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Virginia state politics reporter for Cardinal News. Former APSA Congressional Fellow, Wisconsin State Journal reporter and La Crosse Tribune reporter. Always moving, usually grumpy.
Trump is forcing Northern Virginia to reinvent its economy. Here’s what that means for the rest of the state.
Communities in Southwest and Southside know something about major employers downsizing, but we've never seen anything like what's happening now in the D.C. area, according to the director…
One month after catastrophic flooding in Southwest Virginia, still no word on requests for a federal disaster declaration
Eleven counties are included in the request. A declaration from the president would open up access to federal funding for recovery efforts.
Northern Virginia has more data centers than anywhere else in the world. Here’s its advice for Southside.
Elected officials and residents in Prince William and Loudoun counties want Southside to draw on their experience with the data center industry.
Uh oh. Should we be concerned that she’s discovered YouTube?
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I don’t know what “The End” is but I like this photo of my dog.
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Weekend deluge leaves destroyed homes, washed-out roads and at least 1 death
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Gusty winds break more trees and power lines after days of ice and flooding
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Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
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Current Enthusiasm Gap in Virginia ? 1/22/25
From all available (& unavailable) information, Democrats are now filed to run (or intend to file) in 79/100 HDs, and Republicans are filed to run in 56/100 HDs. The absolute deadline to file is in June.
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NEW: Tickets are now available for the annual Virginia Capitol Correspondents Association's Gala on Feb. 6! 🎉
Join us for an evening w/ guest speakers Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears & former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger.
Get your tickets here ⬇️
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Virginia’s emergency response has been hampered by a lack of resources for years. Advocates and lawmakers hope 2025 is the year that will change.
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Youngkin: Land-use rights regarding data centers, solar should remain with localities
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Virginia faces a policy train wreck over conflicting goals for data centers, energy and land use
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Budget surplus, solar farms and abortion rights likely to dominate General Assembly session
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Republican Cifers wins special election; two Northern Virginia seats stay in Democratic hands
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Del. Jones makes unannounced visit to Red Onion following reports of inmate mistreatment and self-immolation
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The real question is who she supports in next year’s Governor’s race
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Both parties appear to be in cahoots to cover up what they know about Santa Claus
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After fire rips through vacant Virginia Intermont campus, officials say city of Bristol likely to bear cost of cleanup
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Congresswoman Wexton scores one last legislative victory
Senator Kaine was able to pass her bill funding pediatric cancer research in the Senate
It was taken out of spending bill, but had already passed House
Long story short, it passed and will be part of Wexton’s legacy
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Hi there! We're Cardinal News. A non-profit, non-partisan, independent news organization serving Southwest and Southside Virginia. Our team of dedicated reporters is always working to deliver the most up-to-date, hard-hitting stories to the communities we serve.
16.12.2024 19:47 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2Hell yeah brother
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We asked journalists around the world who have endured attacks on press freedom what advice they would give their American colleagues. We have collected their wise and remarkable responses in a special issue of @niemanreports.org. “Dear America,” they wrote.
27.11.2024 20:31 — 👍 732 🔁 334 💬 23 📌 32Wrote a longer preview of next year’s Virginia House of Delegates elections
TLDR Dems should have at least 48 seats in Harris +10% seats
Would need just 3 more for majority
They have a lot of options to get there
GOP would have to win a Harris +8% district
