In 2019 Del. Chris Hurst introduced legislation to protect student journalists and their school advisers. That bill died in subcommittee, but Hurst hasn't given up; he introduced a new bill for the upcoming 2020 session. A former journalist turned delegate filed a...
Democrat Majority Could Bring Monumental Change to Confederate Symbols
Under the Dillon Rule, all decisions made by Virginia localities must be authorized by the General Assembly. Thus far, the GA has not allowed Richmond and other VA cities to remove Confederate monuments. But a new Democratic majority may change all that in 2020....
Coastal Virginia Rises to the Challenge of Climate Change
With sea level rise becoming a growing threat to Virginia's coastal communities, activists want to see greater action -- and more funding -- for programs intended to mitigate the effects of climate change. "Animals have three choices when habitat changes: they can...
Virginia Prosecuted Over 46,000 Marijuana Cases in 2018
In 2018, almost 20,000 people, most of them African American, were found guilty of marijuana possession in Virginia courts. The racial disparities where the state's marijuana convictions are concerned has led some state officials to consider decriminalizing and...
100 Years After Women Earned the Right to Vote, Will VA Legislators Pass Equal Rights Amendment?
With a new Democratic majority in the General Assembly, Virginia could become the 38th state to ratify the ERA. Generation Z, people of color, and the LGBTQ community are leading a new generation in the decades-long fight to add the amendment to the U.S. Constitution....
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