In this feature, we aim to highlight the frequency with which officials around Virginia are resisting public access to records on issues large and small — and note instances when the release of information under FOIA gave the public insight into how government bodies are operating.

As abortion access continues to dwindle in the South, its future in Virginia is set to loom large in this fall’s legislative elections. But this summer, before the parties duke it out for control of the statehouse, abortion rights advocates are eyeing a key primary that will pit Lashrecse Aird against the last anti-abortion-rights Democrat in Virginia. 

Here at Dogwood, we’ve been celebrating teachers all week. As Teacher Appreciation Week draws to a close, here’s what some candidates for Virginia’s local school boards have to say about, well, appreciating teachers.

This Teacher Appreciation Week, Del. Dan Helmer is choosing to honor and appreciate our educators with action.

For the next phase in your or your kid's education, you may want to consider staying home in Virginia: We've got some of the best colleges and universities in the nation.

The barista battle for higher wages and better hours has spread to Virginia since a group of employees in Buffalo, New York voted in December 2021 to become the first unionized Starbucks in the nation.

Books are my safest haven. Reading was the beginning of my activist journey, beginning with I Am Malala in third grade. My family and I marched in the 2018 March for Our Lives DC protest when I was eleven, which stimulated my wanting to learn more, more, more, as...

In the wake of the tragic Nashville shooting, families across the commonwealth are figuring out how to best talk about this horrific event with their children. Feelings of grief, anger, hopelessness, and sadness can overpower and overwhelm even the strongest person, because we are all human. Sometimes, it’s hard to talk about those overwhelming emotions, especially in the wake of another senseless act of gun violence.

The simple math of Virginia having a Republican-led House, Democratic-led Senate, and Republican governor means that the only bills that become laws are those where we find common ground on a particular issue. This legislative session has many more examples of...

The Oscars are this Sunday, and we want your predictions.