“No arrests, no charges made, nothing,” she told News4.
Indian Health Service payment delays are limiting dental care for Native American patients
"Where the money will ultimately end up is also unclear."
For the first time Monday, Virginia State Sen. Louise Lucas answered questions about the FBI raid on her private business and her district office. She said it’s awfully coincidental that it came on th...
"Richmond officials stopped following a City Council-approved transparency law seven years ago. After an earlier delay on proposals to address the issue, the Council still hasn’t decided what to do about it."
"Richmond's 5-cent plastic bag tax has generated nearly $115,000 in revenue and taxed 2.8 million bags since launching in January, but the city doesn't know how many retailers are paying it — or which ones."
"Both suits allege that Sands Anderson, whose fees both Ferrell-Benavides and Jones had questioned, made accusations that led to her firing and his suspension."
"These Black maternal health groups laid groundwork for perinatal grants, then they were left out"
"Radford is a city that cannot tax enough of its own ground to pay for itself, so it went into the electricity business and ran its government on the markup."
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Some clinics outside Richmond say they have waited months for reimbursement, forcing patients to switch providers or lose access to routine dental care.
“…those are millions of gallons of water being diverted away from our rivers and streams during the peak of summer, when flows are the lowest and water is most needed. It’s especially concerning when most of the state is in a severe drought, as we are now…” #valeg
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One Councilor said it shows the process could be improved through better planning.
Mayor L.C. Jones has sued the law firm Sands Anderson and council member Aaron Rawls on counts including defamation. Aretha Ferrell-Benavides’ suit against the city of Martinsville, Sands And…
The work they helped lead has garnered state dollars, legislative support and public praise, but their community-rooted organizations weren’t selected to reap any of the funds.
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Part one of two: How a single factory quietly became the thing holding up a small Virginia city’s budget.
We wanted to learn for ourselves how much water local communities have promised to Amazon for data center cooling in our part of the state, the region between Northern Virginia and Richmond, including...
