Sandy Hausman
Charlottesville Bureau ChiefSandy Hausman joined the Radio IQ team in 2008 after living and working in Chicago for 30 years. Since then, she's won numerous national and regional awards for her prolific coverage of the environment, criminal justice, research and happenings at the University of Virginia. Sandy is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Michigan. Contact Sandy at shausman@vt.edu.
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Changes to electoral boundaries have led to 47 legislative primaries this spring. Sandy Hausman reports on one especially difficult decision for Democrats in the newly drawn 11th district for state Senate. -
Prisoners in Virginia have plenty of time to reflect on how they’re treated behind bars, and many say filing grievances gets them nowhere. As a result, the Department of Corrections is currently facing more than 7,500 lawsuits. Among those awaiting a day in court are members of two religious minorities who say they can’t worship properly.
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When Glenn Youngkin became governor of Virginia, many Democrats in appointed jobs were replaced by Republicans, and the state’s constitution dictates that two of the three people on local boards of election must come from the governor’s party. That change has not gone smoothly in some places – most notably Buckingham County.
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County officials see the new Intelligence Community Innovation Accelerator Campus as an investment in the future.
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Students and faculty from six universities around the state are meeting In Charlottesville this week to help ensure that future elections in the Commonwealth are fair and results can be trusted.
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Some Americans may look down on the South – thinking of it as a place lacking in smarts and sophistication. In fact, some of this country’s most innovative companies began here – creating systems that made the Amazon economy possible. A new book profiles some of those firms.
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With so much going on during the annual meeting of Virginia’s General Assembly, it’s easy to miss some important and sometimes surprising legislation. Sandy Hausman reports the state is now moving forward with a rare bipartisan effort to reform Virginia’s system of parole.
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Companies that promise to recycle electronic devices – computers, printers and such – usually smash them into little bits to reclaim metal and other high-value materials, but a graduate student at the University of Virginia argues we’re losing lots of value in doing that. Instead, he’s removing components and turning them into kits for small wind turbines.
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Many large companies have a director or vice president of sustainability. A few even have teams working to improve the carbon footprint of their corporation, but small and medium-sized businesses could use some help. That’s where one non-profit in Charlottesville comes in.
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The next presidential election is more than a year away, but candidates are already sniping at one another. Those of us who dislike the nastiness of campaigns might like a reform taking root nationwide. Twenty-eight states now report places where ranked-choice voting is the rule.
