
Ken Plum: Ending state executions
Virginia made history last week: the governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam signed the bill that made Virginia the first state in the south and the 23rd state in the nation to end the death penalty.

Virginia made history last week: the governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam signed the bill that made Virginia the first state in the south and the 23rd state in the nation to end the death penalty.

State Sen. Jennifer McClellan today received the endorsement of civil rights leader Clarence Dunnaville in her bid for the Democratic Party nomination for governor.

There is no more important function of government than ensuring public safety.

Far more meaningful than the partisan labels of elected officials are the changes that have taken place in the laws of the Commonwealth.

One of the meaningful traditions that has evolved in the Virginia House of Delegates over the last couple of decades has been the celebration of Black History Month.

Care in Action announced Wednesday its endorsement of State Sen. Jennifer McClellan as Virginia’s next governor.

Former House Minority Leader David Toscano and best-selling author John Grisham were among a group of Charlottesville-area residents to endorse Terry McAuliffe for governor this week.

On the east side of Capitol Square near the Executive Mansion in Richmond is the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial featuring 16-year-old Barbara Johns.

Manassas Democratic State Del. Lee Carter wants Virginia to commit future tax revenue from the sale of legal cannabis products to go to reparations for Black and Indigenous Virginians.

The filibuster is still a critical device when used properly in the Senate, but it should be tougher to invoke.