Home • Virginia Mercury
WEB2 days ago · The Mercury brings you coverage of the commonwealth's biggest issues from a team of veteran Virginia journalists. View our Republishing Guidelines. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization. Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY …
News - Virginia Mercury
WEB4 days ago · BY: Charlie Paullin - September 30, 2024. The death toll from Hurricane Helene’s impact on Southwest Virginia is up to at least two, as another storm forms off the Gulf Coast that could hit the region later this week. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday gave the update on deaths from the storm that hit several states in the …
CDC, Va. health officials tout updated COVID vaccine
WEBAug 28, 2024 · CDC, Va. health officials tout updated COVID vaccine. By: Charlotte Rene Woods - August 28, 2024 5:36 am. An employee of Neighborhood Health, which provides primary care services through multiple health clinics in Fairfax County, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a pediatric patient. The nonprofit led efforts to vaccinate low …
Commentary - Virginia Mercury
WEBSep 18, 2024 · The strange obsession with low birth rates. BY: Ivy Main - August 20, 2024. The human population of the Earth passed 8 billion in 2022, up from 7 billion in 2011 and less than 2 billion just a century ago. The United Nations projects that by 2050, the world will hit 9.7 billion people and continue rising to 10.9 billion in 2100.
5 things to know about Virginia’s newly revealed budget deal
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Teachers are still getting raises. The new budget deal includes state funding to pay for 3% raises for teachers and school support personnel in both years of the budget. Youngkin had proposed more modest pay increases for teachers in his original budget proposal last year, but came around to supporting 3% increases in both years in the …
GOVERNMENT + POLITICS Archives - Virginia Mercury
WEBBY: Charlotte Rene Woods - September 19, 2024. Virginia’s Office of Emergency Medical Services is considering several reforms to get the agency back on track, following an audit that confirmed a deficit of $33 million and over $4 million in fraudulent charges from a former director in the department. OEMS is currently part of the Virginia ...
About - Virginia Mercury
WEBThe Virginia Mercury is an independent, nonprofit online news organization covering state government and policy. The Mercury launched in 2018 to bring a fresh perspective to coverage of the state’s biggest political and policy issues and fill the gaps in statehouse reporting created by a shrinking media industry. The Mercury is an affiliate of States […]
13 things to watch in the 2024 Virginia General Assembly session
WEBJan 10, 2024 · The Virginia state Capitol in Richmond. (Sarah Vogelsong/Virginia Mercury) There’s a new building. A new tunnel. And lots of new politicians. The Virginia General Assembly will convene in Richmond today to begin its 2024 legislative session, a 60-day work period that’s supposed to end with a new, two-year state budget.
Briefs Archive • Virginia Mercury
WEBSep 25, 2024 · State emergency department audit finds $33 million deficit, $4 million embezzlement. BY: Charlotte Rene Woods - September 19, 2024. Virginia’s Office of Emergency Medical Services is considering several reforms to get the agency back on track, following an audit that confirmed a deficit of $33 million and over $4 million in …
NEWS TO KNOW Archives • Virginia Mercury
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Shuttered Va. Boar’s Head plant workers speak out after listeria outbreak and more state headlines BY: Staff Report - September 16, 2024 • “Virginia voters support school cellphone bans, Post-Schar School poll finds.”—Washington Post • “Employees speak out after Virginia Boar’s Head plant announces shut down.”—WRIC • “Maryland, …
- Some results have been removed