Samantha Willis

Wife, boy mom, writer, Emmy-winning journalist, Editor-in-Chief @MercuryVirginia, co-creator #UnmaskingRVA #UnmaskingCville #UnmaskingHR #UnmaskingPeninsula.

[Samantha Willis @WordsByWillis]

✨ Some news! ✨

[The Virginia Mercury @MercuryVirginia]

An exciting announcement about the Mercury's next editor, @WordsByWillis. https://t.co/NNGIYHso0q

[Markus Schmidt @MSchmidtRVA]

Gov. Spanberger is defending a wave of vetoes that frustrated Democrats during her first months in office.

“As I view it, I’m doing my job,” she told me. “The General Assembly passes bills, the governor has the responsibility to amend, sign, or veto.”

https://t.co/mhdJFgBtev

[Shannon Heckt @ShannonHeckt]

Inauguration weekend is getting started with Gov.-elect Spanberger addressing the Made in Virginia Market #valeg #vagov

[Markus Schmidt @MSchmidtRVA]

The House of Delegates is to vote on a resolution honoring the life of D’Angelo
#VAleg

[Markus Schmidt @MSchmidtRVA]

NEW: At Monday’s special session of the Virginia General Assembly, Democrats used a procedural move to open the door for a mid-decade redistricting amendment, just a week before Election Day.

GOP calls the effort a “power grab.” #valeg

https://t.co/UyPhho4Mcp

[Charles Paullin @CPaullinVA]

Earlier this year, the Virginia legislature passed only a handful of 33 unique bills on data center development in the state.

My colleague @thedeepvakil and I took a deep dive on what the bills aimed to do and why they failed.

Graphic c/o Paul Horn.

https://t.co/y4fLYVNLrP

[Samantha Willis @WordsByWillis]

Scoop by @MSchmidtRVA , detailing the latest development in the firestorm engulfing the Virginia GOP over Republican John Reid's lieutenant governor candidacy: 👇🏾

[Markus Schmidt @MSchmidtRVA]

#breaking New audio recording obtained by The Mercury reveals Youngkin strategist Matt Moran framing John Reid’s exit as the only way to stop damaging attacks — contradicting Moran’s sworn denial of threats

https://t.co/Q3rsniXGH0

[Samantha Willis @WordsByWillis]

@CPaullinVA @IanCycles @MercuryVirginia Great story, Charlie! Really glad to see this important story's continued coverage. And yeah, @IanCycles and I learned so much when we were reporting on it.

[Charlotte Rene Woods @charlottewords]

.@MSchmidtRVA,@nathanielcline,@WordsByWillis and I rounded up just some of the governor's actions on bills today. Lots more to examine ahead of next week's reconvene session.

https://t.co/QvJZtnEoM3

[Samantha Willis @WordsByWillis]

Working mothers: Please take better care of yourselves. Rest. Unplug. Say no. Reset. Thrive.

[Charlotte Rene Woods @charlottewords]

Mobile crisis units are one facet of Virginia's ever-evolving landscape of mental health resources.

Lawmakers, clinicians and a family I interviewed can tell you more about how it works.

@MercuryVirginia
https://t.co/0fsvGIVhad

[Samantha Willis @WordsByWillis]

Ms. Nikki was as fierce, gifted and profound in person as she was on the page. I met her, interviewed her in her home in the mountains of Southwest Virginia and I'll be grateful for the rest of my life. Rest, elder sister, your work was well done. https://t.co/o6Gr1eAC7L

[The Virginia Mercury @MercuryVirginia]

It’s #GivingTuesday! If you’ve valued The Mercury's work this year, can you help us continue serving the public with our journalism? Please donate to our nonprofit newsroom here: https://t.co/FOVx03KNJI

[The Virginia Mercury @MercuryVirginia]

COMMENTARY: The move to casino gambling in Virginia was long overdue. Localities, though, shouldn’t depend on gaming as their sole or chief revenue-generating strategy. https://t.co/puRhWzrWgp

[Samantha Willis @WordsByWillis]

UPDATE: Read @CPaullinVA's lowdown on today's huge RGGI news + next steps. 👇🏾

[The Virginia Mercury @MercuryVirginia]

Floyd County Circuit Court Judge Randall Lowe determined Wednesday Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin acted unlawfully by withdrawing Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a program aimed to reduce climate changing emissions. https://t.co/mFHQtGsG16

[The Virginia Mercury @MercuryVirginia]

Virginia’s new mayors include first Black woman, Indian-American at city helm.

There were many competitive mayoral races across Virginia and the outcomes include some historic firsts, and two races within the margin of a recount.

https://t.co/9MvBZDaJPv

[The Virginia Mercury @MercuryVirginia]

SWVA residents hit by Hurricane Helene can now access D-SNAP benefits to help with groceries as they recover.

Over 22,000 residents in Carroll, Grayson, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe counties may qualify. #DisasterRelief #DSNAP

https://t.co/6CTK2svrbx

[virginianewsreader @vanewsreader]

Featured in the latest Virginia News Reader: Virginia’s Ashland Dam: If they remove it, will the fish come? - By @WhitneyPipkin for @ChesBayJournal

Read the full article at Bay Journal. ➡️https://t.co/BDThlZGpb6

[The Virginia Mercury @MercuryVirginia]

Some educators say that like the 1776 Commission's report, the early development of Virginia’s standards "sidelined" professional historians in favor of conservative groups such as Hillsdale College. https://t.co/2VbiKK0Bdj

[Markus Schmidt @MSchmidtRVA]

House P&E Committee by a 16-5 vote passes HJ9 that would remove the Marshall-Newman Amendment (which prohibited same-sex marriage) from the Virginia Constitution
#VALeg

[Graham Moomaw @gmoomaw]

Billboard's future uncertain as Richmond designates Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground a cemetery

https://t.co/TNnCX4GKw2