
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.

The oil and gas sectors are some of the world’s most profitable industries, with billions of dollars in earnings each year.

Virginia farmers’ carbon sequestration efforts play into a national trend of reducing agricultural emissions, even as cropland productivity increases.

The majority of Americans will survive COVID-19. It remains to be seen whether our freedoms will survive the tyranny of the government’s heavy-handed response.

The Postmaster General that Donald Trump left us with has a brilliant set of ideas for how to fix the United States Postal Service: make it less efficient.

Here are some practical solutions that can help you survive a bad financial situation.

The campaign for ratification of the ERA is in the middle of a global pandemic with women losing jobs at a much higher rate than men, especially affecting women of color.

Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News.

University of Virginia President Jim Ryan and Provost Liz Magill announced this week that Robyn S. Hadley will become UVA’s next vice president and chief student affairs officer, effective June 1.

Seventh District Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger is inviting Central Virginia high school to participate in the annual Congressional Art Competition.
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