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Virginia Lawmakers Push Bipartisan Bill to Expand Use of 529 Savings Plans
Under Virginia’s 529 savings plan, families who’ve built up accounts for years to help with college savings have found out they can’t be used for technical training or other atypical four-year programs. Now, Virginia lawmakers want to help change that.
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Study Finds Virginia Underfunds K-12 Schools, Recommends Spending Billions More
Virginia’s complicated formula for funding K-12 schools needs an overhaul in order for the state to adequately fund public education, according to the results of a major legislative study presented Monday.
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One Republican Senator Is Blocking 265 Military Promotions, Leaving the Marines Without a Confirmed Leader
Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s decision means these military officers are not getting the pay raises they’re owed, cannot move their families to wherever they’re going to be stationed next, and cannot enroll their children in new schools.
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Virginians Could Be Paying Less for Prescription Drugs. Here’s Why We’re Not.
A bipartisan measure that would help Virginians save money on their prescription drugs was quietly killed in the Republican-controlled House of Delegates earlier this year.
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Virginia’s Mental Health Hotline One Year Later
One year later, the 988 system in Virginia has seen “a lot of improvements” but still faces some issues.
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Youngkin Caves to Far-Right Website Over Helping Virginia’s LGBTQ+ Youth
Within hours of an inquiry from the Daily Wire, an infamous right-wing website co-founded by conservative extremist Ben Shapiro, Virginia’s governor quietly removed LGBTQ+ youth resources from state websites.
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Most of Youngkin’s Learning Recovery Grants Went to Higher-Income Households
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s $60 million initiative to “combat severe learning losses” associated with the pandemic primarily benefited higher-income households, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
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Noncompete Clauses Trap Virginia Workers. Could They Soon Be Banned?
Workers in the commonwealth have publicly described noncompetes as “exploitative and coercive,” “devastating for workers,” “WRONG,” and as measures that “hurt the average middle class professional.”
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Report: Race, Ethnicity and Address Biggest Predictors of Premature Death in Northern Virginia
A new report this month by the Center on Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University shows race, ethnicity and neighborhood are the biggest predictors of whether a Northern Virginian will die before reaching the age of 75. Furthermore, those factors had a greater impact on whether people lived or died during the COVID-19 pandemic…
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25 States Americans Visit the Most
Stacker has ranked the top 25 by the percentage of U.S. adults who have already made a visit. Check the rankings to see if your next destination is among these popular choices, or find your next adventure as you scroll.
