Virginia

Latest from Virginia

1. Children are not products. Arcadia demands limits on surrogacy

   At an October 16 bail hearing, prosecutors described children kept indoors for years, sharpening the case for Congress to put child safeguards ahead of commercial surrogacy.

   Also filed under Los Angeles County, California, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida

2. Davidson says Arlington memorial removal was about political power

   The Army’s final design plans advance the memorial’s return, reviving Davidson’s claim that its removal under Biden was about political power, not racial reconciliation.

   Also filed under Arlington County

3. In another major victory for American families,

   Virginia families on Medicaid or CHIP now face a coverage cutoff, and state lawmakers may consider whether to replace the federal funding in 2027.

4. Virginia’s substitute-teacher bar is too low for parents

   A Loudoun jury's four-count verdict brings urgency to Virginia's rule: non-licensed substitutes need only be 18 with a diploma.

   Also filed under Loudoun County

5. Fairfax and Arlington are fighting to keep gender-identity rules in girls’ facilities

   The Fourth Circuit returned the case on jurisdiction alone; neither ruling cleared the districts’ rules, which put girls’ privacy at stake.

   Also filed under Fairfax County, Arlington County

6. MS NOW falsely reports Patel landed in Russia, then corrects the error

   After the correction, Mollie Hemingway accused reporter Ken Dilanian of helping fabricate the Russia-collusion hoax in an October 15 post on X.

7. Virginia parents should vote no on both amendments

   Virginia’s Nov. 3 ballot would add abortion protections to the state constitution and write new marriage rules into its highest law.

8. Fairfax schools must stop cutting parents out of students’ social transitions

   The Fourth Circuit can decide whether Fairfax parents may challenge a school policy that lets staff facilitate student social transitions without parental consent.

   Also filed under Fairfax County

9. CMS ends Medicaid and CHIP funding for sex-change procedures on minors

   The rule took effect Oct. 13, but states can still use their own funds and federal matching can continue for up to six months for some existing hormone therapy.

   Also filed under Montana, Colorado, Arizona

10. Starting Tuesday, Taxpayers Stop Paying to Transition Kids. Even Democratic Virginia Is Complying.

    The federal cutoff takes effect Oct. 13; Virginia is implementing it, while Maine directs providers to use state-only funds for covered claims.

    Also filed under Maine

11. Virginia State must scrap its unconstitutional Christian-club policy

    The policy puts Christian ministries under university control while the Muslim Student Association remains independent, a written double standard Virginia State should end.

12. Albemarle Parents Are Right: A School That Punishes Reporting Has Already Failed Its Families

    Three Albemarle school officials face charges alleging they failed to report abuse; police say staff feared retaliation, and parents are demanding answers.

    Also filed under Albemarle County

13. James Copenhaver dies two years after Butler shooting

    His death brings the Butler attack’s human toll back into focus as The Federalist cites a poll on Democrats’ reactions to a hypothetical assassination.

    Also filed under Pennsylvania