Mallory Noe-Payne

Reporter - Richmond

Mallory Noe-Payne is a national award-winning reporter and producer based in Richmond, Virginia. She's done work for NPR, Marketplace and Public Radio International.

Although she's a native Virginian, she's also worked for public radio in Boston. There, she helped produce stories about higher education, including a nationally-airing series on the German university system. In addition to working for WGBH, she's worked at WAMU in Washington D.C. She graduated from Virginia Tech with degrees in Journalism and Political Science.

For more frequent updates from Richmond, or occasional commentary on rock climbing and vegetable gardening, you can follow Mallory on Twitter @MalloryNoePayne.

Legislative Panel Backs Local Control Over Monuments

By Mallory Noe-Payne • Feb 3, 2020

Localities in Virginia are one step closer to having control over Confederate monuments in their region. A bill ceding that power passed out of a key committee for the first time time Monday.

'I Survived' -- How Doulas Can Help Save Black Womens' Lives

By Mallory Noe-Payne • Feb 3, 2020

When Fantasy Lozada-Smith became pregnant she had a fear. A fear she didn’t immediately voice out loud, but was still there, in the back of her mind. She was afraid of dying.

Virginia AG Sues in Next Step of Equal Rights Amendment Battle

By Mallory Noe-Payne • Jan 31, 2020

Virginia’s Attorney General took steps Thursday to try to force U.S. officials to recognize the Equal Rights Amendment.

Will Virginia Lawmakers Implement Another Tuition Freeze This Year?

By Mallory Noe-Payne • Jan 30, 2020

For two decades, tuition at Virginia’s universities was on the rise. That ended last year after a massive new investment in higher education was available only to schools who agreed to cap their tuition rates. But, it’s unclear whether lawmakers will make the same move this year.

Workplace Protections Haven't Always Included Domestic Workers, Some Lawmakers Want to Change That

By Mallory Noe-Payne • Jan 28, 2020

Democrats in Richmond are pushing a hike in the minimum wage, hoping to make life easier for low-income working Virginians. But without another change in the law, that increase won’t apply to domestic workers.