Michael is an award-winning journalist who started covering Virginia news in 2013 with reporting stints at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia Business, and Richmond BizSense. A graduate of William & Mary and Northern Virginia Community College, he also covered financial news for S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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Latest from Michael O’Connor
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Richmond botanical garden workers are ready to go on strike
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers are frustrated with management’s refusal to compromise on pay increases.
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As costs rise, Kiggans wipes mention of gas prices from her website
Kiggans’ issues page no longer mentions gas prices, which have risen sharply since President Donald Trump launched the Iran war in late February.
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Spanberger signs bills to lower childcare costs for small business workers
The governor held a bill signing ceremony for legislation aimed at bolstering childcare in Virginia.
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Spanberger addresses veto backlash in new interview
“We just keep facing disappointment after disappointment, and I know that I have added to that,” the governor said in an interview.
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Spanberger vetoes cannabis, drug affordability board bills, drawing criticism from Democrats
Some Democrats in the General Assembly are frustrated with the governor’s volley of vetoes to some of their biggest bills.
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AUDIO: Virginia congressman defends 2024 child marriage vote
Dogwood has obtained audio of Republican Virginia Congressman John McGuire from earlier this year in which he explains his 2024 vote against raising the marriage age to 18.
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‘Disgusting and wrong’: Virginia labor leaders criticize Spanberger’s collective bargaining veto
Virginia labor leaders are shocked and furious over Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s plans to block the expansion of collective bargaining rights to public sector workers.
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BREAKING: Spanberger to veto collective bargaining, according to Virginia lawmaker
Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell says Gov. Abigail Spanberger told him Wednesday that she plans to veto legislation to expand collective bargaining rights to hundreds of thousands of public employees.
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‘Defeat is sometimes a good motivator’: Virginia advocates look to midterms after redistricting ruling
The Supreme Court of Virginia overturning the special election on redistricting was a big loss for Democrats, but advocates looking to push back on the Trump administration still see some upside heading into November’s midterm elections.
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Virginia Supreme Court blocks Democratic redistricting
The decision overturns the results of last month’s special election that would have allowed Virginia Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map to help them win up to four more seats in the US House of Representatives.
