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Sandy Hausman
Charlottesville Bureau ChiefSandy Hausman joined the Radio IQ team in 2008 after living and working in Chicago for 30 years. Since then, she's won numerous national and regional awards for her prolific coverage of the environment, criminal justice, research and happenings at the University of Virginia. Sandy is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Michigan. Contact Sandy at [email protected].
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In 2016 the University of Virginia sent two swimmers to the Olympic games in Brazil. There were four of them competing in Tokyo, and now six former, current and future members of the Cavaliers swim team are heading for Paris.
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Americans will observe the Fourth of July on Wednesday, but at Thomas Jefferson’s vacation home near Lynchburg staff is already celebrating.
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Virginia spends more than $1.5 billion dollars a year on prisons, probation and parole, in part because we lock up so many people. A think tank that studies criminal justice claims that if this were an independent country, we would have one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world.
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On July first the state will launch two major prison reforms. Sandy Hausman reports on what they’ll mean for inmates and their families.
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The Transportation Security Administration reports record travel this summer and is bracing for the busy Fourth of July holiday. TSA expects to screen more than 32 million people from Thursday, June 27 through Monday, July 8. The agency also reports another record as some travelers attempt to fly with firearms.
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Last week, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney for Virginia’s Western District announced they had finally solved a high-profile case— the killing of two women in Shenandoah National Park 28 years ago. This week, two lawyers are urging federal officials to apologize for wrongly prosecuting another man and failing to analyze DNA that could have exonerated him.
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At a news conference Thursday, federal authorities said DNA testing conclusively links the murders of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams to a convicted serial rapist from the Cleveland, Ohio area.
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For years state officials have issued periodic warnings against swimming, boating and fishing in Lake Anna because of toxic algae blooms. Sandy Hausman spoke with experts to see what’s gone wrong and what can be done to prevent future problems in this and other lakes around the state.
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The Virginia School Boards Association is a non-partisan, non-profit that represents almost every district in the state. It provides legal advice, lobbies the legislature, offers policy guidance and training programs for board members. That might not sound controversial, but conservative majorities in three communities have voted to leave the VSBA.
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At the end of this month, the Augusta Correctional Center, which once held about 1,300 prisoners, will close for good. Inmates have been transferred and the nearby community of Craigsville is adjusting to the loss of jobs. Sandy Hausman paid a visit to the town, about 20 miles southwest of Staunton, to see how people are doing as prison operations wind down.