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Virginia is in a state of emergency as health officials try to meet the challenge of coronavirus. Does that mean that lawmakers need to return to Richmond? Michael Pope reports.

College campuses are deserted as students and faculty adjust to new educational realities because of COVID-19.  And while the virus has hurt many businesses there’s at least one factory in Virginia that has all the work it can handle. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public […]

State officials are urging people to stay home when possible, especially in parts of Virginia with known cases of COVID-19. That includes Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun counties in Northern Virginia plus James City County.  The state’s total number of cases stands at 45, with one death, reported Saturday in the Peninsula Health District, a man […]

Lawmakers in Richmond gaveled out Thursday on what’s been a historic legislative session. It was the first time Democrats were in charge of the process since the early 1990’s. The final item on their to do list was to pass the state’s two year budget. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.

Every year since 2008, Congress has authorized more than $30 million in funding to spur economic development in a region referred to as the “Black Belt.” The region extends through seven states from Virginia to Mississippi and includes the largest concentration of historically black communities in the rural South. Most are economically deprived, a result […]

Climate change has fed awareness of air pollution – the problems caused by greenhouse gases. But there’s another source of pollution that’s taking a toll on humans and wildlife. As Sandy Hausman reports, a professor at the University of Virginia is calling on local, state and national leaders to act against light pollution.

Democrats arrived in Richmond for the General Assembly session this year with a long list of agenda items for criminal justice reform. But, many of the more sweeping changes were scuttled. Michael Pope reports.

With so many unknowns regarding COVID-19, the travel industry has been hit hard by the constantly changing scenario. Robbie Harris reports.

The Senate rejected an effort to require businesses to offer five paid sick days. Michael Pope reports.

Immigration was one of the issues that helped Donald Trump win the presidency. But it’s also an issue that helped Democrats take control of the General Assembly. Michael Pope reports on what they were able to accomplish with that power.