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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Virginians weighed in on primary elections Tuesday — selecting candidates for U.S. Senate and House seats for this fall's midterms. Some local offices were also on the ballot. -
Turnout in midterm elections tends to be a bit lighter, even though Virginia often plays an important role in shaping the election. -
Campaign finance numbers are showing a lopsided race for all the Democratic primaries for Congress. -
Alexandria asked the previous attorney general if the city government had authority to take action under its noise ordinance. When city officials got a favorable opinion, they took action. And then Arlington followed suit, giving businesses 30 months to ditch their gas-powered leaf blowers. -
Governor Abigail Spanberger has not yet called lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session. But she’s facing a growing list of people calling for one to extend the timeline for state regulators to make a decision about allowing for a merger of Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra Energy.
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Democratic socialists are gaining traction across the country. But they are struggling in Virginia congressional races.
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State regulators are currently considering an application from Dominion Energy to merge with Florida-based NextEra Energy. Members of the General Assembly may be about to return to the Capitol to ask that regulators have more time to consider the deal. -
The 2026 primaries for Congressional and local elections are next week, but Democrats are already looking ahead to 2028. -
Local governments are trying to figure out ways to stop data center development, or at least hit the pause button for a while.
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The fight over data centers may have started in Northern Virginia, but it's now expanding to many local elections for city councils and boards of supervisors across Virginia.
