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Three interesting bills: declawing cats, sewage regulations and on-duty...
A view of the Virginia House of Delegates Chamber in Richmond. (Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury)Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the...
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Amendments establishing single Va. Medicaid pharmacy benefits manager die in...
Stock via Getty ImagesA pair of Virginia budget amendments that would have required the state to contract with a sole prescription management vendor to administer the commonwealth’s Medicaid...
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Virginia dementia registry project poised to become state law
Residents of an Ontario nursing home participate in the Java Music Club (Java at the Village of Erin Meadows: Photography by Dan Abramovici)A Virginia Commonwealth University-led project cataloging...
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Virginia ABC official alleges further retaliation in whistleblower suit
Virginia ABC headquarters. (Meghan McIntyre for the Virginia Mercury) A high level employee of Virginia’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority said in a new court filing that a retaliation campaign...
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Flavored vape products could be pulled from Virginia shelves
(Mechelle Hankerson/The Virginia Mercury)Flavored vape products lacking Food and Drug Administration approval could be pulled from Virginia shelves, as a pair of identical bills head to Gov. Glenn...
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Lawmakers and advocates urge governor to sign prescription drug affordability...
Behind the counter of Walnut Hill Pharmacy, an independent business located in Petersburg. (Meghan McIntyre/Virginia Mercury)Virginia lawmakers and community advocates are urging Gov. Glenn Youngkin to...
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State forestry program purges hundreds of Virginia Callery pear trees
Native trees given to residents from the Department of Forestry in exchange for chopping down a Callery pear tree. (Meghan McIntyre/Virginia Mercury)Both residents and Virginia Department of Forestry...
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Study: Opioid use disorders are undertreated among formerly incarcerated...
(Getty Images)A new Virginia Commonwealth University study shows that opioid use disorders are underdiagnosed and undertreated among formerly incarcerated Virginians enrolled in Medicaid. Among the...
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Virginia ABC ousts CIO responsible for modernizing systems
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority has lost its fourth executive officer in nearly 10 months. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury)The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority has lost its...
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Virginia nonprofit celebrates 20 years of expanding medication access
Del. Rodney Willett, D-Henrico, speaks at Main St. Station in Richmond for Rx Partnership's 20th anniversary event.As the cost of living rises, many low-income Virginians often have to choose between...
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How many Virginians no longer qualify for student loan relief? It’s hard to say.
Virginia Commonwealth University's Cabell Library. (Scott Elmquist / Style Weekly) Questions remain as to how many borrowers in Virginia no longer qualify for federal student loan forgiveness under new...
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Forget to register to vote? Under a new law, you can still cast a ballot.
Voters cast ballots in Richmond at the city registrar's office. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury)Procrastinators who forgot to register to vote by the Oct. 17 deadline but still want to cast their ballot...
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One man has collected more than 8,000 pounds of acorns for Virginia
Mike Ortmeier with 20-lb bags of seed he collected for the Virginia Department of Forestry. (Mike Ortmeier) The start of September may signify to some that fall is coming, but Mike Ortmeier looks...
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Virginia patients impacted by nationwide Adderall shortage, doctors say
A Publix pharmacy manager retrieves medication. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)By Meghan McIntyre / Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — The Food and Drug Administration added Adderall to its drug shortage...
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Richmond sends ambulance to Ukraine
Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources John Littel, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, Ambulances for Ukraine founder Christopher Manson and Richmond Ambulance Authority CEO Chip Decker at the...
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Lawmakers propose creating Chesapeake National Recreation Area
A heron perches on rocks in the James River near Mayo's Island in Richmond. The river is one of many Virginia waterways that impact the Chesapeake Bay. (Sarah Vogelsong/The Virginia Mercury)Maryland...
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Proposal to reduce Virginia cosmetology licensure hours sparks backlash
Elektra Walraven, a licensed cosmetologist who owns a salon in Lynchburg, styling hair for a client. (Photo by Beck Faircloth, courtesy of Elektra Walraven) The General Laws Subcommittee room was...
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Modernizing ABC says counter-service stores are on their way out
Virginia ABC Store 331 in Henrico, one of several stores ABC sees as “sandboxes” for what modernized outposts could look like. (Meghan McIntyre / Virginia Mercury) Grabbing a bottle of Tito’s Vodka,...
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Virginia lawmakers propose legalizing medicinal use of psychedelic mushroom...
Psilocybin mushrooms sit in a fridge on July 18, 2005 in London, England. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)Two Virginia lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow use of the...
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Three interesting bills of the week: declawing cats, antidepressants and the UDC
The Virginia General Assembly convened for its 2023 session in Richmond Jan. 11, 2023. (Sarah Vogelsong / Virginia Mercury) Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In...
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