Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all the Virginia news that’s been happening coming right up. But First... If you’re one of the thousands of Virginians who commutes via Amtrak, we've got some good news for you: The Virginia...
In the weeks since the Mueller Report was released, both the public at large and elected officials have largely been split along partisan lines. Virginia is no different. U.S. Rep Morgan Griffith (R-9) has been outspoken in his assessment that the Mueller Report...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all the Virginia news that’s been happening coming right up. But First… Check out this wonderful profile of Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and the...
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is the latest elected official to come out against mandatory minimums. In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Northam criticized the “tough on crime” philosophy animating so much of the American criminal justice system since the 1980s,...
This is part two of our series looking at the minimum wage. Check out part one here. If you’re a full-time minimum wage worker in Virginia earning $7.25 per hour, working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, you earn $15,080 before taxes. While that’s technically...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all the Virginia news that’s been happening coming right up. But First... Ever wondered what you could (or couldn’t) get away with putting on a vanity license plate? Now you can find out by...
Virginians holding long-term-care insurance policies could see double or triple-digit percentage increases in their premiums. That’s what would happen if the companies selling these policies get their way. Most of Virginia’s long-term-care insurers are asking the...
Four Northern Virginia school systems are taking a stand in support of Gavin Grimm, a transgender teen who sued the Gloucester County School Board after he was barred from using the boys’ restroom in his school. The school boards in Alexandria, Falls Church,...
This is the first of a multi-part series exploring the minimum wage in Virginia. Earlier this year, Virginia’s Republican-controlled General Assembly failed to raise the state’s minimum wage, which sits at $7.25 per hour. Indeed, while 20 other states raised their...
After a week of chaos that saw the Richmond City Council threaten to take legal action against Mayor Levar Stoney’s administration, the two sides finally came to an agreement, balancing the city’s $757 million budget without cutting education funding or raising...
