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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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. -
With less than a week to go before the end of voting, the airwaves are flooded with political ads. Most of the money in battleground districts comes from independent expenditures. -
At the top of the ticket in Virginia this year is the race for the United States Senate, where Virginia's senior senator is seeking a fourth term in office. -
Voters have been casting ballots for more than five weeks, and the turnout is breaking Virginia records. -
Immigration enforcement should not happen at the polls. That’s the argument of the County Board of Arlington in a new federal lawsuit aimed at keeping ICE agents and the FBI away from voters during the election. -
It's not expected to swing again this year, although it is the most expensive on the ballot anywhere in Virginia.
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The deadline for people to register to vote is Friday, though same-day registration is also an option. -
Millions of dollars are being spent to persuade voters to support or oppose three constitutional amendments on the ballot this year.
