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Gov. Glenn Youngkin was a local favorite of former President Donald Trump at his campaign stop in Chesapeake on June 28.
Zach D. Roberts
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WHRO News File
Gov. Glenn Youngkin appeared at a June 28 campaign event in Chesapeake for former President Donald Trump.

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VMSDEP isn’t Virginia’s only mandated tuition waiver program

A portrait of Hunter and Moore
Shaban Athuman
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VPM News
Lori Eileen Hunter is photographed with her friend John R.T. Moore on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at the Cabell Library on the campus of VCU in Richmond, Virginia.

Lori Eileen Hunter and her friend John R.T. Moore are are among the seniors taking advantage of a state-mandated tuition waiver. The pair attend Virginia Commonwealth University.

Seniors are the second largest group utilizing the waivers — after military families — according to data from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

More than 900 seniors were enrolled in part-time classes during the 2022-23 academic year. That includes 427 at Northern Virginia Community College, 316 at George Mason University and 103 at Tidewater Community College.


BizSense Beat: CarMax Park, Arthur Ashe development delay and more

An aeriel view of the Diamond Stadium
Shaban Athuman
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VPM News File
The construction site where the new Diamond will sit is seen on Thursday, September 5, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia.

BizSense Beat is a weekly collaboration between VPM News and Richmond BizSense that recaps the region’s top business stories.

This week, there’s discussion of the recent groundbreaking at what will be known as CarMax Park, LL Flooring changing course and stalled construction of a sizable development along Arthur Ashe Boulevard.

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