Andrew Cain
Politics Editor at Richmond Times-Dispatch
Politics editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Articles
-
1 week ago |
newsadvance.com | Andrew Cain
A state commission has given final approval to Virginia’s bronze statue of teenage civil rights heroine Barbara Johns that will become part of the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol by the end of the year. The Johns statue will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the state removed from the U.S. Capitol in December 2020. Each state gets two statues in the collection. Virginia’s other statue depicts George Washington. “It was an emotional meeting,” Sen.
-
1 week ago |
roanoke.com | Andrew Cain
RICHMOND — A state commission has given final approval to Virginia’s bronze statue of teenage civil rights heroine Barbara Johns that will become part of the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol by the end of the year. The Johns statue will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the state removed from the U.S. Capitol in December 2020. Each state gets two statues in the collection. Virginia’s other statue depicts George Washington. “It was an emotional meeting,” Sen.
-
1 week ago |
richmond.com | Andrew Cain
A to Virginia's bronze statue of that will become part of the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol by the end of the year. The Johns statue will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the state removed from the U.S. Capitol in December 2020. Each state gets two statues in the collection. Virginia’s other statue depicts George Washington. "It was an emotional meeting," Sen.
-
1 week ago |
richmond.com | Andrew Cain
Virginia voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to select Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general to round out the ticket headed by Abigail Spanberger, the party's nominee for governor. The GOP ticket already is set, with Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears as the party's candidate for governor, longtime conservative radio host John Reid for lieutenant governor and Attorney General Jason Miyares, who is seeking re-election.
-
1 week ago |
richmond.com | Andrew Cain
Virginia's political leaders on Saturday condemned the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses and called for turning down political rhetoric. Minnesota authorities said a man pretending to be a police officer shot and killed Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House Speaker, and her husband at their home early Saturday and separately shot Sen. John Hoffman and his wife at their residence.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 3K
- Tweets
- 3K
- DMs Open
- No
RT @RTDNEWS: Are you a federal worker in the Richmond area affected by President Trump’s order to return to the office? If so, we want to h…
In the Virginia Politics Insider from Team RTD: @AnnaBryson18 on RPS piloting cellphone ban; intros to 34 new delegates + 17 new senators; @mmartzrtd on boost for Spanberger; @DaveRess1 on majority Dems’ first bills; + Enzo’s response to Hanover schools. https://t.co/uzBoElGBcg
At Forest Hill Presbyterian Church in South Richmond the two legislative candidates on the ballot are unopposed, but opposition to a proposed Richmond casino appears to be driving turnout. City registrar is sending 300 more ballots to the precinct, upping its allotment to 1,650.