State health care plans can’t exclude gender-affirming surgery and more Va. headlines

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May 1, 2024 at 5:30 AM

The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury)

• “Meet the candidates: 5 Republicans vying for U.S. Senate seat in Virginia primary.”—WSET

• “Richmond Registrar ‘frustrated’ after Liberation Church withdraws as polling location.”—WRIC

• “Court says state health-care plans can’t exclude gender-affirming surgery.”—Washington Post

• “Partnership expands construction education in Southwest Virginia.”—WDBJ

• “Life sentence for gang member who turned Northern Virginia into ‘hunting ground.'”—Associated Press

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