VCU CNS
Capital News Service is a program of Virginia Commonwealth University's Robertson School of Media and Culture.
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Political science professor Deirdre Condit put up a sheet as a makeshift door for her home office to maintain privacy when she started teaching from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The near future of in-person schooling is uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Virginia students will return to a system where several penalties for misbehavior have been taken off the table.
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Richmond bakeries are rising to meet obstacles and setbacks produced by the coronavirus pandemic.
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State leaders are seeking public input on what individual should replace a statue of former Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee located in the U.S. Capitol.
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Organizations and residents in Richmond are bracing for potential activity related to the U.S. presidential election results.
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Virginia localities are taking a number of precautions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at polling places even though masks will not be required.
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The Virginia General Assembly wrapped up the agenda this month for the special session that began Aug. 18. Legislators introduced over 50 police and criminal justice reform bills during the session.
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Del. Elizabeth Guzmán, D-Woodbridge, plans to re-introduce a bill during the next General Assembly session that would require Virginia employers to provide paid quarantine leave during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her proposal didn’t advance past a Senate committee during the ongoing special session.
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The Black Lives Matter movement has helped renew interest in Richmond's African American culture and history, according to community leaders.
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A closely contested congressional race between incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Nick Freitas, a Republican state delegate, has spent almost $1.7 million more on political advertisements in Virginia than the presidential campaign.