Dispatch number two: The State of Science in 2025 Join us for Salon de Résistance on September 25 at Black Iris for a conversation about science in America. Scientific progress shouldn't be optional. From vaccines and clean energy to space exploration and evolutionary...
National tension surrounding immigration laws converged in two competing rallies in downtown Richmond this past weekend. One rally, organized by Trump’s former Virginia campaign chair and Virginia GOP Gubernatorial candidate, Corey Stewart, opposes sanctuary cities. The other rally, organized by a group called Richmond Struggle, supports...
RICHMOND – At the center of a suburban neighborhood on the outskirts of Richmond’s city limits, a collection of small white houses sit quietly. Outside, the taut winter air is split open by a group of grade-school children streaking past each other in relentless pursuit of a soccer ball, shouting breathlessly in their native tongues. The scene...
Saturday, November 12th, four days after Donald J. Trump was elected, hundreds of people gathered in downtown Richmond for an event called “Richmond Grabs Back.” The event was part of a vaguely coordinated call to action alongside cities across the country. Unlike many initial protest events held around the country after election night, this...
After Donald Trump won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote by the largest margin in American history, it's understanding to think some people might want to change how we elect our Commander-in-chief, and some Virginia legislators have conflicting ideas on how we should do that. After Donald Trump won the Electoral College but lost the...
While Ohio Governor John Kasich continues to face fire from abortion advocates for signing a restrictive new abortion law, lawmakers here in Virginia aim to follow in his foot steps during the 2017 General Assembly next month. While Ohio Governor John Kasich continues to face fire from abortion advocates for signing a restrictive new abortion...
Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently approved the construction of a 20-megawatt solar facility in New Kent County, reflecting an initiative to move the state toward a policy of alternative energy. Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently approved the construction of a 20-megawatt solar facility in New Kent County, reflecting an initiative to move the state toward...
The minimum wage in America continues to be a source of heated debates and is once again in the foreground going into the 2017 General Assembly session. The minimum wage in America continues to be a source of heated debates and is once again in the foreground going into the 2017 General Assembly session. Presented most recently is a bill put...
What would happen if Virginia governors had a little more time to get their agendas through - good or bad? What would happen if Virginia governors had a little more time to get their agendas through - good or bad? That's a question one legislator is asking with a new submitted for the upcoming 2017 General Assembly session. “This bill isn’t...
Virginia is only one of three states that completely denies ex-felons the right to vote, but that might change if one NOVA Delegate gets his way. Virginia is only one of three states that completely denies ex-felons the right to vote, but that might change if one NOVA Delegate gets his way. The right for an ex-felon to vote has been a...
