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Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Richmond Magazine Entry Title: A Six-Part Series on the Impact of Guns Entry Credit: Tina Eshleman, Carol A.O. Wolf, Jack Cooksey, Rodrigo Arriaza Judge Comment: Thorough multipart series on gun laws in Virginia after Democratic takeover of the General Assembly. More gun control was passed and the number of guns being bought doubled.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Washington Business Journal Entry Title: That Sinking Feeling Entry Credit: Daniel Sernovitz, Laura Spitalniak, Ellen Collier Judge Comment: How are developers of high-end waterfront properties coping with rising sea levels.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Chesapeake Bay Journal Entry Title: Stream restoration techniques draw pushback Entry Credit: Timothy Wheeler Judge Comment: None