"Virginia voters will be able to respond to what’s happening in America. It’s important that they understand their role and capacity to impact the direction the country is going and that’s true power, true democracy." - Lt. Governor-elect, Ghazala Hashmi A British...
A Supreme Court ruling in a Virginia gerrymandering case could have a major impact on Virginia’s political landscape. 11 of Virginia’s House of Delegates districts were struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in March, 2017 after the court found that those districts had been racially gerrymandered to dilute the voting power of...
In the coming weeks, Virginia’s environmental and political future is set to see a potential shift. The past weeks were marked by upsets, confrontations, and accusations of corruption surrounding the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines, and as a crucial vote approaches, the future is decidedly uncertain. The path to this moment began on...
When you head to the voting booth tomorrow, chances are you know exactly who you're going to vote for. You've heard a ton of stuff about the Democratic and Republican candidates for House and Senate, and maybe even some of the down-ballot races that only matter within the 12-block radius of the city that you live in. But... do you know what's up...
After more than 10 years of deliberation and planning, the College of William and Mary is finalizing a memorial to the people enslaved by the school between the 17th and mid-19th centuries. The school has been open for 324 years, and it practiced institutionalized slavery for 172 years -- more than 50 percent of the time its doors have been open...
The Virginia State Conference NAACP took state regulators to task for their recent approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). In a press statement released Saturday, the group expressed its concerns with the state’s “refusal to protect our land, water and communities,” with a particular focus on environmental and social costs. The group also...
Republican Senate candidate Corey Stewart may be trailing his opponent, Tim Kaine, by double digits in the latest polls, but he hasn't given up yet. Earlier this month, the campaign trail brought him to the Dockside restaurant, in Hopewell, Virginia, for a meet and greet. Less than a dozen people showed up. I was one of them. The price of...
As the first Muslim-American in the Virginia General Assembly -- and the first to sign a pledge against taking public interest donations -- Roanoke Delegate Sam Rasoul wants to eliminate money’s role in politics. According to the Center for Public Integrity, Virginia is one of nine states that do not have an ethics commission to oversee the...
The upcoming midterm elections on November 7 will be huge: HUGE. Nowhere more-so than in the 7th District, where incumbent Dave Brat (darling of the Tea Party) is squaring off against Abigail Spanberger, the scrappy former-CIA agent, for the heart and soul of Central Virginia. According to most independent political analysts, the race is still a...
Virginians: Today is the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 6 elections. You can register online, in-person or by mail. Go to Virginia’s online registration website to register or to update your voter record. To register in-person or by mail, fill out the Voter Registration Form and mail it in, or drop it off at your local voter...
