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Richmond’s Monument Avenue Commission held one of its final community meetings Thursday night. Almost a year ago the group was tasked with a big question: What should Virginia’s capitol city do with its confederate monuments? In the months since, that issue has become a flashpoint. Caught in the middle of that tension, the Monument Avenue […]
The race is on for 2018, and a huge slate of candidates will be on the ballot during primary season this year. The election is only two months away, so candidates are furiously trying to raise money. Michael Pope reports.
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper gave a talk on the ethics and importance of information gathering at Roanoke College last night. Nick Gilmore was there and filed this report.
Virginia has about thirty thousand people in its prisons, and for each one it spends two dollars and ten cents a day on food. Now, one inmate is suing, alleging the daily diet puts him at high risk for obesity, cancer and many chronic conditions. The state says it’s a security risk to allow recording […]
Money from gambling may be making its way into the classrooms. Or maybe not. Michael Pope explains.
Virginia is facing a critical shortage of teachers. Lawmakers in Richmond are trying to tackle that problem. They passed several measures this year making it easier to get and keep a teaching license. As part of that push, they’re also urging colleges and universities to create four year teaching programs — instead of the traditional […]
Local governments are pressing the governor’s office to make significant changes to a bill governing where and when cell towers can be constructed. Michael Pope has that story.
Governor Ralph Northam proposed a new budget Wednesday, kickstarting round two of spending negotiations with lawmakers. His budget also reiterated a call for Medicaid expansion. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
Governor Ralph Northam is proposing a new state budget Wednesday. That will kick off a second round of budget negotiations. The first round failed when lawmakers couldn’t agree during their normal legislative session. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
New numbers from the census bureau show that rural parts of the state are losing population. But that isn’t necessarily a problem. Michael Pope explains.