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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Virginia Dems reject Spanberger’s changes on collective bargaining bill
Gov. Abigail Spanberger can either sign the collective bargaining legislation into law or she can veto a bill supported by unions who helped get her elected.
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Virginians projected to approve Democrats’ redistricting push ahead of midterms
Virginia voters were expected to approve a constitutional amendment to allow state Democrats to redraw congressional districts to help their party win more seats in the upcoming midterm elections.
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Unions urge Democrats to reject Spanberger’s changes to collective bargaining bill
Virginia labor unions and Gov. Abigail Spanberger disagree about the best way to expand collective bargaining to more public employees in Virginia.
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Spanberger signs workers’ rights bills, wants changes to drug affordability board legislation
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed several workers’ rights bills into law, but her proposed changes to legislation to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board would delay the implementation of such a board.
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Spanberger ends tax breaks for Confederate groups
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Monday signed into law legislation to get rid of tax exemptions for Confederate groups.
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Spanberger’s changes to collective bargaining bill disappoint Senate Majority Leader, education union
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell and a large state union are not happy with changes Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) wants to make to legislation that would lift the ban on public-sector collective bargaining.
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Spanberger signs $15 minimum wage, workforce bills
Governor Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday she’d signed bills aimed at helping Virginia workers, including legislation to raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2028.
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Virginia labor union, Congressman Walkinshaw urge ‘Yes’ vote on redistricting
US Rep. James Walkinshaw of Virginia’s 11th congressional district joined the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) of Virginia in Vienna on Wednesday to rally in support of Virginia’s April 21 redistricting referendum.
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Spanberger signs bills expected to create more than 3,000 jobs in Virginia
Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s office announced Monday she had signed legislation aimed at creating thousands of new jobs and attracting billions of dollars worth of investment in Virginia.
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College and university workers urge Spanberger to include them in collective bargaining bill
With the clock ticking on Gov. Abigail Spanberger to act on the bills sent to her by the Virginia General Assembly, campus workers hope a petition can help push her to add them back into the public-sector collective bargaining legislation awaiting her signature.
