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Del. Margaret Ransone’s House Bill 1750, which expands access to investigational drugs for terminally ill patients, passed from the House Health Welfare and Institutions Committee this morning.
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Do you trust the federal government? An overwhelming majority of America doesn’t. That widely accepted belief hasn’t always been the case.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced the introduction of legislation to enhance the efficiency and the effectiveness of the Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission.
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The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today released its first national report assessing the status of state legislation affecting LGBT equality across America.
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Candidate Terry McAuliffe campaigned on a platform of building a new Virginia economy. His theme clearly resonated with voters who elected him and with those who were concerned with Virginia’s sluggish recovery from the Great Recession.
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Governor McAuliffe today recognized the work of the Task Force on Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse, which has produced six pieces of legislation addressing heroin and opiate abuse to be considered during the 2015 General Assembly.
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New coverage options offered by the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces provided potential benefits for the increasing number of Americans who were shouldering high medical cost burdens prior to the ACA.
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The activist group CODEPINK will be hosting a “super delegation” of 150 people to Cuba to mark the recent thawing in U.S.-Cuba relations, particularly the easing of travel restrictions.
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The 2015 Session of the General Assembly is underway. This is a short session, scheduled to adjourn on February 28, 2015, so the work will be fast and furious.
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Today, rather than taking a vote on SB1277 Contraceptive Equity, members of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee referred the bill to the Health Insurance Reform Commission, thus delaying substantive reform for the year.
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