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Virginia GOP candidate in tight House race backs gun control

September 23, 2019 Capital News Service

Gun control policy could play a significant role in the 73rd House District race, especially with the Republican contender breaking away from the party’s usual stance on gun control. Democrat Rodney Willett and his Republican opponent Mary Margaret Kastelberg are pushing for better gun control policies.

Richmond’s 5th District candidates discuss key issues at forum

September 16, 2019 Capital News Service

Residents in Richmond’s 5th District had their first opportunity to hear from the eight candidates vying for a City Council seat open in a special election. The winner will serve the remainder of Parker Agelasto’s term when he resigns November 30th.

As vaping illnesses mount, Virginia officials warn of dangers of e-cigarettes

September 16, 2019 Capital News Service

Health officials are warning Virginians to stop using e-cigarettes as the Trump administration moved to ban flavored vapes in response to hundreds of cases of lung disease and six deaths related to vaping.

Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax files $400 million lawsuit against CBS, claims he’s victim of “political hit job”

September 13, 2019 Capital News Service

Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit Thursday against CBS Corp. and CBS Broadcasting, stating the network aired “intentionally fabricated, false, and politically motivated statements.”

New Tucker, Highland Springs High Schools to serve as prototypes for “high schools of the future” in Henrico

September 12, 2019 RVAHub Staff

“Modernizing instructional approaches in our schools helps to improve educational outcomes and adapt to the needs of a 21st-century economy” said Virginia Governor Ralph Northam at the time the grant money was allocated.

Richmond area tourism spending tops $2.6 billion in 2018, new data show

September 12, 2019 RVAHub Staff

With record-level growth, all of Virginia’s 133 counties and independent cities saw an increase in tourism compared to the previous year, resulting in $26 billion in travel spending statewide. Henrico County once again ranked fifth in the state for total domestic travel expenditures, with $964 million grossed.

INTERACTIVE: New Census Bureau data show Virginia’s poverty rate dropped to 10.1% last year

September 11, 2019 Capital News Service

Virginia’s poverty rate has fallen by a full percentage point, to about 10%, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Henrico Schools considering starting classes before Labor Day in 2021

September 3, 2019 Trevor Dickerson

HCPS Superintendent Dr. Amy Cashwell shared a message on Facebook Monday afternoon that indicated the school system is considering starting classes earlier now that the state repealed the so-called “Kings Dominion Law” that required Central Virginia school systems to start after Labor Day.

City’s projected $15 million FY 2019 surplus to go towards cost of living increases for retirees, per proposed ordinance

August 23, 2019 RVAHub Staff

The City of Richmond expects to end fiscal year 2019 with a $15 million surplus, the office of Mayor Levar Stoney announced this week, a windfall that is proposed to fund increases for retirees and accessibility projects in the James River Park System.

GRTC announces new CEO, the transit system’s first female head

August 23, 2019 RVAHub Staff

Julie Timm returns to Virginia from Tennessee, where she served the past three years as the Chief Development Officer for Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority and Regional Transportation Authority of Middle TN, recently rebranded as WeGo Public Transit.

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