An HCPS high school student – whose family fled Afghanistan for safety reasons in 2021, was taken into custody by ICE last week.
According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, ICE agents arrested Arman Momand shortly after a court appearance at the Henrico County courthouse. Momand faced charges for a driving incident in December 2024, in which he was arrested by police for reckless driving, evading police and driving without a license.
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How Virginia Became the Epicenter of Trump’s Attacks on Higher Ed and DEI
The Trump Administration has an axe to grind against a state that voted blue in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Presidential elections. Virginia also has a cooperative Republican Governor (and 2028 Presidential candidate hopeful) eager to earn points with the MAGA base, so it’s no surprise that they targeted Virginia’s public universities first.
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All Kinds of Virginia Women Support Reproductive Healthcare
Reproductive healthcare access is a area of common ground for different kinds of Virginia women and has a significant role in the 2025 Virginia governor’s race, with some women saying that this issue is “reshaping how they plan to vote this fall.”
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How Healthcare Cuts in Big Beautiful Bill will Impact RVA
The worst of Donald Trump’s Medicaid cuts have not even arrived yet, and local doctors and hospitals are in a panic. While a lot of concern is focused on Southwest Virginia and rural areas that may face hospital closures, the fact is that Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, that was signed into law on July 4th, will kick more than 300.000 Virginians off of their healthcare, and affect all of us.
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Richmond Doctor Reacts to RFK Cuts to Vaccine Research
Doctors believe that the fallout from the administration’s cuts to research funding and grants will affect everyone in the long run, and most people don’t realize how far medical research has come, because it was always something we could count on. Dr. Bruce Silverman, Medical Director of the Goochland Free Clinic points to AIDS as an example of a disease that has been nearly fully controlled because of research like this.
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Local Meteorologist reacts to NWS restoring positions
Experts had warned that reducing NOAA’s research capabilities could compromise the NWS’s ability to accurately and timely track and forecast severe weather events. Local meteorologist, Jim Duncan says the reversal of NWS cuts likely stemmed from the realization of the essential role of the NWS to our country’s preparedness for severe weather. Read More
Letter to the Editor: Wittman’s Medicaid Claims Deserve Closer Scrutiny
Affordable, accessible healthcare keeps people healthy and able to work, which is why I am working to protect Medicaid for low-income individuals by running for Congress in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District. Our current Representative recently made two claims that deserve closer scrutiny.
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May Nivar Needs YOU to flip HD57
Neighbors For Change is proud to stand behind May Nivar, Democratic Candidate for Delegate in HD57. May has been knocking on doors and talking with voters across the district, but with less than 100 days to go before the election, she needs our support to flip this seat blue.
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How to Break Your Amazon Habit
Many of us subscribed to Amazon Prime for the sheer convenience and access to variety of well-priced products, but if you’ve been thinking about shopping elsewhere for environmental, ethical or other reasons, here are a few ways to reduce your use of or eliminate Amazon from your life.
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Meet the Democratic Candidates Hoping to Unseat Wittman in 2026
Updated Nov. 13th: Sean Sublette has suspended his campaign. Jason Knapp filed to enter the race on Oct 6th, but there is no information on his website about his candidacy at this time.
Spanberger Plan for Growing Virginia
Spanberger stood alongside union workers, business leaders, educators, and local elected officials as she outlined her priorities focused on growing workforce training efforts, growing business investment in Virginia, and growing trade opportunities for Virginia businesses.
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Attacks on DEI in K-12 Public Education Will Impact Us All
IK-12 public schools may have to choose between Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and federal funding. Given that the Trump Administration is moving forward with dismantling the Department of Education on top of longstanding under-funding for K-12 schools, this current threat is adding fuel to an existing fire.
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