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Since the 1940s, Virginia has imposed strong restrictions on labor unions. Now those restrictions are at the center of a political debate in Richmond. Michael Pope reports.

Virginia has a very long history, a history that has several dark chapters. Now, as Michael Pope reports, a group of prominent state leaders are hoping for reconciliation.

Virginia’s seafood industry is one of the oldest and most valuable in the nation. We’re the fourth largest producer of finfish and shellfish – behind Alaska, Louisiana and Washington State. The Commonwealth keeps an eye on watermen to prevent over-fishing and assure food safety for consumers.  On the front lines– a force founded in 1875 […]

Are plastic bags a problem in Virginia? One lawmaker things so, and he wants to create a new tax on them. Michael Pope has details.

Lawmakers are often divided along party lines on the hottest issues of the day. But, Republicans and Democrats are coming together on at least one issue. Michael Pope has details.

Virginia is the top supplier of seafood on the east coast.  Our watermen harvest more than four dozen species – scallops and oysters, blue crabs, clams, flounder and other fin fish worth over $200 million. The creatures that live off our coast face some big problems, but as Sandy Hausman reports, scientists here are hoping […]

The Virginia General Assembly now has two former journalists as members, and they are hoping to move forward with bills to increase press freedom. Michael Pope has the story.

The minimum wage in Virginia is $7.25 an hour, among the lowest in the nation. But, that might be changing soon. Michael Pope reports.

Could casinos be the key to bringing jobs and revenue to some parts of the state? A bipartisan group of lawmakers thinks so. The effort is targeted to three Virginia localities. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.

Marijuana users in Norfolk will no longer be prosecuted for misdemeanor possession and the City of Bristol is gearing up to take full advantage of job opportunities in the medical marijuana field.   Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link.   […]