Feb 28 Watch 7:08 In Richmond, VA, eviction burden weighs heavier on Black and Brown residents By Brian Palmer, Retro Report The federal ban on evictions, extended by President Biden through March, is a much-needed, yet only temporary pause on a looming crisis impacting hundreds of thousands of American families. Retro Report, a non-profit news organization, reports from Richmond, VA, which… Continue watching
Feb 22 Virginia lawmakers vote to abolish the death penalty By Denise Lavoie, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Virginia's Democratic majority pushed the repeal effort, arguing that the death penalty has been applied disproportionately to people of color, the mentally ill and the indigent. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 6:45 In Virginia, a disconnect between supply and demand for vaccine rollout By Amna Nawaz, Leah Nagy States received a badly needed boost in shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government this week, but the supply still is not meeting the demand. One state, Virginia, has had problems with its vaccine rollout since early on. Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 6:37 Virginia readies to rollout a half-million COVID-19 vaccine doses Like most other states in the country Virginia is seeing rises in COVID cases and hospitalizations, and with the vaccines approval expected soon, the state is set to receive nearly a half-million doses by the end of December. Virginia Gov. Continue watching
Dec 07 Breonna Taylor’s family praises Virginia ban on no-knock warrants By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press "Breonna's Law" is the first such law enacted by a state since Taylor was killed in March. Two other states — Oregon and Florida — already had similar bans. Continue reading
Nov 10 Confederate Avenue renamed in Virginia amid racial reckoning By Associated Press The renaming is part of a much larger and ongoing reckoning over the city's historical ties to slavery and racial discrimination. Continue reading
Nov 06 Virginia prosecutor finds 2018 police shooting of Black man justified By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press A Virginia prosecutor has found that the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man who ran onto a highway during a mental health crisis was justified. Continue reading
Nov 03 Democrat Joe Biden wins Virginia By Associated Press He was awarded its 13 electoral votes on Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 03 Democrat Mark Warner wins third term in Virginia By Associated Press Warner defeated Republican challenger Daniel Gade in a low-key race in which the incumbent had a massive cash advantage. Democrats haven't lost a statewide election in Virginia since 2009. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 6:32 Lynne Cheney on American presidents of ‘The Virginia Dynasty’ By Judy Woodruff, Stephanie Kotuby Four of America’s first five presidents were born and raised within a 60-mile radius in the state of Virginia. Those men -- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe -- and their sometimes complicated relationships are the focus… Continue watching