mechelle hankerson

@mechelleh

Journalist covering state government for . Formerly of & . alumna. Long live early 2000s emo.

Richmond, VA
Joined October 2008
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    23 Jun 2018

    The cat’s out of the bag: I’m leaving The Virginian-Pilot and going back to Richmond. My last day at The Pilot will be July 6, and I’ll pick up covering the state July 23.

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  2. Jan 5

    I feel like I should jump in and proactively say I wasn’t mad that’s just my face

    /eyes emoji
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  3. Jan 4

    this feels right and true

    Replying to @mechelleh @__MarkRobinson
    more like mechelle hangry-son, amirite?
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  4. Jan 4

    Frida's in Church Hill to open so I can eat Mexican food without leaving my neighborhood like everyone else in Richmond gets to do 🙃

    Rainy day question - what would you, as diners, like to see in Richmond dining in 2019?
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  5. Jan 4

    TIL doesn't test dachshunds to work for them which is crazy bc my dog can sniff out anything you want if I'm in a rush (we'd have to work as a team)

    TSA opting for a friendlier look with floppy-eared sniffer dogs
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  6. Jan 4

    Look, I grew up in a neighborhood that was well served by the Virginian Steak House and as a Virginian, I support this legislation

    HJ618 commending the Virginian Steak House in VB is why we have a legislature at all tbh
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  7. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    .⁦⁩ sporting bigfoot socks today
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  8. Jan 3

    Good point! The database includes the phrasing ‘English-speaking’ legislature

    Replying to @MercuryVirginia @mechelleh
    Colonized legislature, that is.
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  9. Jan 3

    This is true Beach culture, I'm impressed with the reference

    Hoping will shout her vote for @NancyPelosi like Va. Beach attorney .
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  10. Jan 3

    There aren't pictures of all the really really old guys but when you start finding pictures.... they're good

    Today the is unveiling a new online project that catalogs every member who has served in the historic body since its founding in Jamestown in 1619.
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  11. Jan 2

    Virginia Senate Republicans have a +2 majority right now. Black's retirement ups the stakes for this year's legislative elections. His replacement has to win in a left-leaning NoVa district that Democrats may focus on to grab the Senate.

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  12. Jan 2

    Black's announcement follows Del. Dickie Bell's retirement announcement last week. The difference, besides being different chambers, is that Bell's district could easily be won again by a Republican. Black's district is far from a sure thing.

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  13. Jan 2

    "He said he came to (the) conclusion a few months ago, while spending time in the Arizona desert hunting poisonous snakes, a pastime he has enjoyed since his childhood in the Florida Everglades."

    ., the Va legislature who twice met w/ Assad, will not seek re-election.
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  14. Jan 2

    “For so many of us with national security backgrounds, bringing our history of public service without a partisan lens is important — and it’s a skill set,” said. “We served the mission under Republican and Democratic presidents.”

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  15. Dec 31

    I just wanna clarify that this is crazy bc I have never met a sailor who wants to drink ‘fruit juice’ unless it’s mixed with something 👀👀

    "Norfolk ... didn’t need more liquor. Norfolk needed 'more wholesome recreation places where the sailors can purchase fruit juice.'"
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  16. 31 Dec 2018

    "Norfolk ... didn’t need more liquor. Norfolk needed 'more wholesome recreation places where the sailors can purchase fruit juice.'"

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  17. 31 Dec 2018

    I don't file my own taxes, so this is on the list only because I was forced to learn about taxes SUPER FAST and it was really hard

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  18. 31 Dec 2018

    I honestly didn't know Libertarians had a color and I'm impressed that it's gold. Still wondering if it's flat or metallic.

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  19. 31 Dec 2018

    Presented without comment

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  20. 31 Dec 2018

    I messed up my last thread of my favorite stories of this year but it's ok, because these stories are my faves from the last half of the year at

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  21. 31 Dec 2018

    And...a fateful precursor to what I would move on to covering a few months later:

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