Environmental Boards Are A Special Place To Serve The Public Good

One of the most important displays of a government such as Virginia’s that is “of the people, by the people and for the people” are the ...

Police Clear Crowds At Monument, Va. Couple Faces Charges For Virus Relief Fraud, State Judge Rules Nunes Can’t Sue Twitter; More

• Police again dispersed a crowd at Richmond’s Lee monument overnight. This time, they said were able to do it without using chemical ir ...

26 Nights In, Protesters In Richmond Say They’re Not Going Anywhere

“Mostly these demonstrations have been peaceful, but here in Richmond we continue to see nightly conflicts between demonstrators and our ...

With Supreme Court Case Over, Courts Again Weigh Whether Atlantic Coast Pipeline Is Needed

But the end of that battle has seen the revival of another, more fundamental conflict: whether the pipeline really is needed.

When Insisting On ‘Peaceful’ Protest Misses The Point

As protests continue in Richmond, and throughout the nation, I often hear the same concern from people across the political spectrum: Wh ...

VA Democratic Party Urges Voters To Defeat Redistricting Reform Amendment

A redistricting proposal — the compromise product of years’ worth of anti-gerrymandering advocacy — caused a major split among Democrats.

‘Can’t Explain The About-Face’: Reversal On Nursing Home Disclosures Lead To Bipartisan Questioning

State health officials had been working closely with industry groups for weeks. But Amy Hewett, vice president of strategy and communica ...

After A String Of Losses, Virginia Republicans Wrestle With Hard Right’s Influence

If VA Republicans thought 2020 would be the year of the center-right rebrand to break their losing streak, it'st off to a shaky start.

Victors Emerge In Va.’s Congressional Primaries, Court Lifts Moratorium On Evictions, Lawsuit Filed; More

• Congressional primaries were held Tuesday with challengers emerging for U.S. House and Senate seats. Democrat Cameron Webb, an African ...

This Is No Time For Virginia To Keep Outdated Building Efficiency Standards

When you were a child, you probably did not realize what must be obvious to you now: the story is really about the importance of buildin ...

Virginia’s Covid Metrics Are Trending Down. Here’s Why The State Isn’t Reopening Faster.

What's holding up a faster reopening? Questions remain

Richmond Protesters Reclaim City Hall, Virginia Holds Congressional Primaries, Liberty Football Players Leave University, And More Headlines

• Protesters in Richmond, which saw its 25th consecutive day of demonstrations, refused an order to quit the state-controlled area aroun ...

Virginia’s National Parks Need More Than $1 Billion In Maintenance. Congress May Finally Be Funding Them.

And that’s exactly what happened — twice — last spring on the George Washington Memorial Parkway, one of Virginia’s most visible nationa ...

With Juneteenth Holiday, Northam Turns His Greatest Liability Into A Redemptive Moment

Fourteen months ago, Northam became a national pariah one moonwalk away from being hounded from office over a photo of one man in blackf ...

Police Stop Protesters From Removing Monument, Weapons Charge Dropped, Airport Police Officer Charged With Trespassing Near Statue, More

• Police prevented protesters from pulling down the J.E.B. Stuart monument in Richmond Sunday night, citing safety concerns. Now some lo ...

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Challenge To DACA

In a 5-4 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court’s liberal wing in finding that the Trump administration broke the law ...

In A Year Of Chaos For Black Americans, Reflecting On The Meaning Of Juneteenth

Growing up, I recall being struck by the great Frederick Douglass’ response to the Declaration of Independence and the 4th of July:

Reversing Course On Disclosure, Virginia Officials Reveal Which Nursing Homes Face Outbreaks

The initial data shows that a total 178 long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living centers, and campuses with m ...

After A Less Rainy Spring, The Chesapeake Bay May See Smaller Dead Zone Than Normal

Ecologically, a dead zone is part of a body of water that is unable to sustain plant or animal life due to a lack of oxygen, a condition ...

