POLITICS
Meet the pro-union Chesapeake progressive running in a Republican district
Published July 29, 2025
Democrat Rodney Nickens says Virginia’s “right-to-work” law has got to go as he campaigns in a conservative House of Delegates district.
Federal cuts put Virginia’s unemployment at its highest rate since the pandemic
Published July 29, 2025
Send this to your fellow Virginian who thinks what happens in the White House doesn’t impact them.
VA over-indexes on ICE arrests compared to other states
Published July 24, 2025
Virginia has become one of the most heavily targeted states in the country for ICE raids.
Virginia hospitals to lose billions under Trump’s Medicaid cuts; job losses could follow
Published July 24, 2025
An estimated 323,000 Virginians would lose Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage because of Trump’s recently-passed budget bill. The cuts to Medicaid also threaten the livelihoods of healthcare workers.
Virginia drops from #1 spot on CNBC top states for business due to current federal policy
Published July 23, 2025
Here's what's behind VA's recent fall from #1 state for business in the US.
Democratic nominee for governor Abigail Spanberger encourages Virginians
Published July 22, 2025
Virginians know all too well how federal cuts and tariffs can hit close to home.
During an event in Manassas last month, Democratic candidate for governor Abigail Spanberger highlighted how the chaos being caused by the Trump administration is hurting Virginia, and urged voters to stand up for the Commonwealth in this year’s election.
Take a look.
Earle-Sears, Virginia GOP back anti-union policy, federal job cuts while claiming to support workers
Published July 21, 2025
Leaders with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) blasted the Virginia Republican ticket for supporting anti-worker policies like “right-to-work” as unemployment rises under the Trump and Youngkin administrations.
Earle-Sears’ silence on Trump’s cuts to Medicaid ‘speaks volumes’
Published July 18, 2025
What they talkin' 'bout? They ain't talkin' 'bout nothin'
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
Published July 17, 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.
AUDIO: Earle-Sears said Trump, budget cuts hurt her campaign
Published July 17, 2025
In audio from a June event in Virginia Beach, Earle-Sears blamed Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency for her unpopularity. Winsome Earle-Sears has embraced President Donald Trump’s unpopular federal cuts, despite multiple polls showing her lagging behind her opponent, Abigail Spanberger. Earlier this month, Earle-Sears, Virginia’s lieutenant governor and the Republican nominee for […]
Powerful message from Virginia labor leader— “Elections have consequences.”
Published July 17, 2025
Will November be a FAFO moment for Republicans? This Virginia labor leader thinks so.
Tech lobbying is putting Virginia’s kids at risk
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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