Virginia Capital Exclusive
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Virginia can raise billions with new taxes on millionaires, report finds
The income of a public school teacher in Virginia is currently taxed at the same rate as the income of millionaire business executives. A new report makes the case for why that needs to change.
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Commentary: A blow to Trumpism as Democrats soar in Virginia
Democrats in Virginia won with the message they would fight back against the excesses of the Trump administration and make voters’ lives more affordable.
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Democrats expand control of Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia Democrats could end up winning as many as 64 seats in the state House of Delegates when all is said and done.
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Democrat Jay Jones elected Virginia attorney general
Democrat Jay Jones overcame a texting scandal to become Virginia’s first Black attorney general.
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Democrat Ghazala Hashmi elected Virginia lieutenant governor
Virginia voters backed Democrat Ghazala Hashmi over Republican John Reid.
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Democrat Abigail Spanberger elected Virginia governor
She is the first woman to be elected governor in Virginia’s history.
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Obama rallies with Spanberger in Norfolk
The campaign for Abigail Spanberger said 7,000 people attended a rally where Democrats, including former President Barack Obama, criticized Republicans for worsening inequality and eroding America’s democracy.
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Spanberger rallies Latino voters in Alexandria amid growing distrust of government, deportation fears
The impacts of the Trump administration’s mass deportation program mean fewer Latinos are showing up to their jobs while those who do risk being assaulted at work.
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More than 300,000 Virginians to see health care premiums rise as open enrollment begins
Republicans in Washington have refused to extend subsidies to prevent drastic cost increases for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in 2026.
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Virginia Dems enter redistricting fight in response to Trump’s power grab
Virginia lawmakers are reportedly reconvening in Richmond on Monday with plans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to counter several Republican-led states doing the same at the behest of the president.
