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The Act Will Establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board to Lower the Cost of Medicine Pictured from Left to Right: Jared Calfee, Senator Kanan Sirinivasan, Delegate-elect Leslie Mehta, Delegate Karrie Delaney, Senator Creigh Deeds, Tim Barry, Rhena Hicks RICHMOND, Va. — Senator Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville), Delegate Karrie Delaney (D-Fairfax), and Delegate-elect Leslie Mehta (D-Moseley) rolled out […]

RICHMOND, Va. — Freedom Virginia — a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to building a Commonwealth where all families have the financial freedom to thrive — today announced it is endorsing the following candidates in upcoming special election races: Gretchen Bulova, House of Delegates District 11 Garrett McGuire, House of Delegates District 17 Margaret Franklin, House of

RICHMOND, Va. — Freedom Virginia — a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to building a Commonwealth where all families have the financial freedom to thrive — today announced it is endorsing Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker in the SD-39 primary election. Freedom Virginia co-Executive Directors Rhena Hicks and Ryan O’Toole released the following statement: “We are thrilled to announce our endorsement of Elizabeth

RICHMOND, Va. — Freedom Virginia — a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to building a Commonwealth where all families have the financial freedom to thrive — today announced it is endorsing Charlie Schmidt for the special election to replace Delegate Mike Jones in the Virginia House of Delegates District 77. Freedom Virginia co-Executive Directors Rhena Hicks and Ryan O’Toole released the

RICHMOND, Va. — Last night, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a GOP health care bill that does not include any provision to extend the Affordable Care Act’s premium enhanced tax credits. Virginia Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach) and Rob Wittman (R-Montross) voted in favor of the bill, which all but guarantees health care premiums will rise in the new

RICHMOND, Va. — Following Governor Glenn Youngkin’s 2026-2028 biennial budget presentation today, Freedom Virginia co-Executive Director Ryan O’Toole released the following statement: “In his final budget, Governor Youngkin once again fell short in delivering fast and meaningful solutions to lower costs for hardworking families. While we believe that policies like the refundable state earned income tax credit and

RICHMOND, Va. — Freedom Virginia — a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to building a Commonwealth where all families have the financial freedom to thrive — today announced it is endorsing Delegate Mike Jones (D-Richmond) for the special election to replace Lieutenant Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi in the Virginia State Senate’s 15th District. Freedom Virginia co-Executive Directors Rhena Hicks and Ryan

RICHMOND, Va. — Yesterday, Politico reported that Representative Jen Kiggans is part of a bipartisan group of legislators working to reach a compromise on expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. The news comes after Rep. Kiggans voted in November to reopen the federal government without a guarantee on the future of ACA subsidies and in July to gut Medicaid as part

RICHMOND, Va. — Following last night’s vote on a deal that has now reopened the federal government, Freedom Virginia calls on Congressional Republicans to fulfill their promise of a vote on ACA tax credit extensions so that nearly 300,000 Virginians can maintain their access to affordable health care. Freedom Virginia co-Executive Director Rhena Hicks released the following statement: “We are

RICHMOND, Va. — Late in the evening Sunday night, the U.S. Senate, including Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, made significant moves to end the government shutdown. The deal, rejected by many Senate Democrats, abandons millions of Americans whose health care is at risk. 300,000 Virginians remain at risk of losing access to affordable health care, whether or not this deal to