Caitlin MorrisApr 1, 20191 min readOfficials seek to attract grocery stores to ‘food deserts’RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Reflecting national concerns over “food deserts,” federal and state lawmakers on Monday called for legislation to...
Caitlin MorrisMar 14, 20191 min readVIRGINIA LEGISLATORS WORK TO EXPAND PRESERVATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERIES“Fifteen-hundred tires, and counting,” said Brian Palmer, referring to the illegally dumped trash in Richmond’s East End Cemetery....
Caitlin MorrisMar 4, 20191 min readGeneral Assembly expands ‘revenge porn’ law to include fake nudesThe Virginia General Assembly passed a bill to expand revenge porn laws to include realistic fake images. In 2014, Virginia outlawed the...
Caitlin MorrisFeb 22, 20191 min readNo holiday for justice as protesters hold March of ReckoningBanks and schools may have been closed Monday, but around 50 political activists descended on Bank Street and went to work protesting...
Caitlin MorrisFeb 22, 20191 min readPRESERVING A HISTORIC AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEGACYOn the border of Henrico County, minutes from Interstate 64, sits Richmond’s formerly abandoned East End Cemetery. Neglected for decades,...
Caitlin MorrisFeb 14, 20191 min readCONTROVERSY/HISTORY EXPOSES RACIST HISTORY OF VIRGINIA’S HEALTH CARE SYSTEMBeliefs based in pseudoscience made access to Virginia’s healthcare system harder for African-Americans across generations, according to...
Caitlin MorrisFeb 9, 20191 min readVirginia lawmakers pass bill allowing happy hour ads RICHMOND - Virginia bar patrons might soon see a slew of new advertisements from their favorite hangouts — ads that include prices for...
Caitlin MorrisFeb 7, 20191 min readIT’S OFFICIAL: THE GREAT RICHMOND BUS REROUTE REDUCED TRANSPORTATION ACCESS FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTSSix months after the Great Richmond Reroute, access to public transit for low-income neighborhoods has remained limited and in some...
Caitlin MorrisJan 28, 20191 min readPanel kills ban on gender-based pricing at dry cleanersRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Kinsey Liebsch asked state legislators a question often raised by women who take their clothes to a dry cleaner or...
Caitlin MorrisJan 22, 20191 min readLobbying ‘Day of Action’ brings hundreds to RichmondRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Hundreds of political activists from across Virginia gathered in Richmond on Monday to lobby in favor of driving...
Caitlin MorrisJan 17, 20191 min readPanel OKs bill to restrict tethering animals RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A House committee Wednesday advanced a bill requiring Virginians who tether dogs outside to give the animals more...
Caitlin MorrisNov 6, 20181 min readBrat or Spanberger: Whom did Powhatan voters choose?The early morning saw a balance of Republican and Democratic voters in line at the polling station in the Company #1 Volunteer Fire...
Caitlin MorrisNov 5, 20181 min readCorey Stewart wants to ‘take back Virginia’ from Tim KaineRICHMOND, Va – Republican senatorial candidate Corey Stewart has a simple, but clear message for his campaign to unseat Sen. Tim Kaine:...
Caitlin MorrisNov 1, 20181 min readWhy thousands of Virginians will not be allowed to vote TuesdayRICHMOND, Va. — Thousands of Virginians will not be voting in the congressional midterm elections on Tuesday, not because they’re not...
Caitlin MorrisOct 15, 20181 min readActivists push for voter registrations ahead of Monday deadline RICHMOND, Va. — Political activists pushed hard towards Monday’s deadline, the last day Virginia voters can register for the November 6...
