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 Senate initially rejected a bill to legalize online gaming, a major priority for companies like DraftKings and FanDuel. But when three of the senators in opposition were out of the chamber, the senator who introduced the bill asked for another vote and it passed. -
Members of the Virginia General Assembly are trying to get a prescription for savings. -
Suicide is a common law crime in Virginia, something that was inherited from British law back in the 1700s when people who died by suicide forfeited all their property to the king. In 1961, the British Parliament decriminalized suicide. But it's still a crime in Virginia.
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Now that the session is halfway over, leaders on the money committees will be focused on balancing the books on the next fiscal year. The House and Senate will both release their proposed budgets on Sunday. -
Governor Abigail Spanberger is about to consider legislation that would create a system of paid family and medical leave. -
Senator Jennifer Carroll Foy is a Democrat from Prince William County who introduced legislation to repeal the Right-to-Work law, but the senators rejected the bill by failing to ever consider it – essentially forcing it to miss a key deadline this week.
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This General Assembly is debating ways to limit federal immigration activities. -
Special interests are hoping to strike it rich with online gambling this year. -
Virginia’s General Assembly is considering a number of pieces of legislation aimed at protecting people against debt collectors. -
Members of the Virginia General Assembly are debating ways to protect people from aggressive debt collectors.
