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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Latest from Michael O’Connor
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Virginia House passes bill to lower cost of insulin
A bill aimed at making treating diabetes more affordable passed in the Virginia House of Delegates with broad bipartisan support.
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Virginia Democrats pass new congressional map
Virginia Democrats are pushing ahead with their plan to help fight back against President Donald Trump’s attempt to tilt the midterm elections in his favor.
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Virginia Dems pass slate of housing bills
Virginia Democrats in both Legislative chambers passed a number of bills this month to increase the supply of housing and support tenants’ rights.
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Spanberger ends Virginia’s agreements with ICE
Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger has issued an executive order to terminate controversial agreements between state law enforcement agencies and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Virginia Senate committee advances slate of pro-worker bills
A Virginia Senate committee pushed forward a series of bills on Monday aimed at strengthening the rights of workers.
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Virginia House passes $15 minimum wage
The Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday passed legislation to raise the state minimum wage by 2028.
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Virginia groups join call for nationwide general strike on Friday
The killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti this month by federal immigration agents have galvanized the movement in Virginia fighting back against President Donald Trump’s authoritarian agenda.
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Virginia Democrat looks to restrain ICE operations in state
A Virginia state senator has filed three bills aimed at putting constraints on how local law enforcement can enter into agreements with ICE, preventing ICE agents from wearing masks, and making people feel safer about visiting courthouses.
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Richmond workers protest ICE as DHS proposes new detention facility in Hanover
Virginia union members led a rally and march in downtown Richmond on Friday as part of a national day of protest against abductions and killings by agents with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is eyeing expanding its operations in the region.
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Virginia campus workers rally to end union restrictions rooted in Jim Crow
Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin last year blocked legislation that would give collective bargaining rights to public sector workers. Now, some of those workers are pushing Democrats to get the job done this year.
