Michael Martz is a State Politics Reporter at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He covers a range of topics including Virginia state politics, governance, and regional issues, with a focus on the GOP, Congress, and crime. Michael's work has been featured in various publications such as The Free Lance-Star, ABC 13 - WSET, and The Roanoke Times.
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By: Dave Ress, Michael Martz
DAVE RESS and MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch Less than six hours before the midnight deadline, the U.S.
By: Michael Martz, Dave Ress
The federal government shutdown set at midnight Friday would hit Virginia hard, unless frantic efforts on Capitol Hill to prevent it succeed.
By: Michael Martz
The federal government is on track to reach the debt ceiling in January. Trump said he'd work with Democrats to end it.
By: Michael Martz
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By: Michael Martz
The continuing resolution adopted in the midnight hour Saturday included disaster relief for hurricane-stricken Southwest Virginia, boost retirement benefits for public employees and fund pediatric cancer research.
By: Michael Martz
The 118th Congress went out with a flourish in the midnight hour early Saturday when the Senate adopted Social Security reforms that will boost
By: Michael Martz
“Youngkin got elected because of lack of solidarity behind the Democratic candidate,” the nation’s first elected Black governor told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “Is that going to be the situation this
By: Michael Martz
State Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas said Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposal to withhold funds to localities that don't turn over illegal immigrants "has no chance of getting off the table."
By: Michael Martz
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By: Michael Martz
Virginia has a green light from the administration of President Joe Biden to use $1.48 billion in federal infrastructure funding to extend high-speed internet access to more than 133,000 unserved locations, most of them in the rural Southside and Shenandoah Valley.
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