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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Primaries for Congress are only a few weeks away, and new fundraising numbers are giving an indication of where the race stands.
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This summer, a new law will go into effect, and it may mean you pay a higher electric bill — money that will go toward development of nuclear power.
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People who are incarcerated might be able to get out of prison earlier now that the Supreme Court of Virginia is weighing in on how earned sentence credits are calculated.
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The justices sided with the Richmond vet in a six to two vote, although supporters say they'll continue to watch the Veterans Administration to make sure they pay for all the higher ed benefits that have been earned.
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Budget standoffs are nothing new in Virginia politics, and recent years have seen a number of disagreements that extend all the way to, and sometimes even past, the deadline of the new fiscal year – beginning on July 1st.
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Lawmakers were unable to overturn a veto from the governor on a bill that might have helped school construction.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin is now facing a decision about what happens with slot-machine style machines in convenience stores and truck stops.
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All 140 members of the Virginia House of Delegates and the state Senate will be back in Richmond Wednesday. They'll take action on all the governor's amendments, including a historic number of budget amendments.
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All 140 members of the Virginia General Assembly will return to Richmond this week for a brief session to consider the governor's amendments and vetoes. One of the amendments they'll be considering involves bullying in schools.
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They're called zombie mortgages because critics say they were dead but then came back to life when predatory lenders bought them for pennies on the dollar and then tried to collect huge interest rates.