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- April 14, 2018
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Richmond’s Proposed Cigarette Tax Fiscally Irresponsible

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Even after the widely unpopular and controversial meals tax increase, the Richmond City Council hits back again with a proposed cigarette tax.

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- April 12, 2018
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Dominion Energy Hosting Power The Future Student Hack-a-Thon

Dominion Energy is hosting their “Power the Future” hack-a-thon this summer to collaborate with students to provide solutions for the future of energy.

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- April 11, 2018
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Speaker Cox Releases Statement On General Assembly Special Session

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Lawmakers have made their way back to Richmond for the General Assembly’s special session to discuss and vote on the final two-year state budget.

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- April 5, 2018
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Northam Signs Republican Bill For Tax-Free Richmond Schools Modernization

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As Mayor Levar Stoney continues his tax rampage on Richmond, Governor Northam signs the Republican-sponsored legislation for tax-free RPS modernization.

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- March 23, 2018
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Voter Intimidation Charges Roil Richmond Democrats

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Allegations of voter intimidation and a corrupt electoral process as led Richmond City Democratic Party’s chairman, J.J. Minor, to be thrown out.

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- March 18, 2018
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Richmond Pays Diversity Consultant An Extra $420,000

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On track with wasteful government spending, Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU) pays an “ineffective” diversity consultant an extra $420,000.

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- March 13, 2018
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Overcrowded Fox Elementary Means Street Trailers In Richmond’s Fan District

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After an “administrative error” by the Richmond School Board, overcrowding at Fox Elementary School leads to trailers in the street in the Fan District.

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- March 13, 2018
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Richmond Councilman Wants Cigarette Tax For RPS Funding

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After Mayor Levar Stoney levied his meals tax on Richmonders, Councilman Parker Agelasto also wants a cigarette tax to fund the RPS rebuild.

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- March 13, 2018
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Richmond’s Prostitution Problem Approached By General Assembly

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In light of Richmond’s prostitution problem, the General Assembly has weighed in after calls from the City Council and the Police Department.

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- October 4, 2017
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RTD/CNU Poll: Democrats Split Against Northam on Statues; Gillespie Right From The Start

The question is, will Virginia voters have forgotten Northam’s initial stance to bulldoze the memorials?  Most likely not.  

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