Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism

One party can claim victory: wealthy donors.

Virginia’s maternal mortality rate leaped by 130% during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An exclusive analysis by the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism of federal and state workplace safety data found increasing complaints,...

A year into the Covid pandemic, educators and lawmakers across Virginia are still grappling with how to provide safe, stable...

Julia Rendleman's photo essay "Commonwealth" for the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism

Southwest Virginia once voted reliably Democratic, and its transition to clean-sweep Republican within a generation demonstrates the partisan realignment that...

Gaps in farmworker protections elevate COVID risks for Virginia’s migrant workers.

Virginia law mandated harsh penalties for juvenile offenders, using a loop hole in a Supreme Court decision meant to prohibit...

With In-Person Therapy Limited, Mental Health Care Providers Struggle to Reach Vulnerable Patients.

An investigation into Virginia school districts’ digital privacy policies reveals data breaches, decade-old guidelines, and educators struggling to keep up...

Virginia school administrators say they are struggling to provide mental health services during the coronavirus pandemic, even as vulnerable students...