US Sen. Mark Warner recently welcomed Daisy Troop 53162, a branch of Girl Scouts of the USA from Alexandria, to the Capitol.
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Virginia Beach nurse: Rep. Kiggans should stand with patients, protect the ACA
Notably, more Virginians have access to health care now than they did before the ACA’s implementation. As such, I urge Rep. Jen Kiggans to oppose efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act by Speaker Mike Johnson and extreme House Republicans.
It’s official: Your boss has to give you time off to recover from childbirth or get an abortion
Employees across the US will now have access to unpaid time off to recover from childbirth or to access an abortion. Here’s what you need to know about the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act changes.
VIDEO: Richmond casting call for Pharrell Williams musical
Let your stardom shine! CDC Extras Casting is looking to fill multiple rolls for spring and early summer filming dates—and all the clues point to the new Pharrell Williams musical. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dogwood...
Grow local: How to embrace Virginia’s native plants
Find out what Virginia’s native plants are, plus the places you can go to see them in bloom or buy them for your garden.
Trump says he’s pro-worker. His record says otherwise.
Trump’s policies made more than eight million workers ineligible for overtime pay, allowed for the outsourcing and offshoring of American jobs, made it harder for workers to join a union, and failed to protect American workers during the pandemic.
Virginia NAACP to sue Youngkin over handling of DEI records requests
The civil rights group said it would take Youngkin to court for not releasing communications between his office and state universities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The NAACP Virginia State Conference announced Monday it plans to take the office...
A call to action: Tackling Black maternal mortality
Although more than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths nationwide are preventable, Black ladies are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
VIDEO: After vetoes, Youngkin’s budget “olive branch unlikely to persuade Democrats
Can the Democrats in the General Assembly and Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin really find "common ground" among his proposed state budget amendments? 🤨 WATCH Jessica Craven to fill you in. @vadogwoodnews Can the Democrats in the General Assembly and Republican Gov....
Virginia becomes first Southern state to ban child marriage
Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed legislation earlier this month that will make the marriage age 18 without exceptions. Virginia became the first state in the South to ban child marriage. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed this month House Bill 994 to make the legal...