The prison is facing claims of deteriorating conditions, including prolonged lockdowns.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning March 31.
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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The Earth Month proposals would help the city meet waste reduction targets.
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Dr. Norman Oliver says the cuts would damage state efforts to upgrade technology systems, and reduce opioid use and STIs.
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The mayor’s proposal includes pay increases, rate hikes and program cuts.
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The funding is still contingent on General Assembly approval.
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Despite the recent agreement between the U.S. and China to pause the tariff war, shipping companies remain uncertain about the path ahead.
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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the discovery that what Harvard University thought was a copy of the Magna Carta is actually an original.
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Hollywood's plummeting film and TV production levels have studio executives and grassroots groups pushing for better incentives to keep business in California.
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President Trump said he plans to speak by phone with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, followed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of NATO countries, about ending the war in Ukraine.
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Budget reconciliation may not be catchy, but it's been a vital tool for many presidents, including Ronald Reagan, whose first federal budget was a watershed in the history of federal fiscal policy.
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