The newly enacted Virginia budget will boost the reimbursement rate to providers of Medicaid dental services by 30%, a move advocates say will help expand the number of providers.… Read more
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Hogan Directs Police to Suspend Maryland Gun Carry Standard
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan directed the state police Tuesday to suspend the state’s “good and substantial reason” standard for permits to carry handguns after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar New York law last month.… Read more
Nonprofit Sues Over Baltimore Police Records Requests
A lawsuit recently filed by a Baltimore nonprofit alleges the city department that handles police records is improperly shielding police misconduct documents.… Read more
VEC to Resume Trying to Collect About $860M in Overpayments
The Virginia Employment Commission is resuming efforts to collect what it says is nearly $860 million in overpayments that went to hundreds of thousands of out-of-work residents.… Read more
Maryland Law Expanding Who Can Perfom Abortion Takes Effect
A Maryland law taking effect Friday will enable nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants who receive special training to perform abortions, as some states seek to expand access to the procedure after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.… Read more
New Virginia Law Stops Early Inmate Releases, Angering Families
Christopher Ford was a baby when his father was sentenced to 28 years in prison for participating in a murder-for-hire scheme that led to the killings of two people at a car dealership.… Read more
Record Low Number Prompt Limits on Chesapeake Bay Crabbing
New restrictions on crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay will take effect this year after the blue crab count plummeted to its lowest level since surveys began in 1990.… Read more
Marijuana, Facial Recognition, Other Laws Take Effect July 1
Most of the legislation passed earlier this year by the divided Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin will take effect Friday.… Read more
Fairfax County Schools Face Judgement in Two Federal Sex Assault Lawsuits
A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with allegations that it ignored students’ accusations of sex assaults are back in front of federal judges.… Read more
Crews Battle Maryland Summer Camp Fire, No Injuries Reported
Crews battled a fire at an overnight summer camp in western Maryland on Wednesday morning, but no injuries were reported, officials said.… Read more
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Category Archives: Local News
Virginia Budget Boosts Dental Medicaid Reimbursement Rates
The newly enacted Virginia budget will boost the reimbursement rate to providers of Medicaid dental services by 30%, a move advocates say will help expand the number of providers.… Continue Reading
Hogan Directs Police to Suspend Maryland Gun Carry Standard
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan directed the state police Tuesday to suspend the state’s “good and substantial reason” standard for permits to carry handguns after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar New York law last month.… Continue Reading
Nonprofit Sues Over Baltimore Police Records Requests
A lawsuit recently filed by a Baltimore nonprofit alleges the city department that handles police records is improperly shielding police misconduct documents.… Continue Reading
VEC to Resume Trying to Collect About $860M in Overpayments
The Virginia Employment Commission is resuming efforts to collect what it says is nearly $860 million in overpayments that went to hundreds of thousands of out-of-work residents.… Continue Reading
Maryland Law Expanding Who Can Perfom Abortion Takes Effect
A Maryland law taking effect Friday will enable nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants who receive special training to perform abortions, as some states seek to expand access to the procedure after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.… Continue Reading
New Virginia Law Stops Early Inmate Releases, Angering Families
Christopher Ford was a baby when his father was sentenced to 28 years in prison for participating in a murder-for-hire scheme that led to the killings of two people at a car dealership.… Continue Reading
Record Low Number Prompt Limits on Chesapeake Bay Crabbing
New restrictions on crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay will take effect this year after the blue crab count plummeted to its lowest level since surveys began in 1990.… Continue Reading
Marijuana, Facial Recognition, Other Laws Take Effect July 1
Most of the legislation passed earlier this year by the divided Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin will take effect Friday.… Continue Reading
Fairfax County Schools Face Judgement in Two Federal Sex Assault Lawsuits
A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with allegations that it ignored students’ accusations of sex assaults are back in front of federal judges.… Continue Reading
Crews Battle Maryland Summer Camp Fire, No Injuries Reported
Crews battled a fire at an overnight summer camp in western Maryland on Wednesday morning, but no injuries were reported, officials said.… Continue Reading