Keya Vakil

We know, we know — you’re probably about to go on your summer vacation. But if you’re not and you’re looking for something fun to do, or a way to get involved in your community, we’ve got you covered. Northern Virginia / D.C. 71st Annual Fairfax County 4-H Fair and Carnival – Aug 2-4 from…

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 live in Prince William County or Manassas and use…

More than 300,000 people have signed up for Virginia’s expanded Medicaid program, Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Wednesday. “Because we expanded the Commonwealth’s Medicaid program, hundreds of thousands of additional Virginians now have access to medical care and an opportunity to lead healthier, more productive lives,” said Governor Northam. The expansion, which was passed by…

In 2016, state Senator Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian) introduced SB 723, a bill that would have prohibited candidates for the Virginia General Assembly from accepting campaign donations from outside of Virginia.  That same year, Chase accepted $7,600 from out-of-state donors, including companies like Comcast and Pfizer, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Virginia Department…

Virginia will hold its annual three-day sales tax holiday this weekend, starting Friday, Aug 2 at 12:01 AM and ending Sunday, Aug 4 at 11:59 PM. During those three days, Virginia consumers will be able to buy qualifying school supplies, clothing, footwear, hurricane and emergency preparedness items, and Energy Star™ and WaterSense™ products without paying…

The Trump administration’s trade war aid for farmers has “overwhelmingly flowed to the largest and most successful farmers,“ according to an analysis from the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental organization. Analyzing data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the EWG found that the top one-tenth of recipients received 54% of all payments made to…

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… Virginia will hold its annual 3-day sales tax holiday this weekend, during…

Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) on Tuesday called for the opening of an impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Wexton released a statement explaining her decision: “I believe my constituents sent me to Congress, in part, because of my reputation for being thoughtful and deliberate. I did not run for office with the purpose of impeaching the…

In what is one of the biggest thefts of bank data ever, more than 100 million Americans had their personal information compromised after a software engineer in Seattle hacked into a server holding customer information for Capital One.  Capital One, which is based in McLean, Virginia, apologized for the breach and said that more than…

Welcome to the latest edition of ‘Virginian of the week. This week, we interviewed Emma Manis, a Richmond-based stylist, blogger and content creator. Her work can be found on her website and Instagram, as well as her company’s website. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Where are you from originally and and what brought you to Richmond? …