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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Vindman rallies in Dumfries ahead of key Virginia congressional matchup
Big names from national and state politics rallied in Dumfries, Virginia on Sunday in support of Eugene Vindman’s bid for Congress.
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US Supreme Court asked to OK Youngkin’s voter purge
Virginia today asked the US Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to block about 1,600 people from being able to vote after a lower court ruled last week that the state ran afoul of voting laws when it canceled their registrations.
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Federal judge orders Virginia to stop its voter purge of legal citizens, restore registrations
“We want our voters back on the rolls,” U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles said. “We don’t want confusion.” A federal judge in Alexandria ruled today that Virginia must stop its voter purge program and restore the voter registrations of about 1,600 people who had their right to vote canceled. “We’ve already started to find…
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Solid turnout, lawsuits mark final weeks of Virginia election season
With hundreds of thousands of votes already cast in Virginia, the pressure is on for Democrats and Republicans to turn out the vote.
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Competitive Virginia US House race focuses on economic security
With weeks to go before Election Day, the candidates in a competitive Virginia US House took part in a televised debate.
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Political grudges, conspiracy theories could undermine disaster relief under Trump
Donald Trump’s history of punishing disloyalty and Republicans’ amplification of conspiracy theories could undermine disaster relief efforts if Trump is elected to a second term in the White House.
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New report: estimated 134 rape-induced pregnancies happened daily in Trump abortion-ban states
A new analysis by the Center for American Progress Action shows the devastating day-to-day reality of state abortion bans.
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Virginia legislators eye anti-rent gouging, zoning changes to address housing challenges
The fight to address Virginia’s housing challenges will continue in the upcoming General Assembly session as lawmakers try to find common ground on the shortage of affordable homes, rising rents, and exclusionary zoning.
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US Justice Department sues Virginia over Youngkin voter purge
The US Justice Department announced Friday it had filed a lawsuit against Virginia after Gov. Glenn Youngkin directed the removal of thousands of people from the state’s voter rolls.
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VIDEO: Virginia Republican campaign materials go viral
A Virginia Republican’s campaign materials went viral recently. The awkward footage at the center of it all even made Jimmy Kimmel’s show. @vadogwoodnews A Virginia Republican's campaign materials went viral recently. The awkward footage at the center of it all even made Jimmy Kimmel's show. #viralvideo #election2024 #derrickanderson #fakefamily #virginianews #virginia ♬ original sound –…
