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Battle over Mountain Valley Pipeline continues
This is the second in a five-part series examining the impact of climate change on the Commonwealth. See the first part here.
The roadblocks preventing the construction of the...
Republican candidates engage in nasty fight in 97th District
Despite an overwhelmingly conservative record, an endorsement from the NRA, and the support of House Speaker Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Chris Peace (R-Hanover) is fighting to keep his seat in the...
Virginia at severe risk of devastating floods in the future
This is the first in a five-part series examining the impact of climate change on the Commonwealth to commemorate Earth Day.
While the Commonwealth celebrated Easter in relative peace,...
Richmond City Council to decide fate of Mayor Stoney’s education plan
Eighteen million in public school funding is on the line tonight in Richmond, where the City Council will hold a public hearing on Mayor Levar Stoney’s proposed real estate tax increase.
You Beto Watch Out, GOP
The first announced presidential candidate to come to the Commonwealth brought a clear message for Virginians: Republican’s power is waning in the once ruby-red state.
On the first of...
Virginia one step closer to joining groundbreaking climate initiative
The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board on Friday approved a significant climate plan to slash carbon pollution from Virginia's power plants by 3% each year over the next decade.
Industry and conservative special interest groups run wild in Virginia
If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, odds are
you’ve seen this little Schoolhouse Rock ditty about how a bill becomes a law.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFroMQlKiag
Virginia works to reduce black maternal mortality rate
Black women in Virginia die during or near childbirth more than three times as often as women from any other race.
In recent years, this staggering discrepancy prompted...
Republicans tussle amongst themselves in SW Virginia; may provide opening for Democrats
Republicans in southwestern Virginia are headed for an intra-party fight, as Ken Heath, a director of community and economic development in Marion, announced he would run as an independent and challenge the...
The quiet majority
When Felicia Pricenor leaned into the mic at an anti-abortion rally in Virginia this week, the associate director of the Virginia Catholic Conference said she spoke on behalf of the “voiceless, the...