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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Republicans’ anti-redistricting campaign leans on misinformation, ‘offensive tactics’
Opponents of redistricting are tying it to Jim Crow and distorting Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s position to win over voters. And redistricting supporters are twisting President Donald Trump’s words to make their case.
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Virginia workers push for bargaining rights with session ending soon
In a massive display of solidarity, a large crowd of home care workers, campus workers, teachers, electricians, and grocery store workers rallied in downtown Richmond on Wednesday evening in support of expanding collective bargaining rights.
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Charlottesville school board approves union contract for support staff
Charlottesville school support professionals are slated to get annual 10.5% raises, but some won’t get paid federal holidays.
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Early voting begins on Virginia redistricting referendum
Virginia Democrats say they need to redraw the state’s congressional maps in response to Republican gerrymandering in other states.
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Virginia AG joins lawsuit suing Trump over tariffs
President Donald Trump wants to impose new tariffs on Americans despite a recent US Supreme Court ruling blocking a different attempt to do so. Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones is joining the fight against what amounts to a tax on everyday Americans.
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Data center tax exemption debate heats up in Virginia
State lawmakers and labor unions disagree over whether to lift a state tax exemption that helps data center companies save over $1 billion a year.
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Virginia leaders react to Trump’s war on Iran
President Donald Trump has dragged America into another war in the Middle East. Here’s what Virginia’s political leaders are saying about it and how it’s impacting the state.
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Fired VSU faculty members demand answers, jobs back
Six faculty members say they were abruptly fired with no explanation last year from Virginia State University. VSU isn’t commenting.
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Virginia General Assembly passes overtime pay for live-in nannies, housekeepers
The legislation would allow live-in domestic workers and home care workers to earn overtime pay.
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Virginia home care workers fight for collective bargaining rights
A bill that would lift Virginia’s ban on public sector bargaining may exclude underpaid and in-demand home care workers. They’re fighting back.
