Ben Paviour
Staff Reporter, VPM NewsBen Paviour covers courts and criminal justice for VPM News with a focus on accountability.
He 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.
Email Ben: [email protected]
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The Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman would be funded with $250K. -
A representative for a hemp trade group said businesses will file a federal lawsuit seeking an injunction on enforcing the law in the coming weeks.
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A judge said Good Lions failed to prove its claim that the decision directly harmed its revenue.
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Emails obtained using public records request show the states have the long-term goal of developing a centralized data sharing partnership to prevent voter fraud.
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Federal officials were not able to immediately clarify the state of the contract on Friday afternoon.
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Trudy Berry argues there’s still time for the Board of Elections to allow her on the ballot.
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In three separate cases, immigration court judges ruled they faced the risk of torture if deported.
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The move came after the city attorney said the board’s GOP majority lacked legal authority to close two early voting satellite locations.
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Vehicle and personal searches overall have plummeted since a 2021 law on minor infractions took effect.
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Top Democrats in the General Assembly were quick to knock Youngkin’s embrace of a tactic that his party had sought to roll back as recently as January.
