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Sean McGoey

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Sean McGoey’s Biography

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Currently: Data reporter at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Covering Richmond and statewide stories, like spiking opioid overdose deaths all over Virginia or a local tax cut designed to entice voters to support a casino proposal less than six months after they rejected the casino at the polls.

Previously: Editorial fellow at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Part of the reporting team on the Pandora Papers, an investigation into the offshore finance industry conducted by 6…

Sean McGoey’s Journalist Portfolio

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Secrecy, intimidation, and cracking the 'iron wall' around Cuba

Secrecy, intimidation, and cracking the 'iron wall' around Cuba

In this month’s Meet the Investigators, Barbara Maseda tells of the challenges of finding data and documents …

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Behind the scenes of the Panama Papers story that brought down Iceland's PM

Behind the scenes of the Panama Papers story that brought down Iceland's PM

In this special fifth Panama Papers anniversary edition of Meet the Investigators, Iceland’s Jóhannes Kristja…

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Panama Papers revenue recovery reaches $1.36 billion as investigations continue

Panama Papers revenue recovery reaches $1.36 billion as investigations continue

Five years after the Panama Papers were first published, authorities are still clawing back lost tax dollars …

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'Dirty Gold' chases 'three amigos' from Miami to Peru and beyond

'Dirty Gold' chases 'three amigos' from Miami to Peru and beyond

A new book explores a multibillion-dollar money laundering conspiracy by gold traders and the human side of t…

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Disconnected: Students struggle with e-learning obstacles, lawmakers earmark solutions

Disconnected: Students struggle with e-learning obstacles, lawmakers earmark solutions

Students say hotspots and low-cost internet packages don’t bridge the digital divide in two of Maryland’s lea…

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Confusion over federal eviction moratorium led to selective enforcement

Confusion over federal eviction moratorium led to selective enforcement

Yochebed Israel was just the kind of person Congress had in mind when it voted in March to temporarily ban ma…

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What are the Virginia redistricting lawsuits? Here's what you should know.

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By Sean McGoey, Whittney Evans Verified, Dawnthea M. Price Lisco
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Lawsuits challenging Virginia's newly passed constitutional amendment will soon be heard by the Supreme Court of Virginia — and the outcome of the nationwide gerrymandering campaign relies on their rulings. Less than 24 hours after the Associated Press projected that Virginia Democrats narrowly won a campaign to redraw congressional maps for the 2026 federal midterm elections, multiple cases looking to block that outcome have come back into play.
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Scenes from the Virginia State Capitol 2026: a dispatch

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By Shaban Athuman, Sean McGoey
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VPM News photographer Shaban Athuman is back at the Virginia State Capitol for what promises to be another eventful General Assembly session. Over the next two months, he will bring you regular updates from the Legislature — capturing everything from the state's historic inaugurations to the small, human moments that lawmakers experience throughout. Tuesday, Feb.
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Charlie Schmidt wins firehouse primary in House of Delegates District 77

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By Sean McGoey
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Charlie Schmidt, a community activist and former attorney with the Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, secured the Democratic nomination for an upcoming special election in the Virginia House of Delegates District 77 on Sunday. “The issues we face in the 77th district resonate across the state,” Schmidt said in a press release Monday. “Working families struggle with insufficient wages stacked against skyrocketing costs of very basic needs like housing, food, and healthcare.
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