POLITICS

Charlottesville school board approves union contract for support staff

Published March 10, 2026

Charlottesville school support professionals are slated to get annual 10.5% raises, but some won’t get paid federal holidays.

Early voting begins on Virginia redistricting referendum

By Michael O'Connor |

Published March 6, 2026

Virginia Democrats say they need to redraw the state’s congressional maps in response to Republican gerrymandering in other states.

Virginia AG joins lawsuit suing Trump over tariffs

By Michael O'Connor |

Published March 5, 2026

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.

Data center tax exemption debate heats up in Virginia

By Michael O'Connor |

Published March 5, 2026

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.

Report: Virginians pay $1,000 more a year due to Trump tariffs

By Public News Service |

Published March 5, 2026

President Donald Trump’s tariffs raised costs for American households by an average of $1,000 in 2025, according to a study by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation released on Feb. 6. If the tariffs remain in place this year, they are expected to cost households another $1,300 in 2026.

For nearly a century and a half, labor unions have been important engines for change for Virginia workers.

Your weekly guide to taking action in Virginia (Mar.6- Mar.12)

By Ava Edwards |

Published March 4, 2026

A weekly roundup of Virginia political events, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide–Friday, Mar.6 through Thursday, Mar. 12.

Virginia leaders react to Trump’s war on Iran

By Michael O'Connor |

Published March 3, 2026

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.

Fired VSU faculty members demand answers, jobs back

By Michael O'Connor |

Published March 3, 2026

Six faculty members say they were abruptly fired with no explanation last year from Virginia State University. VSU isn’t commenting.

From Minneapolis to your block: Real people are proving politics isn’t just for watching

By Gwen Frisbie-Fulton |

Published February 27, 2026

Consuming political news isn’t the same as building political power. From Minneapolis to small-town America, rural organizer Gwen Frisbie-Fulton writes that real change starts with local organizing and civic engagement. Someone once told me this story: Anthropologists visiting an Aboriginal village showed them a newspaper clipping about an earthquake that destroyed a town halfway across […]