Bold Dominion

In this episode of Bold Dominion: the economy has run full speed into a brick wall. And that wall is called COVID-19. We’re still in a public health crisis that has yet to peak. And while we’re all practicing social distancing as best we can, this pandemic has created an immediate economic crisis no matter how you slice it. We talk with Virginia journalist Peter Galuszka and UVA Professor David Le...

As has been widely reported, the outbreak of COVID-19 is causing a serious pubic health emergency. Alongside this public health crisis is an economic crisis. Even for all of us who haven’t gotten sick… yet… the pandemic is still upending our lives. We talk with journalist Peter Galuszka about how the pandeminc is going to hit Virginia's economy. Peter has covered Virginia business, politics, and n...

In this episode of Bold Dominion: the Virginia General Assembly has just wrapped up its 2020 session. And plenty of observers have said that this was a historic session. With new Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate – plus a democratic governor – a raft of new legislation made its way through passage this year. In this episode: Virginia Mercury reporter Graham Moomaw gives us a recap...

Once in a while, the national politics story and the Virginia politics story are the same story. We’re just around the corner from Super Tuesday (March 3), when Virginia and a raft of other states hold primaries for the Democratic nomination for President. What can we expect in Virginia as we head toward the Super Tuesday vote? In this episode, former Charlottesville city councilor Kristin Szakos...

Virginia just became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. On the face of it, the ERA seems straightforward: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex." Proponents want the ERA because of continuing sex inequality in our society. Lower pay, sexual harassment, violence against women. These are serious social...

In this episode of Bold Dominion: guns and gun policy. On May 31st, 2019, a disgruntled city employee in Virginia Beach shot and killed twelve people in a mass shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal building. Weeks later, Virginia’s Democratic governor Ralph Northam called a special summer session of the General Assembly -- specifically to consider new gun safety measures. But the Republican contr...

Each week on Bold Dominion, we explain one big topic. This week, that topic is the General Assembly itself. We're about a week into the 2020 session, so it's a good time to figure out: how does the General Assembly actually work? Guests include Graham Moomaw, politics reporter at The Virginia Mercury; Peter Galuszka, Virginia journalist; and Sally Hudson, delegate representing Virginia House Distr...

Bold Dominion is a new explainer for state politics in a changing Virginia.