Whittney Evans
Features Editor, VPM NewsWhittney Evans is VPM News’ features editor. She studied journalism and political theory at Morehead State University, where she was also a student reporter at WMKY. Before coming to VPM News in 2018, she worked for KCPW and KUER in Salt Lake City, covering politics, government, criminal justice, housing and more.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin met with stakeholders to talk about facial recognition technology legislation that he is deciding whether to sign into law. The bill would allow law enforcement to use photos from Facebook and Instagram to help track down crime suspects and even identify victims. -
Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson would be not only the first Black woman to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court, but also the first to have experience defending clients who can’t afford a lawyer in criminal cases.
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Verified: The Next Threat uncovers an international network of global extremists who are recruiting for a new transnational holy war and white power.
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A Richmond judge tossed out an age-discrimination lawsuit brought by a Virginia Commonwealth University student. The doctoral student says she was treated differently than her younger peers and forced to withdraw from her program after being accused of plagiarism.
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Virginia lawmakers called it quits on Saturday, ending the legislative session without finalizing the state’s biennial budget. Gov. Glenn Youngkin is now expected to call the assembly back into session to work out a compromise.
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A state law aimed at getting problem police officers off the streets has resulted in dozens of cops losing their badges in the last year.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin was elected on a promise to give Virginians a tax break. But he’s got to get buy-in from state lawmakers before the end of the General Assembly session, which is expected to wrap up this weekend.
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There are almost 200 “barrier” crimes in Virginia law that make you ineligible to become a substance abuse counselor in the state. They range widely from robbery, to recklessly driving, and pointing a laser at a law enforcement officer.
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Virginians will have to keep waiting to find out how the state will roll out a legal cannabis marketplace. Until then, adults 21 and older can still carry up to an ounce of marijuana, but there’s nowhere to legally buy it without a medical license.
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Sen. Joe Morrissey’s (D-Richmond) bill would ban the department from isolating people in custody for more than 15 days at a time. It defines isolated confinement as being in a cell alone for 20 hours or more per day.
