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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Are Virginia gun laws something that the rest of the country should emulate? That's what both of the Commonwealth's senators think. -
Virginia is about to get a handful of new laws to crack down on debt collectors. -
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. -
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. -
Democrats in the General Assembly created a partisan map to harm Republicans, and then the Supreme Court of Virginia declared it was unconstitutional. That's what happened in 1932, when the court threw out the congressional map three weeks before the November election. -
Virginians will soon have access to paid family leave. But, what happens to a bill that would implement paid sick leave is up to the governor.
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Lawmakers met for a special session Thursday to consider a budget. But, they had no budget to consider... -
Virginia's legislature rejected amendments from the governor on several high-profile pieces of legislation, including those on collective bargaining expansion and another that would create a legal marijuana marketplace. -
Virginia Democrats have successfully pulled off a response to Republican states redrawing their congressional maps to help Republicans. Voters approved a constitutional amendment that could add four new seats for Democrats. -
The future is about to get a lot brighter for solar energy. Or, at least, that's the intention of Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg, a Democrat from Henrico County. He has a bill that will force local governments to consider all applications for solar projects rather than having a blanket denial.
