Michael Pope
Virginia Public Radio ReporterMichael Pope is an author and journalist who lives in Old Town Alexandria. He has reported for NPR, the New York Times and the Alexandria Gazette Packet. He has a master's degree in American Studies from Florida State University, and he is a former adjunct professor at Tallahassee Community College. He is the author of five books.
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Critics of the surveillance state are worried that local governments that are cancelling their contracts with Flock Safety will replace them with different brands that do the same thing. -
Since the 1930s, the government of Virginia has been in the alcohol business. But the future for the industry looks anything but smooth. -
Voters approved a new constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to abortion. But, opponents are trying to block certification. -
Some voters in Virginia approved of increasing their local sales tax to finance school construction. But... most jurisdictions rejected the ballot initiative. -
As Democrats take control of the U.S. House and Senate, Virginia may be a new focus of power in terms of being home to chairmen of influential committees. -
Senator Mark Warner has been reelected to his fourth and final term in the United States Senate. -
All the ballots cast in the election this week will be secret. But that is a relatively modern innovation. -
In the past, the NAACP has welcomed observers from the Department of Justice to help make sure minority voters are not being intimidated. Now, they’re warning voters that they should get a physical description of anyone trying to intimate them, and that includes monitors from the DOJ. -
As state Senator Louise Lucas prepares her defense against corruption charges, her lawyers will have an important precedent to consider: the unsuccessful prosecution of former Governor Bob McDonnell. -
Virginia communities have taken a number of different paths in an effort to address housing supply and affordability. In Arlington, the future of single-family-only zoning is in doubt, as a zoning change is still caught up in legal challenges.
