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Dogwood Daily: Strong majority of Virginia voters want Dems to control state legislature
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all of today’s Virginia news coming right up. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them to subscribe here. But first … If you love Virginia and want to show your friends…
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The Dogwood's Voter Guide
On Nov. 5, 2019, Virginians will head to the polls to decide who controls the General Assembly. Who wins will get determine things like minimum wage, gun safety, healthcare, equal rights, and clean air and water in Virginia. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
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Ice cream for equality van rolls through Virginia
I scream, you scream, we all scream … for equality? That’s the message I Scream for Equality, an equal rights campaign, is spreading across Virginia. Rolling in a purple, sky blue, and indigo ice cream truck decked out with pro-ERA facts, slogans, and graphics, volunteers lure passerby into conversations with their coolers full of popsicles,…
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Dogwood Daily: Income inequality rises in Virginia
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all of today’s Virginia news coming right up. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them to subscribe here. But first… Fall weather finally comes to the Commonwealth this weekend…or at least…
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Virginia prison officials aim to stop separating children from new mothers
In Virginia, it is standard practice to separate children born in prison from their mothers. After female inmates give birth in a hospital, someone else has to take guardianship of the baby. Virginia prison officials want to end that practice by opening a nursery in one of their women’s prisons, the Virginia Mercury reports. The…
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James River health report issues mixed signals on water quality
Record rainfalls last year slowed recent progress on improving the health of the James River watershed, which covers about a quarter of Virginia’s land mass. In a comprehensive assessment of its water quality, part of a biennial State of the James report, the James River Association gave the waterway an overall health grade of 60%,…
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Dogwood Daily: Marijuana might be key ingredient in upcoming elections
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all of today’s Virginia news coming right up. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them to subscribe here. But first… The Bureau of Land Management will offer wild horses and burros…
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Here, It Counts: How One Vote Can Decide a Virginia Election
In Virginia — perhaps more than anywhere else — every vote does count. Just look to 2017, when one voter could have changed everything. Then, one single vote did not just decide the winner of the House District 94 election; it also determined which party controlled the lower chamber in the General Assembly for the…
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Dogwood Daily: Virginia congresswomen set to play leading role in impeachment inquiry
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all of today’s Virginia news coming right up. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them to subscribe here. But first… Three lottery tickets worth $50,000.00 each are about to expire in…
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Virginia freshman Congresswomen, all centrist Democrats, set to play leading role in impeachment inquiry
Virginia Democratic Congresswomen Abigail Spanberger, Elaine Luria and Jennifer Wexton are likely to play leading roles in the U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. In the search for leaders on the highly politicized process of investigating Trump for possible abuse of power, this trio is not the first group of lawmakers…