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Many General Assembly Democrats campaigned on changing the way guns and environmental issues are regulated. Michael Pope reports part of that change may mean giving more flexibility to local governments.

In Norfolk, Virginia officials announced a long-term plan to increase the state’s international exports. Governor Northam called it the first ever statewide strategic plan for international trade. Mallory Noe-Payne has details.

Is justice equal for youth offenders who find themselves caught up in the court system? Michael Pope has more about a new report that calls attention to some disparities in the system.

As the price of housing skyrockets in areas with good schools, children who live in areas with low-cost housing are stuck with low-performing schools. Michael Pope reports.

According to numbers from the Virginia Public Access Project, turnout in last week’s election was record setting for an off year – nearly 40% of registered voters came to the polls. But those numbers vary across the state. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.

Owners of a grocery store are finding that providing opportunity in an underserved neighborhood isn’t as simple as just showing up… and a homeowner who says she ordered a little dirt ended up with more than she knew what to do with. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at […]

Virginia is about to get its first female speaker of the House of Delegates. Michael Pope reports.

Democrats have a long list of agenda items they want to tackle when the next General Assembly gavels into session. But, they are going to have to think carefully about what they want to accomplish and when. Michael Pope reports.

Wetlands go by many names — marshes, bogs, swamps and bayous. But whatever they’re called, the fact is they’re disappearing here in Virginia. More than half have been drained and developed since the first settlers arrived.  Now, however, some communities are reversing that trend. Sandy Hausman visited one and filed this report.

You’ve probably heard of Tangier—the island of 450 residents in danger of being swallowed by the Chesapeake Bay. But just a few miles away, the tiny Town of Saxis, whose population is about half of Tangier’s, is quietly facing many of the same problems. Pamela D’Angelo went there to find out how climate change is […]