Richmond

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (83+ words) Richmond voters face a referendum this fall, on whether to add a one cent sales tax to raise money to build and repair city schools. The stakes are high, and the need is even higher. How will Richmond vote? Featuring:…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (516+ words) Richmond County Public Schools is celebrating its highest graduation rate on record, but Superintendent Dr. Melinda Cobb says the district's work isn't finished. Sagal Abdi-Wali has retained the seat for Labour after former prime minister Keir Starmer stepped down as…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (313+ words) Voters across Virginia will decide on 64 local ballot measures on Nov. 3, more than four times as much as the November 2024 election. Ballotpedia has covered every local ballot measure in Virginia beginning in 2023. Between 2023 and 2026, an average of about 24 measures were…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1055+ words) HAYES, Va. — U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman may have spent nearly two decades in Congress, but the Republican is emphasizing the humbler parts of his resume while running for another term this year. His advertisements talk about his work in a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (324+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA – Alexandria will be the first stop of a two-week series of marches in support of a statewide ban on new data center development in Virginia. Organized by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund, the first March for…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (158+ words) KAKE - Union members hear Governor Kelly speak on southwest Kansas immigration operations - Kansas woman, 52, dies following crash on I-35 near Overland Park - Wichita hospital celebrates therapy dogs with special blessing - Car crash causes $30K damage to Urban League building in Wichita hit-and-run…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (569+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia's 1st Congressional District race is drawing increasing national attention as Republican incumbent Rob Wittman faces what could be his toughest reelection challenge yet from Democratic challenger Shannon Taylor. Wittman, who has represented the district in Congress since 2007, is…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1602+ words) During my lifetime, I’ve worked in a profession that has been disappearing. Corporate forces are not interested in information for information’s sake. Information is about control. For over six years, this newsletter has existed to cover local and regional governments…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (30+ words) WKEF VANDALIA, Ohio (WKEF) -- Crowds continue to form as the Midterm Rally in Vandalia is set to begin at 5:30 p.m....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (305+ words) Here are the winners of CBS19's 'Weird Al' lookalike contest… CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) –- The Spoons Frozen Yogur… CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- With just over a month until Election Day, 5th District Democratic candidate Tom Perriello held a rally at Tonsler Park, with…...