The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina’s state employee health plan and the coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid.
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The University of Virginia today opened a new building that will house the nation’s first School of Data Science, bankrolled by business school graduate Jafffray Woodriff.
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A group of students, faculty and community members are gathered on Virginia Tech’s campus today. They’re joining students at campuses across the country who are protesting the war in Gaza.
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Virginia's teacher vacancy rate has been stagnant for the last two years, and it’s worse than the 2021-22 school year when it was closer to 3%.
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Primaries for Congress are only a few weeks away, and new fundraising numbers are giving an indication of where the race stands.
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Primaries top the list of political topics in the news over the last few days.Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.
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You may have heard the buzz in the media that 13-year cicadas will begin emerging across the South this week, until mid-June. But only a handful of Virginia counties are likely to see them.
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While the spirit of the lab school program is supported by many, the funding—directly from the state and given to public and private colleges— has been a source of budget fights.
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For some people, retirement means a chance to travel the world, while others prefer to stay home and play pickleball or golf. For Robert Hale, however, it’s been a very different experience. He crisscrosses the Commonwealth each week, sometimes driving more than a thousand miles to visit and counsel incarcerated people.
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Charlottesville will start its celebration of wine week Friday with a variety of events planned. About 20% of Virginia’s wine is produced in and around the city where Thomas Jefferson dreamed of launching an industry. And that dream appears to be coming true.
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This summer, a new law will go into effect, and it may mean you pay a higher electric bill — money that will go toward development of nuclear power.
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