2025 Elections
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‘Everybody’s getting something, except us’: VA debate over AI heats up in the Commonwealth
Two GOP bills want to ‘modernize’ the VA with blockchain and AI. But doing so could turn veterans into Big Tech’s test subjects.
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Earle-Sears failed to secure police group endorsement. Here’s why
Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears did not impress in endorsement interview with the Virginia Police Benevolent Association, two sources who were there told Dogwood.
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Public school defender Ghazala Hashmi takes on right-wing radio’s Reid for lieutenant governor
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.
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The Spanberger strategy: Can this Virginia Democrat reset the politics of public education?
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.
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Here’s how to cast a Virginia ballot on Election Day
Voting in person on Election Day requires a bit of planning—so we’ve rounded up the facts you need to be informed.
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Is Virginia’s #2 Republican trying to wreck your local school? We’ve got the receipts on Winsome Earle-Sears
Here are 4 instances when the Republican running for governor of Virginia has proven she’d make public schools worse.
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Earle-Sears refuses to say if Trump’s federal job cuts are bad for Virginia
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.
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Ghazala Hashmi speaks out: ‘I’m so thankful my doctor could save my life’
The Democrat running for lieutenant governor of Virginia reveals she had two dangerous miscarriages—and pledges to protect reproductive rights for all.
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Earle-Sears, Virginia GOP back anti-union policy, federal job cuts while claiming to support workers
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.
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AUDIO: Earle-Sears said Trump, budget cuts hurt her campaign
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…
