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Virginia leaders react to Trump’s war on Iran
President Donald Trump has dragged America into another war in the Middle East. Here’s what Virginia’s political leaders are saying about it and how it’s impacting the state.
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Fired VSU faculty members demand answers, jobs back
Six faculty members say they were abruptly fired with no explanation last year from Virginia State University. VSU isn’t commenting.
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Why March is the perfect time to visit Monterey, VA’s Swiss-like secret
Why March is the perfect time to visit Monterey, VA’s Swiss-like secret
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From Minneapolis to your block: Real people are proving politics isn’t just for watching
Consuming political news isn’t the same as building political power. From Minneapolis to small-town America, rural organizer Gwen Frisbie-Fulton writes that real change starts with local organizing and civic engagement. Someone once told me this story: Anthropologists visiting an Aboriginal village showed them a newspaper clipping about an earthquake that destroyed a town halfway across…
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10 Virginia sites to take your daughter to this Women’s History Month
Explore these 10 monuments, historic homes, and museums across Virginia that highlight the lives of significant female Virginians this Women’s History Month.
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Virginia General Assembly passes overtime pay for live-in nannies, housekeepers
The legislation would allow live-in domestic workers and home care workers to earn overtime pay.
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Virginia (Feb. 27-Mar. 5)
A weekly roundup of Virginia political events, advocacy opportunities, protests, and other ways to take action statewide.
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12 times labor unions made history in Virginia
From the Knights of Labor’s arrival in the 19th-century to a landmark 2025 casino contract, here are 12 times labor unions shaped workers’ rights in Virginia.
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Virginia home care workers fight for collective bargaining rights
A bill that would lift Virginia’s ban on public sector bargaining may exclude underpaid and in-demand home care workers. They’re fighting back.
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I’m a Virginia mom who homeschools; here’s what it really looks like
I tried to homeschool like the Instagram reels—then realized it’s okay to throw out the plan.
