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‘I Wanted to Change the World’: Generation Ratify Activist on the Importance of the ERA
Books are my safest haven. Reading was the beginning of my activist journey, beginning with I Am Malala in third grade. My family and I marched in the 2018 March for Our Lives DC protest when I was eleven, which stimulated my wanting to learn more, more, more, as much as I could. I wanted…
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Students Protest University’s Decision To Invite Glenn Youngkin to Give Commencement Address
Students at George Mason University are protesting the school’s decision to invite Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to speak at the school’s graduation ceremony in May. Hundreds of students have engaged in protests and thousands have signed a petition calling for the school to rescind the invitation.
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Why Trump Was Indicted
A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump for his role in a $130,000 payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the days leading up to the 2016 election.
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Remembrances, Calls for Reform at Irvo Otieno’s Funeral
Family, friends and other mourners gathered Wednesday at a Virginia church to remember Irvo Otieno at a funeral service, celebrating his life and calling for mental health care and policing reforms after the 28-year-old Black man’s death earlier this month while in custody at a state psychiatric hospital.
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Judge: Health Insurers Shouldn’t Have to Cover Cancer Screenings and Pregnancy Care
If the ruling is upheld by a higher court, health insurance companies would no longer be required to cover preventative care such as screenings for breast cancer, cervical cancer, and lung cancer.
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Tailored Community Programs Effectively Decreased Virginia’s Infant Mortality Rate. Now Sen. Tim Kaine Wants to Take the Idea Nationwide
Over a 10-year period in Virginia, from 2009 to 2019, Virginia’s infant mortality rate declined more than 18%.
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As Virginia Budget Negotiations Drag On, Here’s What Hangs in the Balance
In normal years, Virginia’s budget plan is supposed to be pretty much done by April except for any late changes recommended by the governor. But for the second year in row, the politically split General Assembly is heading into spring under a cloud of uncertainty over when the budget will get done and what will…
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Youngkin Signs Maternal Health Law at Anti-Abortion ‘Fake Clinic’
Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed two identical bills into law that aim to help expectant mothers, but he chose to hold turn the signing into a PR opportunity by doing so at a public event at a facility known as a “crisis pregnancy center,” a place that exists to dissuade people from accessing a full range…
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Serving the Community is a Blessing: Catching Up With Del. Nadarius Clark
During the 2023 General Assembly in Richmond, Dogwood caught up with Virginia’s youngest lawmaker to learn more about what happened in the legislative session and to learn more about his most essential priorities.
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Lamont Bagby Wins Special Election to Replace Jennifer McClellan in Virginia Senate
On Tuesday, voters in Virginia’s 9th Senate District elected Del. Lamont Bagby as the commonwealth’s newest state senator in the race to replace now-US Rep. Jennifer McClellan ahead of the General Assembly’s upcoming veto session.
