Virginia Capital Exclusive
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Meet the pro-union Chesapeake progressive running in a Republican district
Democrat Rodney Nickens says Virginia’s “right-to-work” law has got to go as he campaigns in a conservative House of Delegates district.
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Virginia hospitals to lose billions under Trump’s Medicaid cuts; job losses could follow
An estimated 323,000 Virginians would lose Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage because of Trump’s recently-passed budget bill. The cuts to Medicaid also threaten the livelihoods of healthcare workers.
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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…
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Worries remain over Trump cuts as Virginia jobless rate rises, climate programs slashed
President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce and cut federal spending has created serious uncertainty about Virginia’s economy and undercut the state’s ability to combat climate change.
