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RVA's Got Issues
RVA's Got Issues
Virginia News
NPR News
Virginia News
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The $11.4B federal ‘claw back’ has led to layoffs and public health cuts nationwide. -
The spending plan includes a $426M water treatment plant that could be online by 2033.
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The governor removed a barrier to local betting parlors despite bipartisan support.
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The governor axed another Democrat-led effort to create a legal retail market.
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Citizen science has previously spurred action by the Richmond government.
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Former service members make up roughly 30% of federal workers.
NPR News
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DOGE staffers tried to assign a team to the independent Corporation for Public Broadcasting after President Trump's purported firing of three board members last month.
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Inside boxes found in the basement were documents "intended to consolidate and propagate Adolf Hitler's ideology in Argentina," the court said. Supreme Court President Horacio Rosatti has ordered a review.
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The lottery recently banned online couriers, but some state legislators are considering more regulation.
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Do you volunteer or know someone who does? In a new series called "Here to Help," we are sharing stories of people across the U.S. who give back to the community.
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Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.
Arts & Culture
- Tara Roberts helps scuba divers uncover slave shipwrecks
- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
- Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
- ‘Idleness and boredom’: Virginia juvenile justice system strained by staffing shortages
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