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Virginia News
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The state budget approved May 13 creates a panel to probe the displacement of Black families by public college and university developments and consider possible redress
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The deals for the police, fire and a third bargaining unit went into effect immediately.
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There have been thousands of maintenance requests at the district’s schools during the past few years.
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About $3.3M has been spent on ads in the Virginia race through May 10.
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The spending plan addresses city essentials like Richmond Public Schools' maintenance.
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Politically, it puts an end to a monthslong debate that observers called markedly tense.
NPR News
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The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.
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As the Senate debates the giant tax and spending bill, lawmakers are weighing a Sept. 30 end date for the EV tax credits. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and then go through reconciliation.
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British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led chants against the Israeli military in a live BBC broadcast on Saturday. Irish-language rappers Kneecap also are being investigated.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sarah Jane Tribble, chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, about how potential cuts to Medicaid could impact rural hospitals.
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The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe's services won't be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.
Arts & Culture
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad
- How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?