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City employees will pay more for health insurance in 2022

City Hall employees will face an average increase of 17 percent in the cost of health insurance effective Jan. 1, with significant new limits on coverage for retiring workers, according to a report to City Council.

Congressional redistricting also heads to Va. Supreme Court

The Virginia Supreme Court just got a new assignment: Draw new boundaries for Virginia’s 11 congressional districts based on results of the 2020 Census.

New program will award 25 Henrico students full-tuition scholarships to VUU

Virginia Union University and Henrico County Public Schools have partnered to establish “VUU Henrico Scholars,” a new program that will award full, four-year tuition scholarships to 25 eighth- graders to attend the university when they graduate in 2026.

Mayor strikes conciliatory tone on design funds for new George Wythe High

A speedy resolution? That may be on the way for a funding roadblock that could disrupt the Richmond School Board’s plan to hire an architectural firm in mid-November to begin the design for a replacement George Wythe High School.

City Hall moves forward with year-round shelter

City Hall is taking significant steps toward creating a year-round shelter to serve the homeless during extremely cold, hot or stormy weather.

Activists demand greater public accountability from Richmond Federal Reserve Bank

The streets of Richmond’s financial district echoed with calls for accountability last week as activists gathered outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to call for better transparency and representation following a series of scandals among the nation’s banking leadership.

Traffic concerns lead to removal of several curb planters on Brookland Park Boulevard

A battle over traffic safety measures in North Side has ended in at least a partial win for supporters of on-street vehicle parking in business districts.

Tennessee city adds statue honoring Black Civil War soldiers

Four years ago, a deadly white supremacist riot in Charlottesville, Va., led pastors in the Tennessee city of Franklin to call for the removal of a Confederate monument in their town square. A lawsuit and political maneuverings made that impractical, …

Study estimates slavery museum would cost up to $220M

A hefty price tag would be attached to creating a national slavery museum on the site of the “Devil’s Half Aacre,” a once notorious slave jail that Richmonder Robert Lumpkin operated before the Civil War and that later became the …

Va. Department of Elections launches ‘Vote With Confidence’

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With legislative control at stake, House of Delegates races take on more urgency

Can Democrats hold the Virginia House of Delegates after two years of control?

House District 68: Delegate Dawn M. Adams, Democrat (incumbent) vs. Mark Earley Jr., Republican

Delegate Dawn M. Adams, who was first elected to represent House District 68 in 2017, has a tough challenger in Republican Mark Earley Jr.

House District 69: Delegate Betsy B. Carr, Democrat (incumbent) vs. Dr. Sheila M. Furey, Republican

Delegate Betsy B. Carr is looking to secure a seventh term in the House of Delegates in a district that is solidly Democratic.

House District 70: Delegate Delores L. McQuinn, Democrat (incumbent) vs. David B. Vaught, Independent

Democratic Delegate Delores L. McQuinn is facing the first challenger for her seat representing House District 70 since 2009.

House District 71: Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne, Democrat (incumbent) vs. Nancye A. Hunter, Republican

Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne is seeking re-election to House District 71, which he has represented since 2017. He is facing a challenge from Republican Nancye A. Hunter, a political novice.