Carolyn Fiddler is Dogwood’s chief political correspondent. She is also the nation’s foremost expert in state politics with almost two decades of experience in statehouse machinations, and her comic book collection is probably bigger than yours.
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Three Ways Youngkin Has Undermined Democracy In Virginia (Just This Year)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin won a free and fair election just 16 months ago. Now he’s working against the democratic process itself.
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Biden Announces 2024 Presidential Reelection Run
President Biden has announced his plans to run for re-election in 2024, an election that could be a repeat of 2020, as former President Donald Trump has already been campaigning for several months, despite mounting legal troubles.
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Glenn Youngkin Minding Everyone’s Business But Virginia’s
Glenn Youngkin won election two years ago as a purported moderate focused on making Virginia a better place to live and work. His recent actions and travel schedule indicate that his focus is actually everywhere but the Old Dominion.
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Students Protest University’s Decision To Invite Glenn Youngkin to Give Commencement Address
Students at George Mason University are protesting the school’s decision to invite Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to speak at the school’s graduation ceremony in May. Hundreds of students have engaged in protests and thousands have signed a petition calling for the school to rescind the invitation.
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Youngkin Signs Maternal Health Law at Anti-Abortion ‘Fake Clinic’
Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed two identical bills into law that aim to help expectant mothers, but he chose to hold turn the signing into a PR opportunity by doing so at a public event at a facility known as a “crisis pregnancy center,” a place that exists to dissuade people from accessing a full range…
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Lamont Bagby Wins Special Election to Replace Jennifer McClellan in Virginia Senate
On Tuesday, voters in Virginia’s 9th Senate District elected Del. Lamont Bagby as the commonwealth’s newest state senator in the race to replace now-US Rep. Jennifer McClellan ahead of the General Assembly’s upcoming veto session.
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Lamont Bagby and Stephen Imholt Face Off Today to Replace Jennifer McClellan in Virginia Senate
On Tuesday, March 28, voters in Virginia’s 9th Senate District are going to the polls to select a new state senator to replace now-US Rep. Jennifer McClellan ahead of the General Assembly veto session.
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Youngkin’s Top Education Official to Receive Full Year of Pay Despite Sudden Resignation After Disastrous Tenure
After suddenly and inexplicably resigning just 14 months into her tenure as Younkgin’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jillian Balow will be paid her full salary and compensated for benefits for the next year.
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Ten Indicted After Video Showing Deputies and Medical Staffers Piling on Top of Irvo Otieno Released
A grand jury today indicted 10 people for second-degree murder after surveillance video from Virginia Central State Hospital was released showing seven Henrico County sheriff’s deputies and three medical staff piling on top of fully-shackled Irvo Otieno for approximately 11 minutes, apparently resulting in his death.
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Longtime Eastern Shore Lawmaker Latest of Many to Announce Retirement in Newly-Redrawn Legislative Districts
State Sen. Lynwood Lewis announced recently that he would not seek reelection to the General Assembly, ending 20 years of service in the legislature and joining seven of his colleagues in the state Senate and many other House members announcing their own exits from the chamber.
