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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Virginia doesn’t have enough nurses to examine people who have been sexually assaulted. The problem has plagued the Commonwealth for years. But state lawmakers want to set aside money in the upcoming budget to help fill the gaps. -
Two years ago, lawmakers voted to make Virginia the 38th and final state needed for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Now the state’s Republican Attorney General is withdrawing the state’s support of a lawsuit to have the amendment certified.
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Members of the Virginia House and Senate will likely enter closed-door negotiations to finalize a comprehensive plan to regulate marijuana sales.
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The Office of the Attorney General in Virginia has decided the state will not support the case of two Waverly men who are serving life sentence in federal prison - despite a jury finding them not guilty of murder.
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On Tuesday, House Republicans in Virginia put a stop to two proposed constitutional amendments that Democrats had been fighting for.
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The Virginia Senate has rejected a bill to eliminate every mandatory minimum criminal sentence in state code. Among the “no” votes were two Democratic Senators: Dick Saslaw and Lynwood Lewis.
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In Virginia, victims of violent crime can tap into a state fund to pay their medical bills, funeral expenses and other related out-of-pocket costs. Some lawmakers want to make sure debt collectors can’t harass people while they wait for those payments to come through.
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Virginia senators have struck down a bill that would have allowed people to sue bars and restaurants – if they serve alcohol to an underage customer who goes on to cause an accident or injury while under the influence.
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Virginia commonwealth’s attorneys are responsible for prosecuting crimes in local communities. But Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares says some of them aren’t doing their job.
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Miyares’ philosophies are in stark contrast to laws Democrats recently passed, all largely in response to calls for racial equity in a justice system that has historically targeted Black people.
