Steve Helber
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Virginia’s Department of Corrections is the most expensive agency in the state, costing taxpayers more than $1.5 billion a year, but few people know what goes on behind prison walls. To change that, a non-profit group is coordinating a pen pal program designed to educate the public and provide support for inmates who are lonely.
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A grassroots group in the Harrisonburg area, mostly led by retirees, has educated the public about climate change and advocated for solutions for 18 years. This spring, they decided to disband, and pass the environmental baton to other organizations that have sprouted up. -
In March, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, appointed eight new members to the board — a 21-person panel established in 2021. -
Virginia may soon have a system that has a discounted rate structure for water service. The new rates would be available to lower-income customers. -
Four years after Virginia became the fourth state to cover doula care for Medicaid recipients, just one percent of expectant and new moms choose to enroll. But one rural county supports a popular Medicaid-certified doula. -
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Virginia Tech and the Southeastern Universities Research Association to operate the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News. -
State officials introduced blue catfish in the 1970s to jumpstart a recreational fishery. Now they’re building a commercial market to take out the same fish. -
It’s not unusual to see solar panels on suburban homes all over Virginia, but they’re not so common in low-income city neighborhoods and in the country. Now, three women have formed a non-profit to change that. -
Democrats were on the winning side of the statewide referendum on redistricting last week. But the Democratic Party-supported position underperformed across Virginia.Some political analysts are blaming voter confusion. -
The justices heard nearly two hours of arguments in an appeal from Okello Chatrie, who pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in a suburb of Richmond. -
Governor Abigail Spanberger was in Roanoke Monday as she continues to put her signature on pieces of legislation sent to her by the General Assembly. The focus at the Roanoke Higher Education Center — which provides more than 100 training programs — was on bills that will help bolster career and technical education.
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