Hero: Our hero of the week is Al Gore’s internet. Thanks to the internet (with a little push from the global pandemic), Virginia is now streaming 100% of its legislative meetings and hearings this session. Even though this killed the need for our Eyes on Richmond project, we love to see the state step into […]

Heroes: Raise the Wage Activists On Tuesday, hundreds of workers from across the Commonwealth braved freezing temperatures and icy conditions to make their voices heard on raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour in Virginia. Currently, Virginia ranks as the worst state in the country on workers’ rights; raising the minimum wage would be […]