Louis Hansen

1 month ago | vcij.org | Louis Hansen

Proposed sales, sudden firings strike commonwealth’s urban crescentA brief posting on a government website this month listed federally-owned properties across the country that could potentially be sold. It was a glimpse into what federal cuts could do to Virginia’s economy and the federal government’s presence in the state.

Dec 4, 2024 | vcij.org | Louis Hansen

A new state commission will seek documentation on campus expansions from dozens of Virginia public colleges and universitiesRICHMOND - For decades, Virginia’s public colleges and universities expanded campuses to accommodate growing student populations – often at the expense of Black communities. State and local elected leaders are just now probing what price these communities paid.

Oct 28, 2024 | vcij.org | Louis Hansen

After graduating from the Naval Academy and serving 12 years as a helicopter pilot and instructor, Julie Hendricks has taken on a new commission — poll worker. In a bland conference room in the Fairfax County Government Center, Navy veteran Julie Hendricks gathered with an array of civic-minded citizens: retirees in sneakers and ball caps, women in headscarves, 20-somethings in dress shoes.

Oct 10, 2024 | vcij.org | Louis Hansen

Nonprofit newsroom claims state Department of Criminal Justice Services improperly withheld names and records of law enforcement officers, preventing the public from tracking wayward cops. A nonprofit newsroom has sued the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for the certification and disciplinary records of law enforcement officers, an effort that aims to give police departments and the public a better way to track wayward cops.

Sep 2, 2024 | vcij.org | Louis Hansen

Ken Mallory reviewed ballots in a historically close Newport News election. One vote made all the difference. Democracy at Work is an election-season series from VCIJ at WHRO. People share stories about how they upheld the core ideals of American democracy. Dozens of journalists and partisans gathered in a Richmond conference room in early January, 2018 to watch the chairman of the Virginia Board of Elections reach into a ceramic bowl.