The prison is facing claims of deteriorating conditions, including prolonged lockdowns.
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Richmonders recently gathered to discuss climate action, grants
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Speaker Don Scott sees new stipend as a way to encourage parents to run for office.
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It wasn't about diversity, they say. It was about ending discrimination.
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Updated: Legislators are scheduled to reconvene on April 2.
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Researchers discussed findings Tuesday at a town hall meeting.
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The effort to ban the play has faced pushback from teams that regularly employ it, perhaps none more successfully than the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The decision reverses the use of consent decrees to ensure accountability of law enforcement agencies. It comes days before the anniversary of George Floyd's murder by a police officer.
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The Department of Justice has launched a probe into the city of Chicago's hiring practices in what Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson has quickly labeled the latest hostile attack on diversity by the Trump administration.
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Major chains are fighting two battles at once: a financial battle to keep costs low in the face of new tariffs, and a political one to avoid the president's wrath.
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- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
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