Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not “ forget about me and the other American Detainees.”… Continue Reading
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
Flight Cancellations Ease Slightly as July 4 Weekend Ends
Travelers flying home from July Fourth getaways faced flight delays Monday, but airlines were canceling fewer flights than in the days leading up to the holiday weekend.… Continue Reading
Immigration Detention Facility Near Empty in California
A sprawling, privately run detention center in the wind-swept California desert town of Adelanto could house nearly 2,000 migrants facing the prospect of deportation. These days, though, it’s nearly empty.… Continue Reading
6 Dead, 30 Hurt in Shooting at Chicago-Area July 4 Parade
A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said.… 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
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