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As feds suggest easing coal ash clean up regulations, Va. maintains stringent standards
By: Shannon Heckt | Virginia Mercury In a continued push to revamp the coal industry, President Donald Trump’s administration recently...
Read moreDetailsEvictions fell slightly in 2025, report finds, but some areas saw upticks, including Virginia
Richmond, Virginia’s eviction filing rate was 24%, more than double the national filing rate of areas tracked in the report....
Read moreDetails10 questions and answers about Virginia’s redistricting referendum
Voters will decide Tuesday whether to allow new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 elections after months of legal and...
Read moreDetailsBen & Jerry’s backs 420 clemency push, supports Virginia bill
The company reached out to the Last Prisoner Project in 2025 and launched “420 For Freedom,” a national clemency initiative...
Read moreDetailsNational Guard ‘follows the Constitution,’ general says of troops possibly deployed to polls
By: Jonathan Shorman | Virginia Mercury The National Guard’s top general told Congress on Friday that it would follow the...
Read moreDetailsEarly poll is sobering for Spanberger, but it’s a wake-up call, not an epitaph
Bob Lewis | Virginia Mercury The first report card on Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s still brand-new term is in, and she...
Read moreDetailsHealth care fight intensifies as Congress weighs GOP-backed insurance changes
Republican lawmakers tout lower premiums through association health plans, while Democrats warn of rising costs and coverage losses tied to...
Read moreDetailsValley Health changes staffing contracts, trims service citing ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The adjustments are meant to save the health system millions as it navigates shifting federal health policy By: Charlotte Rene...
Read moreDetailsConservation groups raise alarm as Potomac River named most endangered in the nation
By: Shannon Heckt | Virginia Mercury The Potomac River, otherwise known as “the nation’s river,” has been named the most...
Read moreDetails‘Shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock’: Democrats in Congress question RFK Jr. priorities
By: Jennifer Shutt | Virginia Mercury WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testified before Congress...
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