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Dogwood Daily: Northam lays out plan to help companies hurt by Trump trade war
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… Four in ten Virginia voters cast ballots in last week’s election,…
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Dogwood Daily: Commission offers no recommendations on gun violence
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… Hej då, Greta! Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg set sail for…
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Dogwood Daily: Record number of women will be in the General Assembly
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… As the LGBTQ community gains hard-fought rights, it can be easy…
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Who is Ghazala Hashmi, Virginia's first Muslim state Senator?
When her term begins in January, Ghazala Hashmi will become Virginia’s first Muslim state Senator. Unseating Republican incumbent Glen Sturtevant, Hashmi will represent the state’s 10th district in the Virginia Senate. There have been several excellent profiles on Hashmi in the wake of her historic win. Here are a few of the most interesting things…
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Cartoon: Virginia GOP after last week's election
Last week, Democrats won control of both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly in 2020. This week, Republicans might be reconsidering their past dislike for debate and compromise, especially around gun safety.
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Dogwood Daily: Filler-Corn to be Virginia's first female Speaker
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… Happy Veteran’s Day! The Dogwood thanks all of the men and…
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Virginian of the Week: Singer-songwriter (and college student) Jack Hess
Welcome to the latest edition of our Virginian of the Week series. This week, we interviewed Jack Hess, a singer from Clifton with over 260,000 followers on Instagram. Thanks for talking, Jack. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you became a musician. I’ve always had a passion for making music! Since I…
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Dogwood Daily: What happens next for the new "gun-sense" majority
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… Wondering about the make-up of Virginia’s newly-elected General Assembly? Like cool…
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Virginia Democrats flipped red counties, too
Democrats in the Commonwealth didn’t just take the statehouse, they also ended Republican rule in suburban Northern Virginia counties. It’s not just the state capitol in Richmond that will be filled with more Democrats after Tuesday’s election. The Washington Post reports that Prince William and Loudoun counties in northern Virginia saw “the most dramatic political…
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Dogwood Daily: Virginia Dems win the counties, too
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… Check out this excellent profile of Ghazala Hashmi, Virginia’s first Muslim…