Keya Vakil

Virginia’s General Assembly elections are a few months away, and you know what that means: politicians saying crazy things. Below is a round-up of the more extreme statements candidates have made in the run-up to this election. During a Facebook exchange about gun safety laws in July, State Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian) said that people…

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 want to make your opinion on Virginia’s lax gun…

Virginia’s secretary of finance Aubrey Layne is preparing for a recession, telling the Virginia Mercury that he believes a recession in the next 12 to 18 months is “more likely than not.”  Layne said the state is monitoring a potential recession and said at the very least, we should expect a significant slowing of growth.…

Shelly Simonds has one big takeaway from her time on the campaign trail in Newport News: People are concerned about the cost of prescription drugs and want someone to do something about it. Simonds is hoping to be that someone.  Simonds spoke about the issue of prescription drug costs and her plan to address them…

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’re a Richmond resident, chances are you’ve heard about the…

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… LeClairRyan, the 30-year-old Richmond law firm, announced Wednesday that it is going…

Residents of southwest Virginia will have the opportunity to receive free medical care later this month, the Bristol Herald-Courier reports. The Health Wagon, a nonprofit mobile medical clinic that provides health care to under-served individuals in Appalachia, will return to the Wise County Fairgrounds later this month as part of a partnership with the U.S.…

Summer is winding down and you’re probably debating whether or not you want to brave the hot, humid outdoors. If you don’t, more power to you. We’re big fans of spending nights and evenings on the couch. But if you do want to get out of the house and go do something this week, we’ve…

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) has become the latest Virginia Democrat to call for the House of Representatives to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. “After careful thought and consideration, I believe the time has come for the House of Representatives to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump,” Connolly said in…

Virginia’s Board of Elections has upheld an elections department ruling that Del. Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper) did not qualify for the ballot this fall.  The ruling is the latest in a messy saga that has put a once safely-Republican seat in play for Democrats and their nominee, Ann Ridgeway. Freitas’ issues began when the state elections…