POLITICS
GMU supporters call out Trump-Youngkin attack on higher ed
Published August 19, 2025
On Friday, demonstrators rallied in support of embattled George Mason University president Gregory Washington as he comes under attack from the Trump administration and fellow Republicans for supporting diversity efforts at Virginia’s largest state university.
Manassas job fair draws crowd amid tough labor market
Published August 19, 2025
US Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D—Ashburn) worked with George Mason University to host a job fair at the school’s Science and Technology Campus in Manassas on Friday.
New federal loan limits could derail Virginia students’ path to medical school
Published August 18, 2025
This story by Shalina Chatlani was produced by Stateline and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. Twenty-eight-year-old Michaela Bonner has been working 12-hour shifts as an emergency medical technician in Norfolk, Virginia, for the past four years, while attending and paying for college to finish her prerequisites for medical school. But now that President Donald Trump’s […]
Public school defender Ghazala Hashmi takes on right-wing radio’s Reid for lieutenant governor
Published August 15, 2025
Sen. Ghazala Hashmi went to public schools, and so did her two daughters. Now, the candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia is putting protecting them at the center of her campaign.
Virginia’s economy shows signs of trouble as hiring slows, fewer people quit jobs
Published August 14, 2025
Hiring is slowing in Virginia and fewer people are quitting their jobs as they brace for the possibility of a worsening economy due to the Trump administration’s federal cuts and tariff policies.
Norfolk Botanical Garden worker: Union push ‘brought us all together’
Published August 12, 2025
A majority of the Norfolk Botanical Garden’s workers voted last month 43-23 to form a union with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, or IAM Union.
The Spanberger strategy: Can this Virginia Democrat reset the politics of public education?
Published August 12, 2025
As Abigail Spanberger campaigns for Virginia governor, her strategy on public education could offer a playbook for a party that has struggled to come up with a clear agenda to counter Republicans’ messaging.
Opinion: The OBBB is a direct attack on reproductive healthcare in Virginia
Published August 8, 2025
In the aftermath of the One Big Beautiful Bill’s (OBBB) passage, Virginians must ask: What does this sweeping legislation truly mean for our communities?
Professors, campus community rally against Trump attacks on GMU, UVA
Published August 7, 2025
Professors worry about the chilling effect of the Trump administration’s investigations on academic freedom.
Is Virginia’s #2 Republican trying to wreck your local school? We’ve got the receipts on Winsome Earle-Sears
Published August 6, 2025
Here are 4 instances when the Republican running for governor of Virginia has proven she’d make public schools worse.
Spanberger says she’ll be a ‘salesperson’ for Virginia’s economy
Published August 1, 2025
Democratic nominee for Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger has been rolling out policies she hopes would improve the economy. Listen in as she outlines her vision.
Earle-Sears refuses to say if Trump’s federal job cuts are bad for Virginia
Published August 1, 2025
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on Friday refused to say whether she supported President Donald Trump’s federal workforce cuts, or if they had been bad for Virginia in a testy exchange with CNN anchor Manu Raju.