Virginia is on the cusp of enshrining reproductive freedoms in the state constitution. The bill passed once in January 2025. Now it needs to pass again in 2026 before voters can officially decide if it should be added to Virginia’s constitution.
Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, the Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, spoke with Dogwood about the personal importance of this issue and her plan to support the amendment in the coming year.
VA home care worker: ‘We need $25 to thrive!’
Richmond-area home care workers make $13 an hour. Or “teenage wages,” as Yolanda Ross, a member of SEIU Virginia 512, called it at a recent town...
Winsome Earle-Sears says Virginians won’t lose health care unless “they choose”
Who would choose to lose their health coverage?
Virginia ICE facility is subjecting immigrants to ‘inhumane conditions’
“The conditions have grown increasingly dire and horrible.”, according to MSNBC reporter Laura Barron-Lopez. Follow @vadogwoodnews for more.
WATCH: Why Virginia’s job market feels impossible for new college graduates
Hear from a 2024 James Madison University grad on the challenges of his ongoing job hunt. Hey, post grad: How many applications are you filling out...
WATCH: What happened after a Virginia lawmaker visited an ICE detention center
Virginia Rep. Suhas Subramanyam introduced the Watch ICE Act after recently visiting an ICE detention center in Caroline County. "Many of the people...
Virginia Dem warns people could lose medicaid benefits despite Youngkin’s reassurance
The Trump administration’s cuts to healthcare will take away coverage from 10 million Americans over the next decade, including tens, and...
