Stories tagged: "Virginia Politics"

Commentary WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Protesters enter the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Commentary Rashid: So Many Right Wing Lies. Is A Platform of Ideas Too Much to Ask?

STAFFORD-During every election season, a new right wing lie seems to pop up. What happened to running on a platform of ideas, Qasim asks.

Qasim Rashid Qasim Rashid July 13, 2021 7:40 am EDT
Politics Experts say it's already too late to use the panic defense
Politics Panic Defense Comes Up in Blacksburg Case. Isn’t It Banned In Virginia?

BLACKSBURG-Virginia's panic defense ban gets its first legal test in a Blacksburg murder case. Who's in charge of enforcing it?

Megan Schiffres Megan Schiffres June 22, 2021 4:06 am EDT
Economy Virginia's houseless population is growing
Economy Dogwood Download: Things You Should Know For Wednesday, March 24

RICHMOND-Houseless rates are up, a whistleblower is fired and Northam signs an executive order to reduce plastic pollution.

Megan Schiffres Megan Schiffres March 24, 2021 5:10 am EDT
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Dogwood Download: Things You Should Know For Tuesday, March 23

RICHMOND-An injunction in the case of a Virginia restaurant violating COVID-19 restrictions is denied, Northam announces resources for FASFA applicants, and Xzavier Hill's mother fights trespassing charges.

Megan Schiffres Megan Schiffres March 23, 2021 2:08 am EDT
Climate Spam callers have been impersonating healthcare workers in Virginia.
Climate Dogwood Download: Things You Should Know For Friday, March 19

DANVILLE-A supercell storm hits Virginia, a mass vaccination site starts up and the feds warn about a stimulus scam.

Brian Carlton Brian Carlton March 19, 2021 6:08 am EDT

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Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Money Virginia’s Minimum Wage Is Now $11 an Hour—But the Path to $15 Is Uncertain
PeanutPie Family Quintessentially Virginia: A Taste of the Commonwealth
Martin Luther King Jr., gives his "I Have a Dream" speech to a crowd before the Lincoln Memorial during the Freedom March in Washington, DC, on August 28, 1963. The widely quoted speech became one of his most famous. Commentary Rashid: Dr. King, Not Joe Manchin, Was Right About the Filibuster
Son on father's shoulders walking towards school building. Education Here’s Why Glenn Youngkin’s Embrace of the School Choice Movement Has Some Worried
Elections Virginia Democrats Hold a Debate
Elections Democrats Debate: Candidates Talk Marijuana, Right to Work and Reform

RICHMOND- They agreed on several points, but four Virginia Democrats went into Tuesday's debate hoping to highlight differences.

Brian Carlton Brian Carlton March 17, 2021 9:30 am EDT
Elections Octavia Johnson Launches Campaign for Governor
Elections Octavia Johnson Enters Virginia Governor’s Race

ROANOKE-Octavia Johnson wants to see things change in Virginia. The best way to make that happen, she feels, is by serving as governor.

Brian Carlton Brian Carlton March 4, 2021 4:09 pm EST