RPS Roundup: School Board asks Mayor to add funding for virtual academy as budget decisions loom
The initial budget asked for the city to add $5 million to its funding commitments from last year. The new budget asks for $19.8 million extra.
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‘Unprecedented’ local funding moves 60-unit deeply affordable housing project in Northside forward
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After $22M estimate, city revises last year's surplus down to $12.6M
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RPS Roundup: School Board asks Mayor to add funding for virtual academy as budget decisions loom
The initial budget asked for the city to add $5 million to its funding commitments from last year. The new budget asks for $19.8 million extra.
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IRS alleges it paid $728k in fraudulent tax ‘refunds’ to former School Board candidate
A former candidate for the Richmond School Board is facing two counts of federal tax evasion charges.
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Varina boys advance to state semis with win
“Once we get warmed up and get going down the court, we can run anybody out of the gym.”
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