Catie Ratliff, Author at C-VILLE Weekly

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The women running to lead Virginia—and their disparate visions for the Commonwealth

This is the fourth and final article in C-VILLE’s 2025 election series, covering local and statewide races in the lead-up to Election Day, November 4. Virginia will elect its first female governor on November 4, with Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger both seeking to lead the Commonwealth. C-VILLE attended the Spanberger campaign’s October 21 event […]

Catie Ratliff | October 28, 2025

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Virginia’s attorney general and lieutenant governor elections heat up

UPDATE: After deadline, the Jones campaign submitted responses to C-VILLE’s questionnaire. His responses have been added to the bottom of this article, and have been edited for length and clarity. This is the third article in C-VILLE’s 2025 election series, covering local and statewide races in the lead-up to Election Day, November 4. Virginians will […]

Catie Ratliff | October 22, 2025

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UVA rejects DOE compact offering federal funding preference for policy commitments

UPDATE 10/22/25: Less than a week after turning down the Trump administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, the University of Virginia signed an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department on October 22. Under the terms of the deal, the DOJ will suspend all ongoing investigations into civil rights violations at UVA, contingent on […]

Catie Ratliff | October 22, 2025

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Charlottesville School Board candidates on SROs, funding cuts, wellness, and more

This is the second article in C-VILLE’s 2025 election series, covering local and statewide races in the lead-up to Election Day, November 4. For candidate responses to additional questions, visit c-ville.com. Between the school board and City Council, Charlottesville residents will elect at least two new representatives this November. With council pretty much a foregone […]

Catie Ratliff | October 15, 2025

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Trump administration offers increased access to federal funds for policy commitments from UVA

The University of Virginia received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education October 1, calling on the school to sign an agreement in exchange for increased access to federal funds. The letter, and attached “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” was sent to nine universities, which, in addition to UVA, included Brown, Dartmouth, […]

Catie Ratliff | October 8, 2025

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UVA football team stuns No. 8 FSU

In a nail-biting upset, the University of Virginia football team defeated Florida State 46-38 in double overtime September 26. The victory propelled the Hoos into the AP’s Top 25 college football poll for the first time since 2019. Prior to kickoff, the then-undefeated Seminoles were ranked No. 8 by theAP, and were favored to win […]

Catie Ratliff | September 30, 2025

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SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on the importance of education access

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke at the University of Virginia on September 18. The conversation, organized by UVA Law’s Education Rights Institute, explored Jackson’s life and the perspectives she brings to the United States’ highest court. Tickets to the free event in Old Cabell Hall went quickly, and were available on a first-come, […]

Catie Ratliff | September 24, 2025

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A rundown of Albemarle’s contested elections

This is the first article in C-VILLE’s 2025 election series, which will cover local and statewide races in the lead-up to Election Day, November 4. Early voting is underway and, among a sea of uncontested races, three in Albemarle County have two candidates on the ballot: the Samuel Miller District Board of Supervisors, the Rio […]

Catie Ratliff | September 24, 2025

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The cost of abortion access is higher than ever for Blue Ridge Abortion Fund

In the three years since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision that ended federal abortion protections, the Blue Ridge Abortion Fund has spent more money than in the previous 33 years, combined. Founded as a pickle-jar fundraiser by the local chapter of the National Organization for Women at the Albemarle County Fair in 1989, […]

Catie Ratliff | September 17, 2025

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Virginia updates COVID-19 vaccine prescription requirements ahead of CDC meeting

As of September 10, Virginians 18 years and older with at least one underlying condition, and everyone over 65 years old, can obtain a 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine without a prescription. The statewide order comes as health officials grapple with regulations ahead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s September 18-19 meeting. The existing CDC […]

Catie Ratliff | September 17, 2025