POLITICS
‘Everybody’s getting something, except us’: VA debate over AI heats up in the Commonwealth
Published September 9, 2025
Two GOP bills want to ‘modernize’ the VA with blockchain and AI. But doing so could turn veterans into Big Tech’s test subjects.
Virginia Republicans silent as Trump’s Medicaid cuts blamed for rural clinics closing
Published September 9, 2025
Augusta Medical Group announced it would close three rural clinics due to the impact of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
Virginia ICE facility is subjecting immigrants to ‘inhumane conditions’
Published September 9, 2025
“The conditions have grown increasingly dire and horrible.”, according to MSNBC reporter Laura Barron-Lopez.
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WATCH: Why Virginia’s job market feels impossible for new college graduates
Published September 4, 2025
Hear from a 2024 James Madison University grad on the challenges of his ongoing job hunt.
WATCH: Virginia Lt. Gov candidate Ghazala Hashmi gets personal on repro rights
Published September 3, 2025
Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, the Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, spoke with Dogwood about the personal importance of reproductive freedom and her plan to support a constitutional amendment in the coming year.
WATCH: What happened after a Virginia lawmaker visited an ICE detention center
Published September 3, 2025
Virginia Rep. Suhas Subramanyam has launched the Watch ICE Act after visiting an ICE detention center in Caroline County.
Democrats launch tour to hold Earle-Sears accountable for downplaying Trump’s job cuts
Published September 3, 2025
The Democratic Party of Virginia on Wednesday announced a new push to remind voters of the pain caused by the Trump administration’s federal job cuts and the way the Republican nominee for governor has minimized the impact.
Virginians protest Trump’s anti-worker policies at Richmond Labor Day rally
Published September 2, 2025
Hundreds gathered in Richmond’s Monroe Park on Monday to celebrate Labor Day and protest the Trump administration’s anti-worker policies.
Virginia lawmaker backs bill to extend collective bargaining to civil servants
Published August 28, 2025
A state lawmaker will again make a push to expand collective bargaining rights for public-sector employees as a new report highlights the urgency of doing so in Virginia.
OPINION: First DC, next Virginia? Why every community must fight for the right to self-govern
Published August 28, 2025
Once they take away one city’s right to govern itself, the rest of us could be next. Like most of us, we are working-class people, and we care deeply about our communities. We vote for leaders who have our best interests at heart. But what happens when those leaders are stripped of their power to govern?
Earle-Sears failed to secure police group endorsement. Here’s why
Published August 27, 2025
Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears did not impress in endorsement interview with the Virginia Police Benevolent Association, two sources who were there told Dogwood.
Arlington, Alexandria daycare costs rank among nation’s highest
Published August 26, 2025
Republicans and Democrats can agree that daycare in the US is too expensive, but lawmakers have prioritized public investment elsewhere as parents, workers, and childcare providers struggle to make things work.