
300K Virginians enrolled in expanded Medicaid program
More than 300,000 Virginia adults are enrolled in health coverage and receiving medical services since the Commonwealth expanded its Medicaid program.

More than 300,000 Virginia adults are enrolled in health coverage and receiving medical services since the Commonwealth expanded its Medicaid program.

With an eye to the future, Virginia Tech has launched the SmartFarm Innovation Network to help producers maximize efficiency while sparking a new agricultural and natural resources economy.

Virginia farmers markets are feeling the love thanks to a new campaign to help spread the word about National Farmers Market Week next month.

UVA women’s basketball head coach Tina Thompson has announced her 2019 signing class.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) led a group of 13 members of Congress urging the Department of Labor to immediately investigate chronic violations of workplace safety at all Amazon warehouses,

The ACLU of Virginia has put law enforcement agencies on notice that passive use of automated license plate readers is illegal in Virginia.

Ten community organizations across the state were recently awarded more than $69,000 in Virginia ABC Education and Prevention grants to help reduce underage and high-risk drinking in their communities.

UVA junior Sammy Mueller (Pelham, N.Y.) was named Player of the Year and head coach Julie Myers was voted Coach of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Director’s (VaSID).

Secretary of Health and Human Resources Daniel Carey will participate in additional roundtables with community leaders and advocates to discuss the gun violence emergency in Virginia and commonsense gun safety legislation.

More than $12 million in state funding will be allocated to deploy electric transit buses in three Virginia localities, using nearly $9 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.
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