Public Affairs

A new state commission will seek documentation on campus expansions from dozens of Virginia public colleges and universities.

Essay: A public life serving democracy brings surprising rewards

After graduating from the Naval Academy and serving 12 years as a helicopter pilot and instructor, Julie Hendricks has taken on a new commission — poll worker.

Laura Mollo wanted her hometown of Richlands, Virginia to be a safe, secure place for her young family. She turned to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to bring about change.

Virginia is the only state that permanently bans all ex-felons from voting unless they receive an executive pardon.. Richard Walker uses his nonprofit – and cooking skills – to help other former felons win back their voting rights

Nonprofit newsroom claims state Department of Criminal Justice Services improperly withheld names and records of law enforcement officers, preventing the public from tracking wayward cops.

Hampton Clerk of City Council Katherine Glass stumbled into local government. She’s been soothing angry citizens, organizing public meetings and counting votes for two decades.

Retired Rear Adm. Ann Phillips was among the first cohorts of women to serve on ships at sea. She said “as soon as somebody tells me no, then I'm like, ‘Hmm, oh yes, watch this.’”

The year-round job of keeping Virginia’s annual elections running like clockwork falls to local officials who work to stay above the political fray.

Navy vet and minority advocate Lindsay Church’s personal and public life merged when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade