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An Exclusive Q&A with Senator Ghazala Hashmi on Her Run for Lieutenant Governor

by Landon Shroder | NEWS, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS

In an era of bombastic politics, incendiary rhetoric, and over-the-top political brinksmanship we often forget that the task of effective policy-making is a technical, deliberative, and sometimes exhaustive process that is measured in years, not months. Crafting...

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Rape Cases in Virginia Often Go Unsolved

This may be the #MeToo era, but here in Virginia, the vast majority of rape cases are still unsolved, and the perpetrators remain unpunished. In the #MeToo era, survivors of sexual assault are feeling more empowered to come forward with their stories. Despite the...

More Pedestrians Are Dying on Virginia’s Roads

2018 saw the highest number of pedestrian deaths on Virginia roads in ten years. Two major Richmond-area roads were among the deadliest in the state. On a Friday night in October, Katelyn Tilts was walking to a convenience store with a group of friends when she saw...

Councilman’s ‘No Car November’ Challenge Informs Safer Streets Legislation

Richmond's First District City Councilman, Andreas Addison, spent all of November commuting throughout the city by foot and bus. What he learned has fueled a slate of new, pedestrian-friendly ordinances he wants City Council to pass. If there’s one thing 1st District...

After Election, Virginia Dodges Medicaid Work Requirements

The requirement that Medicaid recipients work was a Republican condition of the program's expansion. But with the new Democrat-controlled General Assembly soon to be seated, Governor Northam no longer plans to enforce it. Virginia residents with Medicaid will not be...

Making Sense of Virginia’s Many “Second Amendment Sanctuary” Resolutions

As we approach the start of the 2020 General Assembly session, here's an up-to-date look into an ongoing fight over guns that has the whole Commonwealth concerned. It has been a truly tumultuous month since Virginia’s November elections. Specifically, the...

Student Strikes Continue To Push For Climate Action

Last Friday saw Central Virginia students missing school to demand action on climate change in ongoing Global Climate Strike actions in Richmond. Dozens of Richmond area students skipped class Friday to demand government action on climate change. Part of the larger...

Courageous Journalism

Last week, longtime journalist Bob Levey shared a lifetime of expertise with VCU journalism students, urging them to focus on strong journalism and to remember that cries of "fake news" from those in the spotlight are nothing new. Washington Post journalist, former...

Women’s Suffrage, Social Media-Style

In their latest exhibit, The Valentine puts a new spin on the fight to gain women the right to vote by imagining it as a social media battle between famous figures of the early 20th century. If you’ve ever wondered what Maggie L. Walker’s social media presence would...

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