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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The Western District of Virginia stretches from Winchester through Charlottesville, Roanoke and all the way to Floyd County. And the district will likely have a new federal prosecutor soon. -
All three Republicans who are running statewide this fall appeared together for the first time Tuesday night in Northern Virginia. -
This evening in Vienna, Winsome Earle-Sears, John Reid and Jason Miyares are expected to appear together for the first time. -
Democrats and Republicans now have their candidates heading into a summertime special election to fill the seat vacated by the late Congressman Gerry Connolly. -
Jurisdictions across Virginia are closely watching a legal challenge in Arlington to a zoning change known as Missing Middle. -
Employees with the National Science Foundation are being kicked out of their new building in Northern Virginia, and the future is uncertain for the agency. -
Virginia's unemployment rate has been steadily increasing for the last five months. That's the first time Virginia has seen rising unemployment numbers for that long since the Great Recession almost 20 years ago. -
Republicans locked down their ticket back in April, although the three statewide candidates have yet to appear with each other on a stage. The GOP is planning to change that. -
For many years, Dominion Energy dominated bank accounts of elected officials across Virginia. But then an interest group known as Clean Virginia started offering campaign cash to offset the influence of Dominion.
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The Democratic field now appears to be set for the November election.
