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  • 12/19/25 - State regulators will consider an appeal for a proposed Chesterfield gas plant

    12/19/25 - State regulators will consider an appeal for a proposed Chesterfield gas plant
    Dec 19 2025
    Read more Regulators to consider appeal against Dominion Energy natural gas plant Spanberger, Virginia Democrats eye affordability bills — on a budget Holiday travel expected to break records again in 2025 Updated: Virginia ABC grants Roseshire gambling parlor limited liquor license Other links Metro needs more money. Will Virginia deliver? (WAMU) US government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 (The Associated Press) Step into this Iowan's Jane Austen–inspired dream for her 250th birthday (Iowa Public Radio) Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.
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  • 12/18/25 - Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposes FY27, FY28 budget

    12/18/25 - Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposes FY27, FY28 budget
    Dec 18 2025
    Read more Youngkin presents final budget proposal as governor Budget draft partially funds Child Care Subsidy Program Other links Roanoke Weighs Reparations Fund as Council Warms to Urban Renewal Apology (Roanoke Rambler) Caroline Historical Society exhibit tells the story of county’s World War II veterans (Fredericksburg Free Press) Newport News approves $3 million to help bring ‘major music festival’ to city (The Virginian-Pilot)* Petersburg casino will hold job fair Dec. 18 in Richmond (The Progress-Index)* Pittsylvania to consider being a test locality for pilot slow-moving vehicle warning system (Cardinal News) *This outlet utilizes a paywall. Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.
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  • 12/17/25 - Richmond to establish digital FOIA library in 2026

    12/17/25 - Richmond to establish digital FOIA library in 2026
    Dec 17 2025
    Read more Richmond City Council OKs Mayor Danny Avula’s plan for limited FOIA library Other links Remembrance: Edwin “Eddie” Slipek, 1950-2025 (Style Weekly) What will Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin do next? He's not ready to tell (The Associated Press) Virginia Dept. of Ed projects K-12 schools will need $1.2 billion over next two years (Virginia Mercury) Where is Tavares Floyd? Months after being indicted, court records still list him as a fugitive (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* City ends Flock pilot program over federal data base concerns (Cville Right Now) *This outlet utilizes a paywall. Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.
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    6 m
  • 12/16/25 - Holiday fire safety tips

    12/16/25 - Holiday fire safety tips
    Dec 16 2025
    Read more: Charlie Schmidt wins firehouse primary in House of Delegates District 77 Other links:George Washington’s mansion at Mt. Vernon reopens after 2-year, $40M renovation (AP) Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon (The Washington Post)* The Mysterious Life and Afterlife of Private Fitz Lee (The New York Times)* What is a 'tent casino'? Petersburg prepares for temporary facility to open (The Richmonder) Faculty Senate passes resolution calling for presidential search finalists to ask for pause (The Cavalier Daily) Va. considers nearly $700 million rail and trail plan in Shenandoah Valley (Virginia Mercury) Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.
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  • 12/15/25 - Charlie Schmidt wins HD 77 firehouse primary

    12/15/25 - Charlie Schmidt wins HD 77 firehouse primary
    Dec 15 2025
    Read more Hanover supervisors approve 10-year parks system plan Who's running in Virginia's 5th Congressional District in 2026? On the agenda: Richmond transparency proposals, Henrico vape shop regulations Other links National Weather Service: Richmond forecast; Charlottesville forecast; Harrisonburg forecast Most Va. schools meeting new state expectations, Va. education department reports (Virginia Mercury) Kaine still sees small chance Senate could vote to extend health care subsidies (FFXNow) Richmond’s Scott’s Addition to reinstate parking enforcement after years without (WRIC) Trial over Confederate school names in Shenandoah County gets underway (WMRA) Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.
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  • BizSense Beat: CoStar Headquarters, Heritage on Main Street

    BizSense Beat: CoStar Headquarters, Heritage on Main Street
    Dec 13 2025
    VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Mike Platania discuss Greater Richmond's top business stories. This week's stories include information on the mystery tenants moving to CoStar's riverfront headquarters and a new restaurant moving into a familiar building in the Fan.
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  • 12/12/25 - Virginia could rejoin a multi-state voter data partnership

    12/12/25 - Virginia could rejoin a multi-state voter data partnership
    Dec 12 2025
    Read more VanValkenburg looks to return Virginia to multistate voter data partnership Joe Casey, longtime Chesterfield County administrator, announces retirement Other links Spanberger names Del. David Bulova to lead natural, historic resources (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* Dog attacks persist in Virginia prisons despite 2024 law change (Virginia Mercury) Virginia to remove ‘sweetened beverages’ from SNAP in April 2026 (WRIC) Virginia Beach school system is making teletherapy free for some students (WHRO News) Then & Now: The Roanoke River Greenway inched closer to completion this year, with the opening of almost 3 more miles of trail (Cardinal News) *This outlet utilizes a paywall. Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.
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  • 12/11/25 - The Virginia State Crime Commission has reviewed almost all of Mary Jane Burton’s cases.

    12/11/25 - The Virginia State Crime Commission has reviewed almost all of Mary Jane Burton’s cases.
    Dec 11 2025
    Read more: Richmond Public Schools could lose valuable Southside site to land sale State Crime Commission has reviewed 85% of Mary Jane Burton’s cases Other links: Virginia researchers help track migrating monarch butterflies in more detail than ever (WHRO News) Spanberger taps Del. Candi Mundon King as Virginia’s next secretary of the commonwealth (Virginia Mercury) Spanberger's energy, health care, housing bills coming next week (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* VUU’s accrediting probation lifted, accreditation ‘reaffirmed’ (The Richmonder) Rasoul to explore run for Congress as Virginia eyes redrawing district lines (Cardinal News) *This outlet utilizes a paywall. Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.
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