Tag: Virginia

In this 2014 photo, traffic moves on the Interstate 495, the Capital Beltway, in Hyattsville, Md., outside Washington, D.C. In spite of the factors in the region's favor, in terms of long-term investment, Amazon should not put its second headquarters in the Washington, D.C. region. After all, its infrastructure is already struggling to adapt to continued population growth. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Beltway Confidential

The Washington Beltway is a terrible choice for Amazon’s HQ2

Garrett Watson · February 27, 2018 8:15 pm

Ralph Northam, who became governor of Virginia in January, ran his campaign on the promise to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam open to ‘carrot approach rather than a stick approach’ on Medicaid

Kimberly Leonard · February 24, 2018 12:06 am

"We don't go into the classroom to enforce the law," Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., said about President Trump's suggestion to get teachers to carry guns in the classroom. "We go to teach. So, that's not an option that I would find acceptable."

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam splits with Trump on arming teachers

Kimberly Leonard · February 23, 2018 11:50 pm

An Amtrak passenger train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck south of Charlottesville, Va. (Zack Wajsgrasu/The Daily Progress via AP)

NTSB: Truck hit by train carrying GOP lawmakers was in railroad crossing even though gates were down

Melissa Quinn · February 21, 2018 8:06 pm

Dr. Dan Lonergan, a pain specialist who also focuses on addiction, left, treats patient Jeff McCoy at his practice in Franklin, Tenn., Monday, June 5, 2017. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy in America fell in 2016, with the rise of heart disease and drug-related overdoses being key factors in the uptick in deaths. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Doctor shortage making it harder to fight opioid abuse, study finds

Robert King · February 21, 2018 7:27 pm

On Friday evening, a protest was held in front of the National Rifle Association's headquarters in Fairfax, Va., in response to the Wednesday school shooting in Lakeland, Fla., where 17 people were killed. (Screenshot via Anna-Lysa Gayle / Twitter)

Protesters rally outside NRA headquarters after Florida shooting

Robert King · February 17, 2018 6:26 pm

Sixty-three percent of voters like President Trump in Alabama, where he has a +29 percent net approval rating, the poll said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Here are the states with the highest and lowest Trump approval ratings

Anna Giaritelli · February 13, 2018 1:18 pm

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., is up for re-election this year in a state that President Trump narrowly won in 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Tammy Baldwin under fire from conservative veterans group’s $1.5 million ad campaign

David M. Drucker · February 6, 2018 10:00 am

Former Vice President Joe Biden and former Attorney General Eric Holder are slated to speak to House Democrats at their retreat in Maryland this week, where party members are expected to establish a 2018 midterm strategy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Eric Holder, Terry McAuliffe, Joe Biden to address House Democratic retreat

Al Weaver · February 5, 2018 10:48 pm

A fundraising page from the NRCC encouraged donors to contribute $10 and enter to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Trump Winery in Charlottesville, Va., which will take place May 11 to May 13. The winner will receive four round-trip plane tickets, a two-night stay at Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery, four tickets to the Mother's Day brunch at the winery, and ground transportation. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

GOP hosts contest to send donors to Trump Winery for Mother’s Day

Melissa Quinn · February 5, 2018 7:55 pm

The VA is turning its back on a potential solution to the opioid epidemic. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

CBD is not marijuana

Steve Danyluk · February 3, 2018 5:01 am

An Amtrak passenger train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck south of Charlottesville, Va. (Zack Wajsgrasu/The Daily Progress via AP)

Paul Ryan on train collision: ‘We pray for the victims and their families’

Melissa Quinn · January 31, 2018 7:07 pm