Virginia Democrats have advanced a bill that would expand taxpayer-backed health insurance to illegal immigrants. On Tuesday, the Democrat-controlled state senate propelled the “Cover All Kids” Act on a 21-19 party-line vote. The legislation seeks to provide illegal immigrants under 19 years of age who are not covered by a group health plan or insurance program access to “state-funded comprehensive health care coverage.” While the eligibility requirements are similar...

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted Thursday to end its contract with the foundation that funds its remote campus in Qatar, citing “heightened instability in the Middle East.”  The vote to end the contract with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, which is run by the Qatar government, means the school will start winding down the Doha campus over the next four...