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Black women continue to die in childbirth at much higher rates than white women. And now, Senator Tim Kaine is hoping to get the United States Senate to…
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As lawmakers prepare to go back to Richmond and put together a revised budget, they’ll be confronting a number of difficult decisions.Last year, Governor…
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Virginia government officials are on the road this fall, listening to the concerns of women across Virginia about delivering babies. It’s an effort aimed…
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The crisis of maternal mortality among African-American women in Virginia continues to raise alarm bells among state officials, although a new report has…
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Virginia is celebrating 50 years of Medicaid this week. The state-run program provides health insurance to the poor. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam…
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This year, lawmakers took action to start collecting data on Virginia’s maternal mortality rate. But, that may end up being just the beginning of the…
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Lawmakers and administration officials in Richmond are working together to try to reduce the number of women dying in childbirth.Virginia’s Department of…
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The blackface scandal may end up derailing the political career of two statewide elected officials.But it may also end up changing policy in…
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When black women give birth in Virginia, they are far more likely to die as a result of the pregnancy than white women.Black women in Virginia are more…