Democratic victories may keep tens of thousands on Medicaid
Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has put on Virginia’s attempt to impose a work requirement on Medicaid expansion beneficiaries on hold.
By Josh Israel - December 05, 2019Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has put on Virginia’s attempt to impose a work requirement on Medicaid expansion beneficiaries on hold.
By Josh Israel - December 05, 2019Kentucky voters replaced their unpopular governor last month with Democrat Andy Beshear.
By Josh Israel - December 04, 2019With the hold, voters have now given Democrats nine more governorships in the Trump era.
By Josh Israel - November 18, 2019Edwards has been praised in the past for helping reform the state criminal justice system more broadly.
By Josh Israel - November 14, 2019It was a week of nationwide electoral wins for Democrats. But that’s only one of the good things that happened this week.
By Nick Vachon - November 08, 2019Women candidates helped lead Democrats to victory on Tuesday.
By Associated Press - November 07, 2019Economic conditions in the state have improved under Gov. John Bel Edwards, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
By Josh Israel - November 07, 2019The gains highlight the growing political power of black, Latino, and Native American voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
By Associated Press - November 07, 2019The gun group spent big trying to keep the Republican legislative majorities in its home state.
By Josh Israel - November 06, 2019Virginia Del. Kathy Tran (D) and every one of her pro-choice colleagues were reelected on Tuesday after being demonized for wanting to protect reproductive freedom.
By Josh Israel - November 06, 2019Democrats in the state also took back the majority in both legislative chambers.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 06, 2019With virtually all votes counted in Kentucky, Democratic challenger Andy Beshear leads incumbent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin by more than 5,000.
By Josh Israel - November 06, 2019Virginia state Sen. Tommy Norment told his constituents Tuesday’s election was over before it started.
By Josh Israel - November 05, 2019Republican challenger Eddie Rispone has repeatedly attacked Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, saying he ‘hurt the reputation of West Point.’
By Josh Israel - November 04, 2019Kentucky has a high-profile governor race, while every state legislator in Virginia is on the ballot on Tuesday.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 04, 2019It’s unclear why Trump decided to jump into the race for Virginia’s 13th Senate District a day before the election.
By Josh Israel - November 04, 2019The state Republican Party is using the same hate-filled playbook that failed in 2017 and 2018.
By Josh Israel - October 24, 2019Bill Drennan, a GOP candidate for Virginia House of Delegates, made a bizarre argument against gun control.
By Josh Israel - October 21, 2019Rep. Ralph Abraham announced a scorched-earth tactic to kick the House speaker out of Congress for doing her job.
By Josh Israel - October 08, 2019GOP leaders in Prince William County did what national Republicans still have not done with Donald Trump.
By Josh Israel - October 02, 2019Days after begging the NRA to reward her for blocking gun action, Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase (R) is now campaigning on her willingness to shoot gun control advocates.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2019