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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Voters in Northern Virginia are about to decide on a replacement for the late Congressman Gerry Connolly. -
As students return to public schools across Virginia, some teachers are struggling to make ends meet. -
Demand for power has never been higher in Virginia and the growth of data centers is expected to increase that demand even more. -
The Labor Day weekend is traditionally when political campaigns kick into high gear, which means that the political ad season is just beginning. -
A new report from Roanoke College has some stark views of the economic outlook. -
Registration of new voters is lagging behind the last election cycle when the governor was on the ballot. -
Third-parties have a long history in Virginia, although most of them have not been successful very long. -
Republicans are hoping school choice will be an issue that helps them with voters on the campaign trail this year.
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Even if Republicans don't advance his bill in Congress, critics of ICE hope the discussion about civil liberties will be part of the conversation on the campaign trail. -
Democrats are targeting 14 seats in the House of Delegates, hoping to flip from red to blue. Michael Pope tells us that a handful of those districts have colleges and universities.
