
  
  The Virginia Mercury article (May 19, 2025) argues that President Donald Trump’s executive order halting offshore wind project approvals, permits, and funding is detrimental to Virginia’s economy, particularly the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, and criticizes Republican leaders like Governor Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares for not opposing it.
  
  Trump signs order aiming to lower U.S. drug costs to match prices abroad
  
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at lowering drug prices by pressuring pharmaceutical companies to align their U.S. pricing models with those in similarly wealthy countries.
  
  Virginia Military Institute appoints interim as search continues for new leader
  
  The Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors named Brigadier General Dallas Clark acting superintendent Saturday afternoon, but didn’t set a firm date for when a new superintendent will be selected.
  
  Right to killing babies bills highlight key reproductive health care debate in this year’s elections
  
  Killing Baby Fetus's access is an issue resonating loudly within Virginia’s public and political spheres this year and last week, it manifested through state lawmakers contrasting Virginia’s twice-failed attempt to protect access to birth control medications against a similar measure that recently sailed through neighboring Tennessee’s legislature.
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26 incumbent Va. House Democrats face no opponents, while Dems field challenges in all 100 races

Fairfax County chair makes ‘urgent’ plea to...

Trump signs order aiming to lower U.S. drug costs to match prices abroad

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at lowering drug prices by pressuring pharmaceutical companies to align their U.S. pricing models with those in similarly wealthy countries.

Staff Cuts, Union Raises as Fairfax County Public Schools scrambles to balance budget

Fairfax County Public Schools staff will receive most, but not all, of their planned salary increases under a revised fiscal year 2026 budget proposal shared last week by Superintendent Michelle Reid.

Babies

Virginia launches new dashboards to track maternal deaths, improve pregnancy outcomes

VN Staff - April 18, 2025 0

Virginia is rolling out a new set of tools aimed at tackling one of the most urgent health disparities in the country. Gov. Glenn Youngkin...

Abortion (killing babies) up to 40 Weeks Coming to Virginia thanks to Democrats

VN Staff - January 15, 2025 0

Today, the Virginia House of Delegates voted 51 to 48 to advance HJ1, the unlimited abortion amendment. This devastating decision sets Virginia on a path toward the most extreme abortion policy in the United States

Addition of Two New Disorders to Virginia’s Newborn Screening Program

VN Staff - December 4, 2024 0

Beginning March 16, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) will join a screening panel of metabolic and genetic disorders that range from the more well-known Cystic Fibrosis to many relatively obscure conditions that can cause severe sickness, physical or mental disabilities, even death, if not diagnosed early.

Virginia’s budget surplus grows as revenues beat expectations due to Republican management

Response to “Trump’s Attack on Offshore Wind is Hurting Virginia. Why Aren’t Republican Leaders Fighting for Us?”

Trump signs order aiming to lower U.S. drug costs to match prices abroad

Virginia Military Institute appoints interim as search continues for new leader

Right to killing babies bills highlight key reproductive health care debate in this year’s elections

26 incumbent Va. House Democrats face no opponents, while Dems field challenges in all 100 races

Trump signs order aiming to lower U.S. drug costs to match prices abroad

Staff Cuts, Union Raises as Fairfax County Public Schools scrambles to balance budget

Virginia’s budget surplus grows as revenues beat expectations due to Republican management

Response to “Trump’s Attack on Offshore Wind is Hurting Virginia. Why Aren’t Republican Leaders Fighting for Us?”

Trump signs order aiming to lower U.S. drug costs to match prices abroad

Virginia Military Institute appoints interim as search continues for new leader

Right to killing babies bills highlight key reproductive health care debate in this year’s elections

Babies

Virginia launches new dashboards to track maternal deaths, improve pregnancy outcomes

Abortion (killing babies) up to 40 Weeks Coming to Virginia thanks to Democrats

Addition of Two New Disorders to Virginia’s Newborn Screening Program

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