POLITICS
New Google data center near Richmond sparks fears over higher bills, water, and climate
Published September 19, 2025
Google’s $9 billion expansion brings growth to Virginia—but a lack of regulations on Big Tech mean communities could pay the price.
Government shutdown could hurt Virginia workers
Published September 18, 2025
A government shutdown would mean some civilian federal workers and members of the military in Virginia would work without pay and possibly lead to air travel disruptions.
Virginia Dem says people deserve a living wage
Published September 16, 2025
“$25 to thrive” means that workers need $25 an hour in the current economy where prices are up and Republicans are shredding the social safety net. Listen in as Leslie Mehta, a Democratic candidate in the House of Delegates, explains.
Fairfax County workers closing in on first union contract
Published September 16, 2025
Thousands of Virginia local government employees are on the cusp of finalizing their first union contract.
Trump cuts are closing rural clinics in Virginia. Guess who the right is blaming?
Published September 15, 2025
Medicaid cuts are the reason rural Virginia health clinics are closing. That’s it. That’s the caption.
Is the future getting bleaker for American workers?
Published September 12, 2025
Wondering how a worsening jobs market could impact Virginia's elections this fall?
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Trump cuts expected to cost Virginia hundreds of millions in next state budget
Published September 11, 2025
Legislative staff warned that the impacts of Trump’s spending cuts will be felt for years to come over multiple budget cycles.
VA home care worker: ‘We need $25 to thrive!’
Published September 11, 2025
Richmond-area home care workers make $13 an hour. Or “teenage wages,” as Yolanda Ross, a member of SEIU Virginia 512, called it at a recent town hall.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event
Published September 10, 2025
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in an act that drew renewed attention to the threat of political violence across the United States.
Winsome Earle-Sears says Virginians won’t lose health care unless “they choose”
Published September 10, 2025
Who would choose to lose their health coverage?
‘Everybody’s getting something, except us’: VA debate over AI heats up in the Commonwealth
Published September 9, 2025
Two GOP bills want to ‘modernize’ the VA with blockchain and AI. But doing so could turn veterans into Big Tech’s test subjects.
Virginia Republicans silent as Trump’s Medicaid cuts blamed for rural clinics closing
Published September 9, 2025
Augusta Medical Group announced it would close three rural clinics due to the impact of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”