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A new unit in the Virginia attorney general’s office will focus on wage theft and employee misclassification.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers held a one-day strike on Wednesday and are calling for people to boycott the garden until they get better wages.

Over 867,000 Virginians were enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) last June, but a year later, that number had fallen to 749,000, according to state data. 

The Republican US representative from Virginia reported making between $1,001 to $15,000 off a stock sale in June.

Former federal workers rallied today to hold the Trump administration accountable for firing them a year ago.

A small group gathered in Richmond on Wednesday to protest Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s vetoes of legislation related to collective bargaining and criminal justice reform, as well as her support for a massive tax break for data centers.

Laura Dobbs, director of policy for Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, gave progress on housing policy an “A-” this past legislative session. She said many housing bills that had previously been vetoed by former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin were finally signed into law by Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger. 

“I think, for the first time, housing featured in a really real way,” Dobbs said in an interview. “There’s a whole affordability agenda from the Democrats, and housing affordability was really top line on that.”

Prince William County employees began voting on Monday on whether the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Virginia 512 can represent them at the negotiating table. 

Speaking to a packed room on the second floor of the Best Western Battlefield Inn off I-66 in Prince William County on Monday night, her young grandson by her side, Karen Sheehan worried how younger generations would bear the consequences from how data centers are changing Virginia’s air, water, and land, not to mention people’s electric bills. 

“Each and every one of us, and all of our neighbors, and all of our relatives, and anyone we know should be stepping up and realizing that there are impacts,” Sheehan said. “Yes, we need the technology, but we don’t need these impacts. We do not need to be giving away all of this money to the biggest data centers across the world.” 

The George Mason chapter of a faculty union obtained Pence’s compensation through a Freedom of Information Act request.

All five Virginia Republicans in the US House of Representatives voted against a bipartisan bill aimed at helping workers and employers reach timely agreements when negotiating a first union contract.

All six House Democrats from Virginia supported the legislation, which also got support from 20 House Republicans. The bill, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, passed in a vote of 230-193 on Tuesday and is now with the Senate.

About three or four times a month, Regina Gallimore-Szerokman takes the day off from her sales and marketing job to make a day trip from her home in Pulaski County to Roanoke or Charlottesville. 

Lewis Ginter Botancial Garden workers voted Wednesday to authorize their union to call a strike if needed amidst contentious contract negotiations for roughly 60 employees at the Richmond landmark. The union declined to share the vote breakdown, but said the measure was approved by 95%.

Hampton Roads Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R) removed parts of her campaign website discussing the economic struggles of Virginians.

In a lengthy interview with content creator Tevin Davis published Monday, Spanberger addressed the public anger and frustration with her vetoes of legislation that would have expanded collective bargaining rights to more public-workers in Virginia, established the state’s long-awaited retail cannabis market, and limited the activity of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement at courthouses.

Dogwood obtained audio of Republican Virginia Congressman John McGuire from earlier this year in which he explains his 2024 vote against raising the marriage age to 18.

Virginia labor leaders are shocked and furious over Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s blocking the expansion of collective bargaining rights to public sector workers. 

Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell says Gov. Abigail Spanberger told him Wednesday that she plans to veto legislation to expand collective bargaining rights to hundreds of thousands of public employees.

The Supreme Court of Virginia overturning the special election on redistricting was a big loss for Democrats, but advocates looking to push back on the Trump administration still see some upside heading into November’s midterm elections.