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McCarthy rejected for House speaker with GOP in disarray
House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect their leader Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of their new majority.
Ransom is VSU’s fall commencement speaker
Virginia State University’s fall commencement speaker is by Thomas L. Ransom, president of the Virginia Region at Truist Financial.
Business grants announced for East End
Eleven businesses in Richmond’s East End are the latest recipients of supportive grants from a nonprofit development program, it has been announced.
Advocates seek to save programs on Richmond schools budget chopping block
Fully fund computer-based learning. And maintain the current cadre of 21 family and community engagement ambassadors who are critical to keeping Spanish-speaking students engaged with Richmond Public Schools. That was the gist of the message that parents, teachers and other speakers passionately expressed to the Richmond School Board Monday night during a public hearing on the proposed budget that board members are now working to finalize.
Dr. Harvey to VSU graduates: ‘Let’s get on with it’
“We believe that the sun rises and shines on you, and we believe that there is nothing, nothing, nothing that you can’t do.”
Isiah Henderson, former owner of beauty shops and cosmetology school, dies at 79
Isiah “Sonny” Henderson loved creating hairstyles for women. And for nearly 50 years, Richmond women responded by putting their hair in his hands and those of the stylists he trained. For decades, the beautician operated a small chain of beauty shops under his Celebrity brand, as well as a private cosmetology school.
Supplies surprise: $200 shopping spree helps teachers get ready for school
Wednesday was a big day for about 200 teachers from the three city public schools that sit along Forest Hill Avenue in the 4th Council District.
Absentee ballots can be requested online through new state portal
Virginians now can go online to apply for an absentee ballot. That’s possible after the Virginia Department of Elections launched its new online “citizens portal” Wednesday, according to a release from Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s office.
Help choose TEDxRVA speaker at Open Mic Nights Feb. 17, 24
TEDxRVA has scheduled two “Open Mic Nights” in Richmond this month to give speakers the opportunity to compete to earn a spot in the group’s 4th Annual TEDxRVA 2016 event Friday, April 8, at Richmond CenterStage, 600 E. Grace St., in Downtown.
Area groups mobilize to register former inmates to vote
Groups throughout the Richmond region are taking steps to get formerly incarcerated individuals registered to vote and, ultimately, to the polls.
Ruth Coles Harris Leadership Institute’s Leadership Awards Luncheon slated for Sept.18
Six people who have made lasting impacts within their com- munities and on Virginia Union University will be honored at the 2021 Ruth Coles Harris Leadership Institute’s Leadership Awards Luncheon.
Class of 2020 has hope in President Obama
Could Barack Obama deliver a national graduation address to students? Stay tuned.
Tops in their class
Richmond Public Schools valedictorians take the stage next week to speak at high school commencements
It’s graduation time — and time to celebrate.
House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one as Senate pushes ahead to avert federal shutdown
As the Senate marches ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is back to square one — asking his hard-right Republicans to do what they have said they would never do: Approve their own temporary House measure to keep the government open.
Fairfax to keynote MBL annual expo
Justin Fairfax, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia, will be the keynote speaker at the Metropolitan Business League’s 2017 RVA LinkUp Expo on Wednesday, July 26.
A shampoo, cut and voter information
Barbers and beauticians in the Richmond area did their part to encourage voting Tuesday.
Impeachment begins
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats, including U.S. Reps. A. Donald McEachin of Richmond, Robert C. “Bobby” Scott of Newport News, Abigail Spanberger of Henrico, and Elaine Luria of Norfolk, have finally called for impeachment proceedings to begin against President Trump. What took so long?