The appearance reprised his visit to the Washington County town during the campaign in October.
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Hundreds of thousands of Virginians could lose insurance coverage if Medicaid expansion is rolled back
Since the November election, Republican leaders at the federal level have shown themselves to be open to making cuts to Medicaid.
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Sherman Lea talks about working with kids, serving as mayor — and how close he came to being a Dallas Cowboy
Sherman Lea retired recently after spending 20 years on the Roanoke City Council, eight of them as mayor.
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Fralin Biomedical officials await answers on NIH funding
The Trump administration has ordered a halt for now to National Institutes of Health grants.
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Stanley bill to explore dental school in Southwest or Southside advances
The incentive package for the Microporous plant in Pittsylvania County moved forward. So did a proposal to study a possible Secretary of Rural Affairs.
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Roanoke City Council to choose among 3 candidates for open seat
The council will interview Kathy Cohen, Evelyn Powers and Trish White-Boyd on Feb. 3.
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The death of his infant son leads Head to introduce a bill
The Botetourt County state senator said the issue of stillbirths was “near and dear” to his heart.
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Senate committee kills Peake’s bill to shorten early voting period
Stanley’s bill on baboons used in animal testing advances. Suetterlein’s contraception bill fails.
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Trump names Mark Christie, former SCC chair, to lead Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
He served on the state commission that regulates utilities for nearly 17 years and was once counsel to then-Gov. George Allen.
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At Head’s request, committee strikes his bill that would ban ‘obscene materials’ in public libraries, schools
The bill had been inspired by a dispute in Botetourt County.