Ben Paviour
Politics ReporterI cover state politics for VPM with a focus on accountability journalism. I'm a former member of NPR's 2020 elections collaborative and my work appears regularly on NPR shows. I previously covered politics and culture in Cambodia and lived pre-journalism lives as a tech writer at Google and a program manager for a youth job training program in Alameda County, California. My writing has been featured on BBC, The Washington Monthly, the South China Morning Post, and more.
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Ann-Frances Lambert failed to set up a campaign committee for her current House of Delegates run. -
Virginia towing companies want to hike their fees. Some lawmakers aren’t sold.
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If this General Assembly doesn’t act, the issue will likely sit unresolved until at least 2024.
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HB 1562 would have gone further than existing law by making the civil office bans permanent.
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Transparency questions linger over the proposals that were initially redrafted in mid-2022.
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Senate Democrats pledged to defeat any similar proposals coming from the GOP-controlled House of Delegates.
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VDOE cited staffing shortages and high request volumes for at least three delayed FOIA responses, including to VPM News.
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Fog Reveal has been used without a warrant in roughly 18 cases, according to an agency spokesperson.
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Mental health, housing and marijuana could close some of Virginia's political divides.
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The bill would increase the daily allowance for serving in a Virginia jury to $100 a day, up from $30.
