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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Transparency questions linger over the proposals that were initially redrafted in mid-2022. -
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.
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The movement fits into the governor’s rhetoric of ridding the state of “divisive concepts.”
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The governor said new investments in education, behavioral health care and law enforcement are possible under his plan.
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The investigation was requested after the no-bid process was publicized by VPM News and other local outlets.
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The funding requests would have to get sign off from lawmakers in the General Assembly session that begins in January.
