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A state regulatory board is preparing to vote on a key permit for a giant compressor station in rural Virginia. Dominion will use the station to push natural gas through the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. But opponents say the construction is being thrust on a historically black community. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.

Senator Tim Kaine cruised to victory on election night, scoring one of the first victories of the evening. Michael Pope has the story.

Virginia’s 6th Congressional District has been represented by a Republican for more than two decades. And, as Nick Gilmore reports, that trend will continue with a new face.

The owners of a huge deposit of uranium in Pittsylvania County want to mine it. But a long-standing Virginia ban on the process is stopping them. On November 5th, they’ll ask the United States Supreme Court to decide if that ban is constitutional. Michael Pope has a preview.

Voters are about to head to the polls across Virginia, deciding a U.S. Senate race as well as several hotly contested congressional races. But, the universe of voters who shows up in a mid-term is not the same as a presidential year. Michael Pope reports.

In addition to choosing a U.S. Senator and a member of Congress on November 6, Virginia voters will decide on two proposed constitutional amendments. One of those seems like a no-brainer, but as Sandy Hausman reports, it’s complicated.

Government watchdog groups say some lawmakers are using taxpayer dollars to boost their own reelection campaigns. But, as Matt Laslo reports from the Capitol, many Virginia lawmakers say they’re merely communicating with their constituents back home.  

Money borrowed and spent for an industry that never came has put Patrick County in a deep financial hole. And a zoning change in Arlington County may accomplish the rare feat of making some housing  more affordable. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s […]

The United States Supreme Court may have thrown out the public corruption convictions for former Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen McDonnell. But, as Michael Pope tells us, that’s not the end of legal jeopardy for the couple.

Virginia Beach wants to wash it hands of the cost of maintaining any more public fountains, and the founder of a Virginia non-profit that pays bail for low income people says they are being harassed by a government official in Augusta County. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week on the […]