“There’s a real question about whether our 250th anniversary as a country will be a celebration… or a wake.” Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan spoke straight, framing this moment in American history in two ways: A reckoning with our nation’s founding ideals of...
The Trump Administration’s chaos machine keeps churning, and if you’ve been paying attention, it’s easy to wonder if the Democratic response is scattered—or worse, nonexistent. The headlines blare, the tweets fly, and here in Richmond, folks are left asking: What...
Abortion access is anticipated to push voters to the polls in the wake of a Supreme Court decision earlier this year. Democrats have rallied voters around the issue for months, hoping to drive turnout in an election that will determine the balance of power in...
Virginia schools still rely heavily on law enforcement to discipline students and years of efforts to lessen the practice could be halted with recent legislation, according to juvenile justice advocates and some state lawmakers. “Sometimes the heavy hand of the...
The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation that will allow school principals to report some misdemeanor offenses of students to law enforcement, reversing parts of a previous law. Lawmakers, parents and advocates are concerned the legislation will prompt the...