Federal cuts to food assistance have hit Virginia families hard, according to a new study.
Government and public institutions
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Posted inHealth and safety
‘It’s either come here or not eat’: How a local food pantry feeds Fluvanna and its neighbors
“I worry more about our older residents, especially because we’re rural and don’t have public transportation. That makes it harder to reach them,” said Jennifer Schmack, Fluvanna County’s director of economic development and tourism.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Should Congress rein in AI? In this candidate Q&A, two 5th District House challengers say yes
Incumbent Rep. John McGuire has yet to respond.
Posted inHow we learn
David Storm named to Albemarle County School Board to replace Allison Spillman
The announcement comes after Spillman’s resignation in August and two rounds of candidate interviews.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
7th District Q&A finds candidates sharply divided on what oversight of the president should look like
“The purpose of Congress is not to serve as a check to the executive branch or any other branch of government,” Republican candidate Doug Ollivant wrote. Other candidates disagreed, describing Congress’ role in the federal system of checks and balances — established by the U.S. Constitution — as central to the job.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Early voting begins today!
Check out how our U.S. Senate candidates answered your questions.
Posted inNewsletter
Trump’s executive order on mail-in ballots rejected by the Supreme Court
The decision came four days before early voting in Virginia.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Q&A for U.S. Senate shows Virginia’s Warner and Mizusawa agree data centers are a problem, but they’d fix it differently
The candidates also split sharply on housing, health care and immigration, offering few areas of common ground beyond shared unease over data centers.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Learn about the ballot referendum on automatically restoring voting rights to formerly incarcerated people
The loss of voting rights due to felony convictions disproportionately affects Black Virginians, according to research from the Sentencing Project.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Here’s what the ballot referendum on same-sex marriage means for Virginians
The referendum would reverse a 2006 amendment that banned same-sex marriages in the state, which the courts said was unconstitutional.
