Political Editor / Senior Communications Advisor, Daily Kos
Carolyn Fiddler is a Political Editor and Senior Communications Advisor for Daily Kos. With a focus on local politics in Virginia, Carolyn covers a wide range of topics including election results, legislative agendas, policy proposals, and public opinion. Her articles provide insightful analysis and commentary on the political landscape and its impact on the lives of Virginians.
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Carolyn Fiddler's coverage is heavily focused on Virginia politics, with a specific emphasis on government announcements and legal policy regulations. She consistently covers topics related to the Democratic and Republican parties, elections, and legislative agendas within Virginia.
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By: Carolyn Fiddler
This week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin released his proposed budget for 2024-2025. This budget proposal is the first step in a months-long process that will formally commence when the General Assembly begins its legislative session on Jan. 10, 2024.
In Virginia, most new statutes go into effect on July 1 of any given year, coinciding with the state’s fiscal year. But most years also see a few straggler laws take effect on Jan. 1, and 2024 is one of them. One new statute that will benefit many Virginians requires health insurers to cover the
By: Carolyn Fiddler
On Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, Virginia's General Assembly officially convened in Richmond, kicking off a 60-day legislative session that could have huge impacts on the lives of folks who live in the commonwealth.
This week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivered the annual State of the Commonwealth address to the General Assembly, and he mostly used the opportunity to promote a regressive tax proposal that would reform the state's tax structure to benefit the rich.
After working hard to turn out their own voters to cast ballots during the early voting period in the 2023 elections, Virginia Republicans have returned to their perennial efforts to restrict early and other convenient voting methods. This week, a Democratic-led committee rejected the GOP’s latest attempts to roll back recent years’ voting improvements. Republican
By: Carolyn Fiddler
Democrats made it clear in the 2023 elections that public education would be a huge policy priority in the 2024 General Assembly. Barely more than a week into this year's session, the Democratic majorities in the state House and Senate are making big moves.
Virginians may soon be able to count on a permanent sales tax holiday for school and emergency preparedness supplies in August of each year.
By: Carolyn Fiddler
After winning majorities in both the House of Delegates and state Senate last November, newly empowered Democrats in Virginia's General Assembly immediately made it clear that raising Virginia's minimum wage would be a top priority in this year's legislative session. Now Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is threatening to veto the effort before a bill even receives a full floor vote.
By: Carolyn Fiddler
Virginia, one of the nation's 27 so-called “right to work” states, has historically been hostile to expanding access to collective bargaining and union rights. Democratic lawmakers are pushing to change that in the 2024 General Assembly session.
By: Carolyn Fiddler
This week, the Virginia Senate gave final approval to a bill that would end the practice of “legacy admissions” at the state’s public universities. “Legacy admissions” is a shorthand term for the practice of giving preferential treatment to college applicants who are related to alumni or donors. “It’s about fairness. It’s about higher ed being
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