POLITICS

Tech lobbying is putting Virginia’s kids at risk
By Dogwood Staff |
Published July 16, 2025
Did you know that a big tech-backed data center group called the Data Center Coalition—whose members include Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Google—formed a political action committee last year, then donated $165,500 to a bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers... ahead of a legislative session focused on regulation? Yeah.
If this rubs you the wrong way, here are two things you can do about it:
-Use the Virginia Register of Regulations or the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website to track proposed regulations and submit public comments.
-Use the Virginia Public Access Project and Transparency USA to see which lawmakers receive donations from tech companies and related PACs.
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Virginia resident tells her pro-choice story and why she will vote for Abigail Spanberger this fall
By Dogwood Staff |
Published July 15, 2025
Manassas resident Jenny Higginbotham shares which candidate she feels supports her (and most Virginians’) views on reproductive rights.

When a scam hits home: How a Hampton email scheme exposed a bigger problem
By Lisa Hayes |
Published July 14, 2025
When a Hampton city email circulated the community’s inboxes, folks found out that it wasn’t what it seemed—hackers had found a way to scam them out of money.

VA governor candidates on reproductive freedom
By Dogwood Staff |
Published July 14, 2025
If you're taking notes to be ready for the Nov. 4 election this year, here's what to know about the two candidates for governor when it comes to repro rights.
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This big, beautiful bill is not beautiful. The bill is ugly
By Dogwood Staff |
Published July 9, 2025
One thing a lot of Virginians seem to agree on is that there’s nothing beautiful about President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ 🙄
Virginian and disability advocate Linda Aase expresses her own concern for what will happen to her 37-year-old daughter with Down syndrome when Medicaid is cut.

Sen. Mark Warner: Trump’s Purge of FBI Agents ‘Will Be Devastating’ to Serious Crime Investigations
By Dogwood Staff |
Published July 7, 2025
After 20 FBI and DOJ officials were fired, some call it a purge—raising serious concerns about national security, cybercrime, and drug enforcement.

America’s first black governor says it’s crucial to study history
By Dogwood Staff |
Published July 4, 2025
Former Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder says if we're still studying England's monarchy and World War II, then surely we should still be studying slavery and Jim Crow.

Who was Abigail Spanberger before she entered the public arena?
By Dogwood Staff |
Published July 4, 2025
Abigail Spanberger's backstory may surprise you.

After comparing it to ‘slavery’ and ‘genocide,’ Earle-Sears now downplays opposition to abortion
By Michael O'Connor |
Published July 3, 2025
Winsome Earle-Sears has a long history of taking extreme positions on abortion. The majority of Virginians support access to the procedure.

Stark contrast between Spanberger, Earle-Sears when it comes to Virginians’ reproductive freedom
By Bonnie Fuller |
Published July 3, 2025
Earle-Sears says choices should be made before women get pregnant—and doesn’t support abortion options for rape victims. Spanberger, on the other hand, vows to keep Virginia women safe from abortion bans.

Virginia is projected to lose 32,000 jobs in Youngkin’s final year
By Amie Knowles |
Published July 3, 2025
Under Gov. Glenn Youngkin's watch, Virginia is on track to lose 32,000 jobs in 2025, and he's openly supporting Trump's actions and policies that will leave even more Virginians unemployed.

Spanberger makes reproductive rights a cornerstone of her run for governor
By Jessica F. Simmons |
Published July 2, 2025
Virginia remains the last Southern state without an abortion ban. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger says she wants to keep it that way.
