Reps. Abigail Spanberger, Elaine Luria and Jennifer Wexton represent districts that lean Republican. But that doesn't mean they are backing down from talking about impeachment. The Virginia Democratic congresswomen who helped lead the party towards impeaching...
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Dogwood Daily: The most popular baby names in Virginia
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. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Virginia's Black Caucus adds four new members after historic election
The group hopes their expanded ranks can lead to action on criminal justice reform, increased funding for schools African Americans have been historically underrepresented in Virginia’s legislature, but last week’s election expanded Virginia's Legislative Black Caucus...
Dogwood Daily: Virginia Dems win the counties, too
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. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Virginia statehouse flips from Republicans to Democrats in historic election
Virginia Democrats have control of the state legislature and governorship for the first time in decades. What happens next? For the first time in over two decades, Democrats won the House of Delegates and the Senate in Virginia's General Assembly. That, plus...
How candidates in Virginia's tightest races spent their final campaign days
Campaign donation figures and voter data from VPAP HD-66: Colonial Heights and Chesterfield County Sheila Bynum-Coleman (D) Vs. Kirk Cox (R) How Close is it? If Virginia is a bellwether for the country, then the race in House District 66 may be the bellwether for...
Dogwood Daily: Baby Boomers dominate Virginia voting
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. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Easy ways you can help candidates in the last week before Virginia's elections
On November 5, 2019, all 140 seats in Virginia's General Assembly are up for election. Control of both the House and Senate is up in the air, and Democrats have a shot of flipping both chambers from red to blue. At the Dogwood we know it can be tough to stay on top of...
Why this delegate skipped dozens of votes to hang in Cocoa Beach
In a state where one vote is often all that separates a bill from becoming law or fading away, majority control matters, even when the controlling party's advantage is razor-thin. In the Virginia House of Delegates, Republicans hold a 51-48 edge with one vacancy. For...
Dogwood Daily: Amazon resumes political spending in Virginia
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. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Things to do in Virginia: 10/18 – 10/24
Grab your Pumpkin Spice Lattes and let's all go leaf-peeping. Here's what's happening this week: Richmond / Central Virginia Ascend and Lead: A Women’s Empowerment Forum - October 19 from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM - 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, Virginia 23220...
Dogwood Daily: Most Virginia typo ever spotted on new women's monument
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. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Dogwood Daily: Student turnout could tip scales in Virginia elections
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. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Run, hide or fight? How Virginia schools practice active shooter drills
Last year at Short Pump Middle School in Glen Allen, a “code blue" was called over the P.A. system. At first, students thought it was just a drill, but then the fire alarm went off and another voice came over the intercom to tell students to get down....
Virginia’s Tightest Races in Recent History
Every vote truly matters in down ballot elections. Virginia’s local elections are frequently won by slim margins, and the effect of the results on policy can be huge. The Dogwood compiled a list of some of the particularly close races from recent history below....
Dogwood Daily: The most expensive zip codes in Virginia
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. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Gun policy is the top issue for Virginia voters
Just one month before the state legislature election, a Washington Post-Schar School poll finds gun policy is a top issue for Virginia voters. That may bode well for Democrats, who have seized on the issue in the aftermath of the May mass shooting in Virginia Beach....
Dogwood Daily: Gun policy top issue for Virginia voters
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. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Dogwood Daily: Income inequality rises in Virginia
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. And if you're a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what's going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Virginia freshman Congresswomen, all centrist Democrats, set to play leading role in impeachment inquiry
Virginia Democratic Congresswomen Abigail Spanberger, Elaine Luria and Jennifer Wexton are likely to play leading roles in the U.S. House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. In the search for leaders on the highly politicized process...
Watch: Gun safety group pumps $175K into TV ads for two key candidates in Virginia state legislature elections
The largest gun violence prevention action group in the country announced today that it is donating $175,000 to help air TV ads highlighting two key Democratic candidate’s support for gun safety laws, an issue that's gained momentum since the May 31 mass shooting in...
Dogwood Daily: In new Virginia poll, Trump loses to every 2020 Democratic candidate
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. And if you're a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what's going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Dogwood Daily: Virginia congresspeople back impeachment inquiry
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. And if you're a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what's going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Dogwood Daily: Virginia not ready to settle with Purdue Pharma
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. And if you're a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what's going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...
Virginia Democrats say 2017 was about convincing people state races are important; 2019 is about beating GOP gerrymandering
Democrats in Virginia are back to finish the job they started in 2017, according to journalist Paul Rosenberg. In article for Salon, Rosenberg looks back at how Democrats surged from a quiet minority to coming "within one disputed ballot and a random drawing of...
Gabrielle Giffords to campaign in Virginia for General Assembly Candidates
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is coming to Virginia to support candidates who back stricter gun laws, an issue that gained momentum in the state after a mass shooting in Virginia Beach this spring. Giffords founded a gun safety advocacy group after she...
Things to do in Virginia: 9/13 – 9/20
Want to get involved in your community this week? Here's what's happening this week in Virginia: Northern Virginia / D.C. Congressional Town Hall with Reps. Don Beyer (D-8), Gerry Connolly (D-11) and Jennifer Wexton (D-10) - Sept 13 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM - Northern...
NRA donates $200,000 to Virginia House Republican Leader's PAC
The National Rifle Association donated $200,000 to Virginia House Majority Leader Todd Gilbert’s political action committee on Tuesday, the largest single donation the organization has made in Virginia in at least the last 20 years, according to the nonpartisan...
Trump administration takes $77 million away from Virginia military projects in order to fund his border wall
The Trump administration is taking more than $77 million away from four military projects in Virginia and re-allocating that money to advance the President’s desired border wall, Democratic Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner said in a joint statement on...
Dogwood Daily: NRA makes $200,000 donation to Virginia’s Republican House Majority Leader
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. And if you're a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what's going on in the Commonwealth and tell them...