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Thanks to a $17.5 million federal grant to Virginia’s pre-kindergarten program for low-income children, more than 1,200 additional children will be able to attend preschool in 11 high-needs school divisions beginning next school year.
Transparency Virginia, a nonprofit, nonpartisan legislative watchdog group, released a report last Tuesday highlighting “murky practices” and “disturbing” findings from the 2015 General Assembly session.
Twenty-five years after the hit movie “Pretty Woman,” Virginia is getting more serious about sex trafficking.
Virginia soon will legalize the growing of industrial hemp under legislation passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Terry McAuliffe. Licensed growers will be allowed to cultivate industrial hemp as part of a university-managed research program.
As baseball season gets underway, here’s a question worth pondering: Who were the heavy hitters in the 2015 General Assembly?
More than 5,000 people gathered in Capitol Square to watch Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Mayor Dwight Jones, and other speakers commemorate the liberation of Richmond by U.S. troops, the emancipation of the city’s slaves and the end of the American Civil War.
In a crackdown on puppy mills, it will soon be illegal to sell dogs and cats on the side of the road in Virginia. This law will deter people from (mostly unknowingly) financially supporting inhumane operations.
The City of Richmond is growing in population faster than its suburban neighbors, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
About 20 state legislators and representatives of immigrant advocacy groups have formed the New Americans Caucus to address the needs of undocumented residents and other immigrants.
State law may trump local ordinances, but that does not mean Richmond City Council is going to lie down when Virginia legislators try to unilaterally impose policies on the city.
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