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Big thanks to @jahd.bsky.social and @deanmirshahi.bsky.social for letting me crash the VPM news election night post party - always love a public media co-byline.

Btw VPM is a treasure and their coverage of the election this year was the gold standard www.vpm.org/elections/20...
Democrats sweep Virginia's statewide offices, expand House majority
Voters sent Abigail Spanberger, Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones to the Capitol.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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New: The National Guard troops put on state active duty "may be employed as a unit to a single incident site, or by distributing squads to multiple incident sites, dependent on the needs of the supported agency," per an internal document obtained by @vpm.org www.vpm.org/news/2025-10...
Youngkin mobilizes Virginia National Guard for anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests
The governor's office is coordinating with both protest organizers and law enforcement.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Richmond City Council voted Monday to keep the real estate tax rate at $1.20 per $100 of assessed value for 2026.

They postponed the vote back in September; read @deanmirshahi.bsky.social's related story for more! #RVA
Richmond City Council maintains real estate tax rates for 2026
Updated: Council ultimately backed Mayor Danny Avula's proposal.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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@deanmirshahi.bsky.social and i are back on the tavares floyd beat for @vpm.org. why are we covering a former city council candidate, you ask? oh, no particular reason:
Tavares Floyd indicted on election fraud charges
A grand jury determined Monday that the case against Floyd could move forward.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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New: Richmond police said a man who was reported missing and officers were looking for today was in ICE custody. RPD says they didn’t help. @vpm.org
July 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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AP:Virginia judge bars Youngkin's university board appointments rejected by Senate Democrats apnews.com/article/judg...

Opinion: drive.google.com/file/d/1s06V...
The Senate of Virginia delegated to its Committee on Privileges and Elections the responsibility of considering the resolution to confirm gubernatorial appointees to the governing boards of George Mason University, the University of Virginia, and the Virginia Military Institute and deciding whether (and how) to bring that resolution to the Senate floor for a vote. By voting 8-4 to not report the confirming resolution, the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections rejected those appointees on behalf of the Senate. Because confirmation of a gubernatorial appointee requires the majority vote of a quorum of each chamber of the General Assembly, the action of the Senate committee manifested the General Assembly’s “positive unwillingness” to make the requested confirmations and constituted a refusal to confirm under the Constitution of Virginia. Accordingly, the Constitution of Virginia required the rejected appointees to immediately cease their participation on their respective boards. They have not done so. Instead, following the legal advice of the Attorney General, the defendant Rectors of the George Mason University and University of Virginia Boards of Visitors and President of the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors have continued to recognize the rejected appointees as members of their respective governing boards. Moreover, they intend to continue to do so.
July 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Hey, Central Virginia. It's really, really hot outside. Stay cool! www.vpm.org/news/2025-06...
Where are the cooling centers in Central Virginia?
Updated July 27: It's gonna be another set of scorchers this week, y'all.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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A spokesperson for Gov. Glenn Youngkin pushed back on an estimate by the CFO of Virginia's Medicaid agency that federal cuts could cause “a macroeconomic financial shock" for the state, saying that “economic impacts should be evaluated by individuals with specific expertise in hospital finance.”
Virginia hospitals could lose up to $26B due to federal Medicaid cuts
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has called some estimates of the impact “literally made up.”
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July 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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New: James Murdoch, the son of media mogul and Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch, and his wife Kathryn each gave $50K to @abigailspanberger.com for her run for Virginia governor. @vpm.org
July 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Tune in today for updated reporting from @deanmirshahi.bsky.social on Sheila White's resignation as Richmond finance director:
July 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Richmond finance director Shelia White has resigned, a city spokesperson says. Her last day is July 25. @vpm.org
July 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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BREAKING: UVA President Jim Ryan resigned Friday, according to news reports.
UVA president Jim Ryan resigns under pressure from Trump administration
The Justice Department has been investigating UVA over its diversity practices.
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June 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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New for @vpm.org: State lawmakers explore parole changes amid abuse claims at Red Onion www.vpm.org/news/2025-06...
State lawmakers explore parole changes amid abuse claims at Red Onion
Virginia has not allowed discretionary parole in 30 years.
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June 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Richmond’s audit of the staff P-card program found multiple issues: purchases with “missing or insufficient documentation,” unclear rules, inadequate training and inconsistent policy enforcement.

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Richmond P-card audit finds at least $5M in 'questionable' spending
The review flagged about 25% of official purchases in a 23-month period.
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June 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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NEW: Levar Stoney concedes to Sen. Ghazala Hashmi in the Lieutenant Governor Democratic primary. @vpm.org
June 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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New: Richmond's interim CAO Sabrina Joy-Hogg will resign, per the City. The national search for a permanent CAO is wrapping up and a candidate is "soon to be announced."
May 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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New: After DOGE cut its AmeriCorps grant and 15 others in Virginia, Richmond says it will keep its program - the RVA Health Corps initiative - thru August by using matching funds from previous program years.
Trump’s AmeriCorps cuts end Virginia community service grants
Updated: The cuts affect more than 150 people serving in the commonwealth.
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May 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM