Davis Burroughs

Twenty-six Richmond Public Schools students were shot this past school year, NBC12 reports, and two lost their lives. That’s more than one shooting victim for every 1,000 students in Richmond schools. For survivors like 11-year-old Jacquez Monez, the bullets don’t just tear through flesh and bone — they rip through their psyche, too. “He’s doing…

Virginia and Kentucky’s top legal advisers are working to get over 1,000 workers paid after a coal operator with mines in both states unexpectedly slammed its doors. Approximately 480 Virginia miners and 600 Kentucky miners missed their last paychecks after Blackjewel LLC filed for bankruptcy on July 1. In a joint letter sent yesterday, Virginia…

President Trump’s abrupt decision to drop the citizenship question from the 2020 census is a relief for those who rely on census data for everything from research to allocating federal funds to determining electoral representation. But some experts are warning the numbers will still be off. If the citizenship question had been included, the Urban…

More people are put behind bars in Henrico County than in any other locality in the region, and county officials are trying to figure out why as jails exceed capacity. Last week a panel of health professionals and county officials convened to address overcrowded jails met to evaluate building a new addiction recovery center that…

The Dogwood’s Davis Burroughs reports live from the Virginia capitol, where Republicans adjourned a special session on gun safety after just 90 minutes of debate. Protesters calling for legislators to pass gun safety bills surrounded the building during the session.

Counselors, custodians, and other school support staff jobs withered in Virginia after the state imposed a funding cap on those positions during the 2008 recession. But even as the economy has bounced back and enrollment in Virginia schools has increased by 55,000, support staff positions still shrank by 2,800 workers. That is what the Commonwealth…

When Del. Margaret B. Ransone (R-99) told an audience of gun rights supporters, “they want our state,” she had no idea that “they” would get a chance to respond. But they — the Democrats — did. “I am not trying to take away anyone’s state,” Sen. Scott Surovell (D-36) said in a text. “I am…

A recent survey of Virginia voters finds widespread support for bread-and-butter gun safety laws that have divided the state legislature along party lines for years. In the aftermath of the May shooting in Virginia Beach that left 13 people dead, including the perpetrator, and ahead of the General Assembly’s upcoming special session on gun control, Christopher…

It must be tough to focus on the whiteboard at the front of the classroom when inauspicious splotches of green, blue and back are colonizing on the walls to the left and right of your desk. The ability to pay attention, however, was the least of George Washington Middle School students’ concerns after the bouts…

Republicans have set up a plan that will give Virginians a one-time tax refund check of up to $220 this fall, just weeks before the election. But there’s a catch — this special one-time tax refund won’t go to the people that need it most. Winners and losers: Most upper-middle class and wealthy Virginian taxpayers…