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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to delay some long-sought Democratic priorities until more is known about how the pandemic will affect the economy, pushing back decisions on whether to give teachers and state workers raises, freeze in-state college tuition, and implement other new spending in the budget lawmakers passed only last month.

Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all of today’s Virginia news coming right up. But first… I’m dreaming of a white… February. The Richmond Times-Dispatch has some great photos of Virginians out and about enjoying the snowy weather. Five things you need to know today … New budget, who this?—…

Gov. Ralph Northam ordered all K-12 schools to close for the reast of the academic year. UPDATE– Gov. Ralph Northam has extended school closures through the rest of the academic year.   Public pools in areas like Prince William County are scheduled to open later than usual, they will be closed through June 15 instead…

President Obama delivered a powerful speech on the third night of the 2020 DNC. In it, he called out President Trump’s handling of everything from police brutality to the pandemic, making the case for a Biden-Harris ticket.

Michael Atkinson was the first to inform Congress about an anonymous whistleblower complaint last year that described Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democrat Joe Biden and his son.

Legalization is still a long way off, but the new General Assembly will likely lead to easing of marijuana restrictions. Along with many policy changes in the newly Democratic General Assembly, the future of marijuana in Virginia appears to be inching closer to a friendly approach to the drug.  There has been a flurry of…

Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all of today’s Virginia news coming right up. Note: This will be the last edition of Dogwood Daily for 2019. We will be off for the holidays and will return on Thursday, January 2. Happy holidays and we’ll see you in 2020! But first……

Want to visit Richmond? You can find about 1,200 places to stay on Airbnb, but none of them are — technically — legal. City code prohibits rentals in residential properties for fewer than 30 days, but that hasn’t stopped Richmonders from offering up their homes and apartments on the online booking platform to short-term renters.…

Summer is winding down and you’re probably debating whether or not you want to brave the hot, humid outdoors. If you don’t, more power to you. We’re big fans of spending nights and evenings on the couch. But if you do want to get out of the house and go do something this week, we’ve…