After three alpacas were attacked and injured last October in James City County, Virginia, lawmakers in Richmond are set to classify the animals as livestock, granting them legal protections they did not have before.
Former U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Endorses Garrison Coward’s Campaign For The Virginia House of Delegates
“Garrison will fight for improved education, safer communities and lower taxes. We need his conservative voice representing our values in Richmond,” former GOP congressman and majority leader Eric Cantor said.
Virginia Could Join Growing Number Of States Raising Tobacco-Buying Age To 21
The bipartisan, bicameral bill from Virginia lawmakers would increase the minimum age for those prohibited from “purchasing or possessing tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, and alternative nicotine products.”
Richmond City Councilor Introduces Resolution To Request General Assembly To Grant Authority For Localities To Remove Confederate Statues
Ever since the violent Charlottesville rally one year ago, some localities around Virginia dotted with Confederate monuments have been working to pass measures that will have the General Assembly, in a Dillon Rule state, grant localities the authority the remove state-controlled statues.
Electric Scooter Company Bird Ride Shunned By Richmond After Disruptive Start
Bird Ride, an app-based, electric scooter ride-sharing platform, had a disruptive beginning to their presence in Richmond; a presence that had government officials combing the city to confiscate the “unsanctioned” contraband.
Richmond’s Bus Rapid Transit System: Gentrification On Wheels
Without going on for a fortnight, Richmond’s mass transit overhaul, the Bus Rapid Transit system, has a few interesting issues.
Money Allotted For RPS Maintenance Hidden In Previous Years Surplus
Richmond School Board members and the public at-large were shocked to find that the lack of money allocated for this year’s infrastructure improvements within the school division was bolstered by money taken out of the budget to fix schools in the past and re-branded as “new” money.
Confederate Groups Plan Rally At Jefferson Davis Monument In Richmond August 19
The City of Richmond prepares for Confederate rally around the Jefferson Davis statue on Monument Avenue.
Richmond Public Schools Has A Disappointing Trend Of Teacher Shortages
Richmond Public Schools is facing yet another teacher shortage, may have to “beg” to fill vacancies.
Richmond Court Throws Out Two Permits For Atlantic Coast Pipeline Construction
An appeals court in Richmond has thrown out two permits for construction on the Dominion-led Atlantic Coast Pipeline.