Charlotte Rene Woods
@charlottewords
Politics Reporter @MercuryVirginia with a focus on health & housing policy. 📧 [email protected] Prev: @RTDNEWS, @cvilletomorrow
🧵1/3 Over the past few months, I've been connecting with formerly incarcerated people & their families. Most of them won't be able to vote this year, and none of them know why. virginiamercury.com/2024/10/23/the…
Our cats like sci-fi and fantasy just like we do. @mikekropfphoto
Happy 7th birthday @MercuryVirginia! We're free for those who can't afford newspaper subscriptions, but donors help us keep doing the work for everyone. A donation, however big or small, would be a great birthday gift for the organization! virginiamercury.com/donate/?emci=7…
Virginia Corrections Ombudsman says 269 of the over 500 statewide complaints her office has received stem from Red Onion State Prison. virginiamercury.com/2025/07/16/a-y…
Lawmakers are in disagreement about how big the effect of OBBB will be on Medicaid, hospital funding. That's because final analyses have yet to drop from the congressional budget office. Existing data points to clues, though. Read more here: virginiamercury.com/2025/07/10/as-…
Curious about the new pop-up if you shop on Walmart's website in Virginia? It's related to a new law that took effect last week. More details here: virginiamercury.com/briefs/new-va-…
Richmond cut a deal to get its inspector general to leave. It’s so secret, officials can’t even say it exists. richmonder.org/richmond-cut-a…
As congress continues to debate its "big beautiful bill," hospital associations in multiple states have cautioned against Medicaid payment adjustments they say could negatively affect hospitals' ability to stay open or offer more services. virginiamercury.com/2025/06/30/hos…
Senate parliamentarian rules several more provisions in the Republican megabill don't meet requirements for a reconciliation bill. But the reworked Medicaid provider tax rate did make it through, so that will remain in the package.
Virginia LG candidate @JohnReid4VA shared goals if elected, policy platforms, and teased some upcoming roundtable events. virginiamercury.com/2025/06/18/joh…
It was fun to switch into photojournalist mode in the past 24 hours to photograph Virginia's Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominees. @SpanbergerForVA @winwithwinsome
Anyone still on the fence about who they're voting for in tomorrow's lieutenant governor and attorney general primaries? Maybe our questionnaires can help? virginiamercury.com/2025/06/16/the…
Anyone still on the fence about who they're voting for in tomorrow's lieutenant governor and attorney general primaries? Maybe our questionnaires can help? virginiamercury.com/2025/06/16/the…
New: @GovernorVA tells reporters they are deploying/staging state resources including the National Guard ahead of dozens of planned anti-Trump protests tomorrow across Virginia and the nation. “There will be zero tolerance for any violence.”
With nearly 20 years of friendship already, we've been there for several of each other's life chapters. This weekend, we celebrated her entering her bride and wife chapter soon while taking in the lovely sights of Arizona.
White House budget requests call for cuts to federal housing funding. Though Trump admin's goal in federal cuts is to lower taxes, @RepMcClellan cautions that cuts like this could force states/localities to raise them. Learn more here: virginiamercury.com/2025/06/04/a-s…
Va. Board of Ed member Amber Northern started a new job in the Trump administration as a senior adviser to Secretary McMahon – raising questions about whether simultaneously holding the positions at the state & federal levels poses a conflict of interest. richmond.com/news/state-reg…
10 best vegan dishes in Richmond richmond.com/life-entertain…