Minimum Wage Increases, Immigration Enforcement, and the Race for Governor

The Virginia Press Room · Aug 4, 2025 · 37m

In this episode of The Virginia Press Room, Michael Pope is joined by:

Karri Peifer of Axios Richmond, covering the rise in Virginia's minimum wage.

Markus Schmidt of the Virginia Mercury, covering the latest on Virginia's Homeland Security Task Force.

Jonathan Martin of Politico, covering the latest on Virginia's gubernatorial election--including tensions on the Republican side and the lack of an endorsement from President Trump.

Plus: the latest jobs numbers, Labubu fever, and momentum for Jason Miyares and Abigail Spanberger.

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