A new proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture rule would ban chicken companies from deducting farmers’ pay. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A rule proposed by the U.S. Department…
All Saints’ Chapel at Sewanee: The University of Tennessee. (Photo: Getty Images) Among the recent protests on Tennessee college campuses by students calling for divestment from industries supporting Israel in…
A Metro railcar pulls up to the Dulles International Airport Metro Station. (Tim Walck/Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project) Virginia’s latest spending plan includes efforts to provide hundreds of millions of dollars…
Fishermen outside Rudee’s Inlet in Virginia Beach, June 2021. (Sarah Vogelsong/Virginia Mercury) Starting Friday, some anglers in Virginia will be able to cast their fishing lines into salt waters at…
The author says North Carolina’s foray into sports gambling has led to predictably bad results. (Photo: Getty Images/bluecinema) The physical therapy facility was a beehive of activity at 8:00 a.m.…
“Our patriotic loyalty to our republic requires us to reject misinformation from even our preferred candidates for office that would suggest that either voter fraud or voter suppression is driving…
During the May special session, West Virginia lawmakers approved giving $27 million to the Hope Scholarship program. (Perry Bennett | West Virginia Legislative Photography) West Virginia public schools need money,…
The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “Company that bred beagles for research pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine.”—Associated Press • “Richmond Public Schools fires teachers…
U.S. Sens. J.D. Vance of Ohio and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama showed their support for former U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his his trial in New York City and…
A collage of images and documents from Marie Scott’s archives. Scott, now 70, has been in prison since she was 19. (Courtesy of Ellen Melchiondo, arranged by Miranda Jeyaretnam/PublicSource) Marie…