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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Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin is considering about a hundred bills that are on his desk right now, and his deadline to take action is at the end of the week. One bill guarantees a right to contraception. -
Governor Glenn Youngkin is expected to make several key environmental decisions this week. -
Labor issues may end up being a big campaign issue in the statewide elections this year. It's a question that has vexed Democrats for years. -
Governor Glenn Youngkin is considering a bill that would expand African American Studies in Virginia public schools. -
Governor Glenn Youngkin has about 100 bills on his desk that he’s still considering. One of those bills requires unconscious bias training for doctors. -
The sudden withdrawal of Pat Herrity from the Republican primary for lieutenant governor means the GOP will have no statewide primaries in June.Republicans will have ten primaries for House of Delegates seats. -
Long before he wrote this month’s federal appeals court decision excoriating the Trump administration’s deportation system, Judge Harvie Wilkinson was a noted historian of a pivotal figure in Virginia history. -
The Democratic primary for attorney general might end up being an expensive fight between two big-money rivals.
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Campaign finance numbers show the fall campaign season is heating up. A handful of races feature Republican incumbents in districts won by Kamala Harris.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin is contemplating what to do with 92 bills on his desk. And one involves medical debt.