Class Action Suit Filed Against Richmond Police Over Tear-Gassing Of Protesters

Filed Tuesday by Richmond attorney Tom Roberts, the action follows a June 4 lawsuit against RPD on behalf of Jonathan Arthur, an associa ...

Virginia Cuts Off Unemployment Benefits To 12,000 People For Refusing To Return To Work

“As employers have resumed operations, many have attempted to recall furloughed or laid-off employees to work,” the agency said in a sta ...

‘A Critical Moment In Our History:’ McClellan Announces Run For Va. Governor

The future, she says, is now.

VCU Research Shows Masks Can Dramatically Decrease Covid-19 Deaths

The article is currently in pre-print, meaning it hasn’t gone through the peer-review process that’s considered standard for published a ...

Halt On Lee Monument Removal Extended, Farmville Removes Confederate Statue, Still No Start Date For Phase 3 Reopening, And More Headlines

• A Richmond Circuit Court judge extended an injunction blocking Gov. Ralph Northam from removing the Lee Monument while a descendant of ...

On Confederate Monuments, Patience Has Run Out

Not that I’m mad at them. Most of the monuments were erected during the reign of Jim Crow. To Blacks, they’re a strong symbol of inequal ...

Virginia’s Proposed Workplace Safety Rules Would Make Social Distancing Mandatory

The proposed rules, published Friday and scheduled to go before the state Safety and Health Codes Board on June 24, represent the state’ ...

Senate GOP Unveils Police Reform Bill That Draws Democratic Rebukes

The Senate GOP bill would incentivize police departments to ban chokeholds, increase the use of body-worn cameras, improve training in d ...

Juneteenth: Celebrate By Committing To A More Just Society

Juneteenth — a conflation of the words “June and 19th” — has become emblematic of the dismantling of the system of slavery in the United ...

State Health Officials Are Still Deciding How To Safely Reopen Nursing Homes. Providers Say Patients Are Suffering.

A “tough lady” from a tight-knit Italian family, Wilson has a window room at Manassas Health & Rehab Center, where her relatives still v ...

Richmond Judge To Review Lee Monument Injunction, Arthur Ashe Memorial Graffitied, Other Headlines

• “A Richmond Circuit Court Judge will decide Thursday whether to extend a court order that’s preventing the state from removing the Rob ...

Advocates Warn Environmental Rollbacks Threaten Va. Minority Communities

Lawmakers and activists say the administration’s actions — meant to boost the lagging economy — could have disproportionate effects on m ...

Some Influential Early Virginians Also Targeted Statues

Last week, police in Portsmouth arrested two NAACP leaders who called for the removal of a Confederate monument.

Fearing ‘loss Of Favorable Tax Treatment,’ Six Monument Ave. Residents Join Legal Effort To Halt Statue Removal

The residents, who filed their complaint Monday in Richmond Circuit Court, are asking a judge to consolidate their suit with a case brou ...

As Supreme Court Hands Win To Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Other Hurdles Remain For Project

But the 7-2 decision, penned by Justice Clarence Thomas with Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissenting, lifts one barrier to t ...

Juneteenth Becomes Official State Holiday, Virginia Beach Hires First Black City Manager; other Headlines

• “Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he’s making Juneteenth — a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. — ...

Trump Signs Modest Police Reform Order; Defends ‘brave Men And Women In Blue’

The executive order strengthens efforts to track police misconduct and uses federal funds to encourage police departments to improve tra ...

Most VA Police Shootings Since 2016 Were Ruled Justified: Data

Ninety out of 91 police shootings in Virginia since 2016 were ruled justified, according to State Police. But there are gaps in the data.

A Rebel Reflects

At the risk of pulling a muscle from patting myself on the back, I’ll admit that I was a pretty popular guy in high school. I went to Do ...

House Democrats Call For More Federal Aid For Public Education

“Unless the federal government provides immediate relief, it won’t be a matter of whether education funding will be cut, but how deep th ...

A Cross-Burning In Marion, Norfolk To Remove Remainder Of Confederate Monument

• Police in Richmond fired teargas, rubber bullets and pepper spray at protesters outside their downtown headquarters for the second nig ...