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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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In Colonial Heights, 93 Opioid Pills For Every Resident Each Year

From 2006 to 2012, pharmacies and physicians in Colonial Heights received 93 opioid pills per person per year — the highest amount in the Richmond metro area. Between 2006 and 2012, more than 71 million opioid pills flowed into Henrico County. For the county’s 320,000...

An Increasing Number of Virginia Residents Speak Languages Other Than English

According to US Census data, over 16 percent of Virginians now speak a language other than English in the home -- including a growing number of Arabic families. Nahlaa Alsilfih Alahmari and her husband, Abdullah Alahmari, are graduate students from Saudi Arabia. She...

Wildlife Warriors

Roanoke’s Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center fights to stay open and save animals' lives in the midst of lawsuits from a local Bojangles’ owner who claims the center “increases noise” and “increases traffic.” The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center has been helping...

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...

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