POLITICS
Earle-Sears, Virginia GOP back anti-union policy, federal job cuts while claiming to support workers
Published July 21, 2025
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.
Earle-Sears’ silence on Trump’s cuts to Medicaid ‘speaks volumes’
Published July 18, 2025
What they talkin' 'bout? They ain't talkin' 'bout nothin'
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
Published July 17, 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.
AUDIO: Earle-Sears said Trump, budget cuts hurt her campaign
Published July 17, 2025
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 […]
Powerful message from Virginia labor leader— “Elections have consequences.”
Published July 17, 2025
Will November be a FAFO moment for Republicans? This Virginia labor leader thinks so.
Tech lobbying is putting Virginia’s kids at risk
Published July 16, 2025
Did you know that a big tech-backed data center group called the Data Center Coalition—whose members include Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Google—formed a political action committee last year, then donated $165,500 to a bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers... ahead of a legislative session focused on regulation? Yeah.
If this rubs you the wrong way, here are two things you can do about it:
-Use the Virginia Register of Regulations or the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website to track proposed regulations and submit public comments.
-Use the Virginia Public Access Project and Transparency USA to see which lawmakers receive donations from tech companies and related PACs.
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Virginia resident tells her pro-choice story and why she will vote for Abigail Spanberger this fall
Published July 15, 2025
Manassas resident Jenny Higginbotham shares which candidate she feels supports her (and most Virginians’) views on reproductive rights.
When a scam hits home: How a Hampton email scheme exposed a bigger problem
Published July 14, 2025
When a Hampton city email circulated the community’s inboxes, folks found out that it wasn’t what it seemed—hackers had found a way to scam them out of money.
VA governor candidates on reproductive freedom
Published July 14, 2025
If you're taking notes to be ready for the Nov. 4 election this year, here's what to know about the two candidates for governor when it comes to repro rights.
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This big, beautiful bill is not beautiful. The bill is ugly
Published July 9, 2025
One thing a lot of Virginians seem to agree on is that there’s nothing beautiful about President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ 🙄
Virginian and disability advocate Linda Aase expresses her own concern for what will happen to her 37-year-old daughter with Down syndrome when Medicaid is cut.
Sen. Mark Warner: Trump’s Purge of FBI Agents ‘Will Be Devastating’ to Serious Crime Investigations
Published July 7, 2025
After 20 FBI and DOJ officials were fired, some call it a purge—raising serious concerns about national security, cybercrime, and drug enforcement.
America’s first black governor says it’s crucial to study history
Published July 4, 2025
Former Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder says if we're still studying England's monarchy and World War II, then surely we should still be studying slavery and Jim Crow.