WASHINGTON — The first federal government shutdown in seven years has left hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed and members of the public struggling to understand what’s open, what’s closed and what might be delayed. States Newsroom’s Washington, D.C. Bureau scoured agency plans published by the Trump administration and the courts, and produced this guide to

HCA Virginia plans to open three freestanding emergency rooms by the middle of next year in the city of Richmond as well as Henrico and Loudoun counties. Officials say the facilities will help reduce emergency department wait times at other hospitals both in and outside of the HCA umbrella. While celebrating the groundbreaking of the

One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct their decision-making behind closed doors. While the Virginia Freedom of Information Act presumes all government business is by default public and requires officials to justify why exceptions should be made, too many Virginia leaders in

• “More turmoil at Virginia US attorney’s office following Comey indictment: 2 top prosecutors fired, sources say.” — ABC News  • “Home to 80k federal workers, this Virginia county feels the shutdown’s impact.” — NPR • “Virginia’s Supreme Court re-overturns 2021 contempt conviction.” — VPM • “4 Democrats have announced as candidates for Virginia’s 5th

The ACLU of Virginia has filed a class action lawsuit accusing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of unlawfully detaining young people in the commonwealth who already have, or are in the process of obtaining, legal protections that Congress created to shield them from deportation. The case, Sarmiento et al. v. Crawford et al., was