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I cover Virginia labor and politics for @vadogwoodnews. Subscribe to my newsletter Virginia Capital: https://nitter.cf/t.co/sathLLCNEM
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AOC endorses Perriello.
I don't think she's endorsed any other Virginia candidates.
@AOC : “If we want a Congress that actually fights for working people, we must take back the House in November. That is why I am endorsing Tom Perriello for Congress in Virginia’s 5th District. I would be proud to fight alongside Tom to rid Washington of corruption.”
ALT Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Tom Perriello for U.S. Congress VA District 05
Southern faculty voice fears over political interference, academic freedom erosion in annual survey virginiamercury.com/2026/09/…
Michael O'Connor retweeted
Democrat Elaine Luria heard from voters in Virginia Beach concerned about Republican policies that are fueling the high cost of living and undermining the social safety net. vadogwood.com/news/politics/…
Here's my write-up of Luria's roundtable in Virginia Beach this morning vadogwood.com/news/politics/…
Now: Luria holding affordability roundtable in Virginia Beach at Sundae Scoop ice cream shop
ALT Luria listens as voters share concerns at a round table in an ice cream shop
Speaking to reporters after the roundtable, Luria says Kiggans "won't say it publicly" but she is "refusing to debate."
"We're ready to organize something," Luria said.
Portsmouth City Council approves collective bargaining framework 13newsnow.com/article/news/l…
Roanoke firefighters push for Southwest Virginia’s first collective bargaining ordinance wdbj7.com/2026/09/23/roanoke…
Michael O'Connor retweeted
For Melanie and Greg Stephens, who live in a small town outside of Richmond, Virginia, the resources can’t come soon enough. On Aug. 31, the family received a letter in the mail informing them of the new guidelines.
“When I received the letter about all the changes coming up, I had a panic attack because I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, what does this mean?’” Melanie Stephens said.
SCOOP: New Medicaid work and reporting requirements go into effect in 100 days
A nonprofit is infusing $2 million to educate states and recipients, like the family I spent time with in Virginia, ahead of the massive change
w/ @OwenDCHayes @NBCNews
nbcnews.com/politics/politic…
Michael O'Connor retweeted
Good morning #valeg, I’m at @VASenate finance.
@SenLouiseLucas opens the meeting with a familiar refrain: “data centers need to pay their fair share and we need to end the sales and use tax exemption”
Says joint tax policy meeting “whenever that’ll be” will be important.
Portsmouth City Council's agenda tonight includes voting on a collective bargaining ordinance.
Find the draft language at p. 243 here: content.civicplus.com/api/as…
Michael O'Connor retweeted
The Spanberger administration launched a new task force to address growing concerns and risks posed by artificial intelligence.
Watch what Virginia Secretary of Administration Traci Deshazor said about the challenges presented by the rapidly developing technology.
Fox News shifts VA-02 (Kiggans v Luria) from Toss-Up to Lean D.
VA-05 (McGuire v Perriello) from Likely R to Lean R
Need to know if she'll be meeting with Mamdani
Per her public schedule, @GovernorVA is in New York City today to participate in fireside chats on "protecting the environment, natural resources, & public lands" and "reducing gun violence."
Michael O'Connor retweeted
The Lewis Ginter strike has entered day 15 — and now it is heading to court. Here is what the garden is alleging, what the union is saying, and where negotiations stand. wtvr.com/news/local-news/hen…
Newport News School Board considers collective bargaining 13newsnow.com/video/news/loc…
AFSCME last month passed a resolution condemning Spanberger's veto:
"AFSCME condemns, in the strongest possible terms, Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s veto of collective bargaining legislation that she had pledged to support and had helped shape." afscme.org/about/governance/…
