Politics
-
Data center tax exemption debate heats up in Virginia
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
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.
-
Your weekly guide to taking action in Virginia (Mar.6- Mar.12)
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
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
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
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…
-
Virginia General Assembly passes overtime pay for live-in nannies, housekeepers
The legislation would allow live-in domestic workers and home care workers to earn overtime pay.
-
Your weekly guide to taking action in Virginia (Feb. 27-Mar. 5)
A weekly roundup of Virginia political events, advocacy opportunities, protests, and other ways to take action statewide.
-
Virginia home care workers fight for collective bargaining rights
A bill that would lift Virginia’s ban on public sector bargaining may exclude underpaid and in-demand home care workers. They’re fighting back.
-
Virginia Dems pass dozens of bills as part of Spanberger’s affordability agenda
Virginia Democrats say they are making good on their promises to pass bills to lower the cost of living in Virginia.
