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RPS emails show which positions will be eliminated in budget cuts
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Lawmakers question how Rosie’s was approved to add more gambling machines in Richmond
The Richmond location went from 700 machines to 1,200 without a public hearing.
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Police chief, Mayor call for getting guns off the street after Shockoe shooting
Two people died in the shooting.
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Council approves $14.7M loan to keep Diamond District project on track
"I don’t love the idea of us using funds that are supposed to be for catastrophic and emergency purposes for something that we have known is coming for years now."
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RPS emails show which positions will be eliminated in budget cuts
The 84 emails, which included 74 employee layoffs, had the names of the employees redacted but not their positions.
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After federal funding upheavals, Richmond nonprofits say they are bruised but not broken
For 77 days this fall, Allison Bogdanović didn’t know whether the rent could continue to be paid.
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Lawmakers question how Rosie’s was approved to add more gambling machines in Richmond
The Richmond location went from 700 machines to 1,200 without a public hearing.
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Newsletter
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Feb. 23 Newsletter: Nonprofits bounce back
Plus, should Rosie's have been allowed to add 500 additional machines at its Richmond location? Also, a weekend shooting is renewing calls for gun control in Shockoe Bottom.
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Hanover wins third meeting with Patrick Henry, this one in the playoffs
The Hawks used a 14-0 run in the third quarter to open up the game.
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