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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Members of the General Assembly’s money committees are working to balance the books for the next fiscal year. -
Voters across Virginia may soon consider a constitutional amendment to redraw congressional districts. Members of the General Assembly are setting aside money for the April referendum. -
Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg's bill outlines what kinds of steps local governments need to take when considering a plan for solar. -
Purchasing a firearm could require a license in the near future. That's if a bill now under consideration in the Senate lands on the governor's desk. -
Members of the Virginia General Assembly are balancing the books for next fiscal year, and that includes a discussion about tax cuts.
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Members of the General Assembly are considering a bill preventing the unauthorized use of Virginia troops. -
Until recently, Virginia was a state where voters had to have a reason to vote early. Now, the General Assembly is debating ways to make voting easier. -
Members of the state Senate are considering a bill that would ban the purchase or sale of assault weapons in Virginia. -
Mandatory minimum sentences became popular in the 1990s, a time when law and order lawmakers added so many offenses to the list that Virginia prisons strained to accommodate all the inmates. -
Labor politics are at the center of a debate over collective bargaining.
