Category: Virginia Mercury

Most faculty members from Virginia and Southern states say they would not recommend their state as a desirable place to work, citing concerns about political interference and academic freedom, according to a recent survey by state conferences of the American Association of University Professors. The responses come from AAUP’s annual

Tony Sabio — a security expert who served in the U.S. military, Secret Service and CIA — has an uphill objective this November: the Republican nominee is working to unseat a six-term Democratic incumbent and represent Virginia’s reliably blue 8th Congressional District. Sabio is drawing on his extensive background in

If you enjoy seeing a bald eagle soaring over the James River, hearing a turkey gobble in the spring woods, watching whitetail deer cross a field at dusk, catching a bass on a summer morning or simply knowing that wild places still exist in Virginia, there is someone you should

• “Virginia’s Senate race is taking place outside the national spotlight.” — Cardinal News • “Death at Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Abingdon under investigation.” — WCYB • “Newport News ship repair business plans to add 400+ jobs.” — Virginia Business  • “RGGI allowance prices 153% higher in Virginia return.”

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump faces a “big decision” to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate” the country, he told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.  During a 37-minute speech to his international counterparts including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in New York City, Trump asked, “Will a deal

Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday called on Congress to set national rules for artificial intelligence, warning that its rapid development could threaten jobs, privacy and public resources if oversight remains largely in the hands of the companies building it. In a letter to congressional leaders, the Virginia Democrat urged federal

Clean Virginia, a clean energy policy advocacy group and an intervenor in the Dominion Energy-NextEra Energy merger case, told the State Corporation Commission in a Tuesday hearing that NextEra’s past political ties and attempts to acquire utilities deserve scrutiny in regulators’ review of the proposed $67 billion merger. Ahead of

Seven federally recognized Native American tribes are ending their bid to formally join the Chesapeake Bay cleanup, saying they have been disappointed by the response from Bay Program leaders. The Virginia-based tribes began their quest last January, hoping to be added as a single signatory — the status awarded to

More than half of women of reproductive age have seen or heard the false claim that hormones in contraceptives are harmful, and about 4 in 10 have been exposed to the false idea that hormones in contraceptives limit your ability to get pregnant in the future, according to a new

A new state law allowing localities to raise revenue for school construction has opened opportunities but also raised questions, with some local leaders and lawmakers asking if it could create funding shortfalls for localities that approve the measure. Virginia voters to decide on 1% sales tax for school construction, NoVa