Full story here: wamu.org/story/25/09/...

Democrat James Walkinshaw is headed to Congress, having won about 75% of the vote in the #VA11 special election this evening. Once he's there, what are his thoughts on the looming federal spending bill deadline? I asked -

My back of the envelope math of this piece’s numbers (based on an ICE FOIA) says there were fewer than 1900 arrests related to someone with a criminal status. Compare that to Gov Youngkin’s July claim it was 2500 *violent* criminals

“Most immigrants arrested in Virginia have not been convicted of any crimes and do not have pending criminal charges. ~ 29% of all those arrested by ICE in the state between January and July had convictions, and less than 16% had pending criminal charges”

This profile of Terry Kilgore is worth reading if only for the yearbook photos of the matching helmet haircuts on him and his twin, former AG Jerry Kilgore. Nice one by Ben Paviour virginiamercury.com/2025/09/02/v...

KFF estimates between 230k and 390k Virginians will become uninsured* because of the effects of HR1 aka the Big Beautiful Bill www.kff.org/uninsured/ho... *i deleted a post w/a typo here which said "insured"

Earle-Sears touts her role in Youngkin policy wins — but is light on details www.vpm.org/elections/20...

Wow "By the numbers: This year, developers have opened enough new data centers in the Richmond market to consume 720 megawatts of power, per the report...That's enough to power more than 500,000 homes." www.axios.com/local/richmo...

Earle-Sears suggests using Virginia’s ‘rainy day funds’ to cover possible Medicaid funding shortfall @bethabeyer.bsky.social cardinalnews.org/2025/08/12/e...

Super interesting piece on america's outgoing top energy regulator, who started out in Virginia richmond.com/news/state-r...

Virginia is sharing SNAP recipients' personal info with the federal government www.vpm.org/news/2025-08...

AP:Virginia judge bars Youngkin's university board appointments rejected by Senate Democrats apnews.com/article/judg... Opinion: drive.google.com/file/d/1s06V...

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups | Israel | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The largest donor to Rouse’s lieutenant governor campaign won’t be known until months after the primary - Cardinal News

I missed this when it came out a couple weeks ago, but Virginia's economy shrunk in the first 3 months of 2025 by 0.5% (roughly the same as the US as a whole). Q2 numbers don't come out til September. www.bea.gov/news/2025/gr...

The Times of Israel is reporting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Monticello. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

WES sums up her argument as running on Youngkin's record: "My vision for Virginia is we’re going to continue the wonderful successes we’ve made."

Earle-Sears is talking about tax relief (there's been alot over the past 4 years) when she compares Spanberger to Mamdani. Paraphrasing: "The ideas my opponent has are socialist in nature...she wants to spend your money."

Lt. Gov Winsome Earle-Sears (Running for Governor) comes onto the stage now. Like most speakers, she invokes pandemic shutdowns and Youngkin's time in office.

Attorney General Jason Miyares opens his stump speech similar to Youngkin: says in 2021 Virginia was dying as a state. Says (paraphrasing) the current administration's tenure is a renaissance that Virginia hadn't seen in the state's 400 years of history.

Lt. Gov Nominee for the GOP's now on the stage. John Reid, the state's first openly gay statewide nominee, tells this group of Northern Virginia Republicans "I’m one of you, I’m a Republican."

Youngkin also compares Spanberger (a former CIA officer) with Zohran Mamdani.

I had been waiting for whether Youngkin mentions John Reid, the Lt. Gov. nominee who he asked to get out of the race. He does: "There's a lot of stuff I don't know, but when there's a 50-50 tie John Reid will stand up for what's right." (the LG breaks ties in the senate)

I am at a rally for Virginia's Republicans running for statewide office. Most of the people I talked to in the audience talked about schools, and when Gov. Glenn Youngkin starts out, he talks about schools teaching students what to think vs how to think.

Virginia faces Medicaid cuts after US Senate passes Trump budget bill www.vpm.org/news/2025-07...

I imagine this is going to be a very contentious space - there are four BoV members whose terms end on Sunday, Youngkin appointed these four: news.virginia.edu/content/gov-...

UVA president Jim Ryan resigns under pressure from Trump administration @vpm.org www.vpm.org/news/2025-06...

Keep in mind re UVA's president being reportedly pushed out by feds: Youngkin's appointees now control the Board of Visitors, and they [eventually- it takes a while-] elect a successor. The Dem majority in the state senate says some BoV members are serving illegally www.vpm.org/news/2025-06...

I was at a political gala for Virginia Democrats when the Iran news broke. In remarks minutes earlier Sen. Mark Warner said it was (paraphrasing) “easier to get into a Middle East war than out of one”. He’s not commenting until he gets more info.

Internal soundtrack while refreshing VPAP and ELECT www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIbY...

Felt this earthquake and thought it was just a big truck moving by M 2.8 - 7 km S of Dillwyn, Virginia earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Tariffs could add $500M to cost of Dominion's Virginia Beach offshore wind farm www.vpm.org/news/2025-05...

Youngkin to veto $900M in budget items to hedge against risk of federal cuts www.vpm.org/news/2025-05... @vpm.org

What is a safety ambassador?

Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Nearly half of House of Delegates challengers this year are women. Here's why. - Cardinal News cardinalnews.org/2025/04/22/n...

One report had Virginia and Maryland last and 2nd to last in employment gains (about -15k and -7k respectively) Federal reports paint conflicting Virginia jobs pictures. www.vpm.org/news/2025-04...

Tell us! How are federal immigration policies affecting Virginians? www.vpm.org/news/2025-04...

UVa student's visa revoked as Trump deportations expand to college campuses

Interesting meeting on Gov Youngkin’s public schedule: “Governor Glenn Youngkin meets with Meta leadership on data center, artificial intelligence, privacy and technology policy”

Pro-Palestinian student protestors renew demands of VCU www.wvtf.org/news/2025-04...

VA Senators Mark Warner & Tim Kaine are recommending House Minority leader Todd Gilbert and Robert Tracci, a Senior Assistant AG, for US Attorney. The White House can nominate one person. If Gilbert gets it, the GOP need to pick a new leader to win back the majority

Ex-VDH Commissioner: Federal cuts may lead to ‘horrific consequences’ @vpm.org

Gov. Youngkin's rec to add money to Virginia's reserves also comes as he recommends that Virginia be able to make extra deposits (currently its limited by law). Warning: lots of math in this bill. lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/106933...

TIL: Virginia has a "Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Fund"

“‘This is a naked example of the US administration arresting someone for their political opinions, and I think the British government should be exercised about this,’ he said. ‘He is a former British government employee who was vetted and well liked.’” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

At least 501 Virginians have made initial UI claims tied to federal employers. The count comes as the federal government's plans to slash jobs remain hazy — and as economists and policymakers try to plan for the possible economic fallout. via @jahd.bsky.social www.vpm.org/news/2025-03...

From the incomparable @jahd.bsky.social and Patrick Larsen: The @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social hosts an annual oyster eating "contest" at the Virginia State Capitol to keep the conservation conversation on the table. @vpm.org www.vpm.org/news/2025-02...

Va. budget could erase $56M in payments over failed VCU Health project by @deanmirshahi @myvpm @vpm.org https://buff.ly/3Qyi3Nv

Before challenger @simondshd70.bsky.social emerged, "Webert was the reigning champion of the lawmakers’ oyster-eating competition — though the criteria for this title is unclear. He’s got the swagger to make it believable." @vpm.org