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Getting approval for new drugs takes years and costs companies millions of dollars.  What’s more, clinical trials sometimes fail, leaving firms with nothing to show. Now, however, a Virginia company is taking a different approach – looking at drugs that already have FDA approval to see what other conditions they might treat. Sandy Hausman explains.

Across the country, one in every 59 children born today will be diagnosed with autism. Now in Virginia they can no longer be denied coverage by insurance companies. Mallory Noe-Payne has more.

Just in time for Memorial Day, one member of Congress is delivering some good news to members of the armed services. Michael Pope has the story.

Is Virginia headed to a teacher shortage?  Some education leaders in the teaching profession fear so. Michael Pope reports.

Democrats in Virginia are divided about whether to impeach President Trump. Michael Pope reports.

The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed almost 30 years ago. And since then public spaces and businesses have become much more accessible. But that doesn’t mean anything to someone who can’t make it out of their home. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.

Should transgender youth be turned away from homeless shelters? One Virginia member of Congress is taking issue with the Trump administration’s position on that question. Michael Pope reports. Wexton also had this to say on Twitter: As a former prosecutor, I take Congressional testimony very seriously. This week, Secretary Carson lied to me and to […]

Campaign-finance numbers show several members of the General Assembly need to play catch up now that the session has ended. Michael Pope has details.

The politics of climate change are dividing members of Virginia’s Congressional delegation. Michael Pope reports from Capitol Hill.

Should older workers have a higher burden to prove age discrimination? One Virginia congressman says no, and he’s moving forward with a bill to do something about it. Michael Pope reports.