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What you need to know about Medicaid expansion in North Carolina

North Carolina leaders announced Sept. 25 that Medicaid expansion will begin to roll out on Dec. 1.

Sen. Mark Warner spoke in Norfolk on Oct. 2. (Image: Laura Philion)

Warner visits Norfolk to highlight shutdown risks, urges Congress to pass permanent budget

Sen. Mark Warner visited Norfolk after the Senate temporarily averted a shutdown last week.

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Enrollment is growing at Virginia HBCUs. But they face historic underfunding.

As enrollment drops at many Virginia higher education institutions, the state’s two public historically Black colleges and universities offer a bright spot, with steady student increases.

A view of a newly constructed tunnel in Hampton Roads. (Photo courtesy of HRBT Expansion Project)

State’s financial commitments to Hampton-Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion could increase with delays

Virginia could amend its agreement with the contractor for the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion to increase the state’s financial commitments after being told the project could be delayed by nearly two years.

Democrat Kimberly Pope Adams and Republican incumbent Kim Taylor are facing off for control of Virginia’s House District 82 seat. (Courtesy of Adams and Taylor campaigns)

House District 82 race: Democrat Adams vs. Republican incumbent Taylor

Petersburg has traditionally been a city where Democrats control local politics, but ahead of the House District 82 election in November, recent efforts by Republicans could influence one of the state’s most competitive races.

Hampton Roads Transit will relocate its Portsmouth transfer hub due to construction downtown. (Image courtesy of Hampton Roads Transit)

Bus routes move to make room for Portsmouth parking garage reconstruction

The city is demolishing a parking garage that abuts the transfer point for six bus routes.

Connecting Kids with Nature: Poquoson Elementary School’s Learning Garden

The Learning Garden at Poquoson Elementary School is an outdoor space where students can observe plant and animal life and learn about science and environmental topics.

E-2 Hawkeye lands on board the USS George Washington, Sept. 15, 2023. Photo by Steve Walsh

After 11 deaths, USS Washington trying to turn the corner on suicides

Eleven sailors died during the carrier's grueling six-year maintenance in Newport News, but finding solutions has been expensive.

George Hawkins Jr. speaks with reporters on Friday outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Richmond. (Photo courtesy - Connor Scribner/VPM News)

Federal judge permits rights restoration lawsuit against Gov. Glenn Youngkin

People convicted of a felony in Virginia lose their rights to vote, serve on a jury and run for office.

The Wash Woods community was formed and sustained largely by colonial-era shipwrecks and evidence of the small community, like headstones, still exists in False Cape State Park. (Photo by Connor Worley)

Haunted Hampton Roads: The story of the deserted Wash Woods community

Shipwrecks kept the small Wash Woods community thriving for years in what is now False Cape State Park.

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