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An eighty-year-old federal program allows employers to pay certain adults with disabilities less than minimum wage. Virginia is shutting this program down, and The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the Biden administration aims to eliminate it nation-wide.
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Medicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations
3 days ago · The Biden administration, in its last full weekday in office, is poised to announce the next 15 drugs up for Medicare price negotiation. That means the federal government and the pharmaceuticals industry are about to go head-to-head once again. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...
WMRA Daily 1/14/25
6 days ago · After a delay due to Richmond’s water troubles, the General Assembly is back in session… Governor Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address… We have a special edition of the politics chat with Jeff Schapiro, with analysis of the legislature’s kickoff….
WMRA Daily 1/10/25
Jan 10, 2025 · Senator Tim Kaine, beginning his third term, talks about priorities with a new Republican majority in Washington… Measures before this year’s General Assembly include protecting contraception, ending the car tax, and changing the definition of a first responder… Jeff Schapiro addresses the week in Virginia politics….
WMRA Daily 1/13/25
Jan 13, 2025 · Shenandoah County’s school board bans all instruction about gender identity… A Berryville man is sentenced to time served for his participation in the Jan. 6th Capitol riot… Governor Youngkin joins other Republican governors in his support for massive federal cuts that economists say would hurt Virginia….
Mortgage rates have climbed above 7%. Here's how we got here …
3 days ago · Mortgage rates hit 7% for the first time since May 2024 on Thursday, providing another drag in an already tough housing market. The climbing mortgage rates come even after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a full percentage point in recent months — which had raised hopes among home buyers that the costs of financing a house might come down.
WMRA Daily 12/20/24
Dec 20, 2024 · Dan Easley was a producer, host and operations manager at WMRA from 2005 - 2017, and now helps out as a part-time announcer, often hosting Morning Edition.