Keya Vakil

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The Richmond School Board has passed new policies aimed at protecting LGBTQ students from discrimination, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The new Student Code of Responsible Ethics says that students “must not be kept out of activities because of gender (except as allowed under Title IX), color, race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or…

Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all the Virginia news that’s been happening 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… After a historic 32-game run in which he won…

In the wake of Friday’s deadly shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam told the Associated Press that he will recall state lawmakers to the Capitol in the coming weeks to take up a package of “urgently needed” gun control bills to prevent further mass shootings in the Commonwealth. Northam told the AP that…

Democratic Rep. Jennifer Wexton said impeaching President Donald Trump is “on the table,” on Sunday during a town hall at Shenandoah University’s Halphin-Harrison Hall. Her remarks are notable as more Democrats call for a formal impeachment process to begin. Democratic Rep. Don Beyer is the only member of the Virginia delegation to directly call for…

Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all the Virginia news that’s been happening 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 have a moment, take time to read…

The week was almost over. Eleven Virginia Beach city employees and one contractor were hours, if not minutes away from going home for the weekend. But at 4:08 p.m. on Friday, a fellow city employee stormed into the Virginia Beach municipal center and carried out the deadliest mass shooting in the United States in 2019.…

State Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Chesterfield) is struggling to deal with the fallout from her argument with a Capitol Police officer back in March. Chase, a staunch conservative, initially denied that she got into an altercation with Capitol Police Officer Ashley Berryman, saying that reports that she cursed at Berryman and called the Senate clerk “Miss…

We are mourning with you, Virginia. Friday’s horrific mass shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal building left 11 city employees and one contractor filing a permit dead. There are no words that adequately capture the horror of these increasingly common tragedies. If you want to get involved, Virginia Beach has a dedicated site on how to help.  ICYMI: 5…

Ever wondered what’s happening in the Virginia political landscape? Now you can find out, with our weekly events calendar. Clean the Bay Day – June 1 at 9 AM – Various locations Clean the Bay Day with Virginia Beach Democrats – June 1 at 8:45 AM – Kingston Elementary School/Brill Field, 3532 Kings Grant Road,…