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VCU Faculty, Staff And Student Workers Form a ‘Wall-To-Wall Union’
RICHMOND-Workers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), the second-largest public university in the Commonwealth, are organizing a “wall-to-wall labor union” to represent faculty, staff, and student workers.
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Commonwealth’s Attorney Candidates Clash over Incarceration, Protests
RICHMOND – Tom Barbour and Collette McEachin have completely different visions of what Richmond’s Commonwealth’s Attorney should do.
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Richmond’s Traffic Safety Signs Flagged as a Potential Hazard
Over the past few weeks, Richmond residents have noticed new signs popping up in the middle of roads all over the city. Now, they’re a meme on Reddit.
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Candidates Question What Richmond Needs in a Commonwealth’s Attorney
RICHMOND-Incumbent and challenger debated what a Commonwealth’s Attorney should do in Richmond.
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Virginia’s General Assembly Legalized Marijuana. What Does The Law Say?
Personal possession and cultivation of marijuana will be legal in Virginia starting July 1, after the General Assembly voted to pass amendments to this year’s marijuana legalization bill.
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Education for the Eastern Shore: Could VA Get a New University?
BELLE HAVEN-A new group hopes to create a university for Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
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VCU Adjuncts Say It’s Time For Fair Pay
RICHMOND – On March 4, VCU Adjuncts Organizing for Fair Pay (VAOFP) delivered their demands for better working conditions to the VCU administration.
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Activists Want Equitable Marijuana Legalization Without Youth Criminalization
RICHMOND – Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced several amendments to marijuana legalization legislation in the Commonwealth Wednesday, including an amendment to legalize marijuana possession this July. Advocacy groups are praising the governor’s accelerated timeline for legalization, but say that the measures he’s proposing still don’t go far enough towards addressing the harms of criminalization. Their…
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Jennifer McClellan Rolls Out Her Economic Plan. Here’s What It Looks Like
RICHMOND-Gubernatorial candidate and state senator Jennifer McClellan unveiled her proposed economic plan Sunday in Richmond’s historic Shockoe Bottom neighborhood.
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What Is The Attorney General’s Worker Protection Unit?
RICHMOND-A new unit of the Virginia Attorney General’s office will tackle wage theft, payroll fraud, and other labor rights issues.






















