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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Coastal Virginia congressional candidates present stark contrast on abortion rights
Republican US Rep. Jen Kiggans has pushed to restrict access to abortion care, while her Democratic challenger Missy Cotter Smasal wants to defend reproductive freedom.
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Ignore the disinformation. Virginia’s elections are secure.
Voter fraud is extremely rare, especially in Virginia where election officials have a high level of professionalism.
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New Virginia law prevents law enforcement from accessing period tracker data
The new law went into effect July 1 in an important victory in the ongoing battle to defend reproductive rights in Virginia and across the country.
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Everything you need to know about Virginia’s US Senate race
Virginia voters this fall will choose between a Democratic incumbent with a strong record on reproductive freedom and economic justice and a hard-right Republican focused on the US-Mexico border.
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Virginia Democrats celebrate Kamala Harris’ VP pick, Tim Walz
Minnesota Gov. Walz is being lauded as a champion for working people and defender of reproductive rights with the right amount of Midwestern dad vibes to help Democrats take back the White House.
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Meet the candidates running to represent Hampton Roads in Congress
The congressional race to represent Virginia’s 2nd District is one of the most hotly contested in the country and will help determine which party controls the US House of Representatives.
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Virginia Democratic delegates overwhelmingly back Kamala Harris for presidential nomination
“Donald Trump is yesterday’s news. Kamala Harris is today’s and tomorrow’s news. And we’re going to do all we can to make sure she succeeds.” Virginia’s Democratic delegation just fell out of a coconut tree. Last night, the Virginia delegation to the Democratic National Convention overwhelmingly voted to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the…
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Virginia Democrats quickly rally in support of Kamala Harris
Virginia Democrats did not waste any time in rallying around Kamala Harris in the first hours of her historic campaign to become president.
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Republican US Senate candidate ghosts Virginia debate
The organizer of a US Senate electoral debate in Virginia had to cancel the event after the Republican candidate ignored its invitation.
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Virginia Democrats rallying back around Biden following week of debate fallout
Many Virginia Democrats are rallying around President Joe Biden, who is facing fading calls to step aside as the party’s presidential nominee, with one notable exception.
