Michael is an award-winning journalist who started covering Virginia news in 2013 with reporting stints at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia Business, and Richmond BizSense. A graduate of William & Mary and Northern Virginia Community College, he also covered financial news for S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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Spanberger’s changes to collective bargaining bill disappoint Senate Majority Leader, education union
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell and a large state union are not happy with changes Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) wants to make to legislation that would lift the ban on public-sector collective bargaining.
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Spanberger signs $15 minimum wage, workforce bills
Governor Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday she’d signed bills aimed at helping Virginia workers, including legislation to raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2028.
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Virginia labor union, Congressman Walkinshaw urge ‘Yes’ vote on redistricting
US Rep. James Walkinshaw of Virginia’s 11th congressional district joined the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) of Virginia in Vienna on Wednesday to rally in support of Virginia’s April 21 redistricting referendum.
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Spanberger signs bills expected to create more than 3,000 jobs in Virginia
Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s office announced Monday she had signed legislation aimed at creating thousands of new jobs and attracting billions of dollars worth of investment in Virginia.
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College and university workers urge Spanberger to include them in collective bargaining bill
With the clock ticking on Gov. Abigail Spanberger to act on the bills sent to her by the Virginia General Assembly, campus workers hope a petition can help push her to add them back into the public-sector collective bargaining legislation awaiting her signature.
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Virginia leaders pledge to fight Trump’s ‘illegal’ executive order restricting mail-in voting
Virginia Democrats are denouncing President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to restrict mail-in voting and create a national voter list.
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Group tied to tech billionaire Peter Thiel backs anti-redistricting campaign
New details have emerged about funding for the political group that’s been sending out deceptive mailers in the fight over Virginia’s redistricting referendum.
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Opponents use misleading arguments to attack Virginia’s collective bargaining bill
The bill to expand public-sector bargaining rights in Virginia has been attacked as taking away local control. But supporters say that’s not the case.
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Anti-redistricting campaign twists Obama’s words in latest misleading attack ad
A shadowy group opposed to Virginia Democrats’ redistricting push is out with a misleading new mailer and text message ad featuring former President Barack Obama, who supports redistricting.
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New group of Alexandria City workers vote to unionize
A group of Alexandria city workers voted to unionize this month as Virginia as a bill to lift the ban on public-sector collective bargaining awaits the signature of Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
