According to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.), the choice in front of lawmakers today was between helping victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse or helping the NRA and allowing stalkers and abusers to have access to firearms. In voting against the Violence...
If you are a felon in Virginia, you can go into a gun store right now and buy thousands of rounds of ammunition. That may sound surprising, but it’s true. On March 9, a group of four men walked into a gun store in Danville, Va. and purchased bullets. One of those...
Update: April 15, 2019 The Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors approved three special use permits for the solar farm. The project will go forward, despite complaints from local residents. Tens of millions of dollars in revenue, nearly 900 new jobs and fighting...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got all the Virginia news you need to know coming right up. But First… We know hump day can be hard, so we want to bring some joy into your life: https://twitter.com/dog_rates/status/1113473281837850624 Faye...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got all the Virginia news you need to know coming right up. But first… Did you know today is #EqualPayDay? The average woman loses $10,086 a year because of the pay gap between men and women. Here’s a list of...
Here's Dogwood's week in review. Trump comes for your healthcare – Another week, another example of the Trump administration actively working to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Earlier this week, Trump directed his Justice Department to intervene in a...
If President Trump’s national "emergency" declaration survives the courts, the Commonwealth could lose up to $493 million in military project funding. President Trump has raised the possibility of diverting $3.6 billion that Congress approved for military spending...
Here's the Virginia news you need to start your day. The Trump administration wants to take away your health care (again) – If you’re one of the more than 200,000 Virginians who received expanded Medicaid coverage this year, a recent court filing by the Trump...
An estimated 638,000 Virginians are currently affected by drivers license suspension for not paying court fines - a practice, which has been called a modern “debtor’s prison.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsoY3FpW7Ik On Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam proposed a...
Republicans have consistently used the threat of "voter fraud" to push legislation that makes it harder to vote. There are dozens of examples of false cries of voter fraud being debunked across the country. However, Virginia Republicans continue to try push through...
