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Virginia News
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Virginia News
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Mayor Levar Stoney’s final budget is taking shape ahead of next week’s City Council vote.
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Virginia’s special budget session for the next two fiscal years starts Monday.
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The public initially became aware of the pipe's failure because a landowner reported it to a state database.
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Younkin has until May to approve $10M in initial funding.
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Food permit requests have decreased in Richmond compared to pre-pandemic numbers. In Henrico and Chesterfield counties, they've increased.
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Two impending laws close a yearslong chapter marked by bipartisan delays.
NPR News
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Sae Joon Park left for South Korea on Monday. His removal order was the result of drug possession and bail jumping charges from over 15 years ago — offenses that, he said, stemmed from untreated PTSD.
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The Alaska Republican sat down with All Things Considered host Juana Summers to discuss her memoir, her thoughts on Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill and the future of democracy.
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The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was promoting extreme weight loss. But eliminating this kind of content is not easy.
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States hold troves of sensitive personal data that were previously never shared with the federal government or across federal agencies. The Trump administration is trying to change that.
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President Trump demanded that Israel back off further attacks on Iran after accusing both countries of violating the ceasefire.
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?