Michael O'Connor
Virginia Politics Reporter at The Dogwood
Virginia politics reporter for @vadogwoodnews, a @couriernewsroom site. DMs open. Let's talk: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
vadogwood.com | Michael O'Connor
The need for legal services for federal workers is expected to ramp up in the coming months as government staffing reduction plans are expected to go into effect. A coalition of unions and legal groups announced on Wednesday the formation of a new project to help provide federal workers fired by the Trump administration free legal support to protect their rights.
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vadogwood.com | Michael O'Connor
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, right, stands with supporters during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) “This is sick,” said US Rep. Don Beyer of Northern Virginia.
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2 weeks ago |
vadogwood.com | Michael O'Connor
The ACLU of Virginia alleges that Suri, an Indian citizen who was studying at Georgetown on a J-1 visa, was targeted because he and his wife exercised their freedom of speech and because his wife has ties to Gaza. New details have emerged around the March arrest of Arlington resident Badar Khan Suri by immigration officials, which Suri’s lawyers argue prove that his arrest was politically motivated and violates the First Amendment.
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2 weeks ago |
vadogwood.com | Michael O'Connor
“The consequences are really high across the nation but particularly in Virginia with Medicaid expansion going away immediately if there’s that funding cut,” said Freddy Mejia, policy director at The Commonwealth Institute. Virginians joined hundreds of people to rally outside the US Capitol in Washington on Thursday to protest congressional Republicans’ plan to cut off access to health care and groceries for millions of low-income Americans.
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2 weeks ago |
vadogwood.com | Michael O'Connor
Outgoing Republican governor and former private equity executive Glenn Youngkin has consistently blocked legislative efforts to raise the minimum wage. The Democratic nominee for governor, former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, has pledged to raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 an hour if she is elected this fall. “Virginians deserve to have their hard work rewarded and respected,” Spanberger said in a statement.
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Everyone should watch this video for a chilling look at the mundane cruelty playing out across America. Much respect to the bystanders who tried to intervene.
Three men who identified themselves as Homeland Security officers raided a courthouse in downtown Charlottesville Tuesday, detaining two men without explanation. https://t.co/RbN4QF65dY
.@winwithwinsome spox: LG Earle-Sears "supports trade policies that put America first." @SpanbergerForVA: "Repeatedly enacting and then retracting tariffs is making it impossible for businesses to plan for the future — and creating unnecessary chaos for families."
Trump’s tariffs blamed for Volvo layoffs in Southwest Virginia https://t.co/S36bTp8ZwD
RT @JaredForetek: BREAKING: D.C. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson will (once again) block the mass firing of CFPB employees that began yes…
