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Stacey Carroll: Virginia needs 'innovative ways' to deal with federal cuts

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⁠May Nivar: Maintaining Virginia's way of life while encouraging growth⁠

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Lindsey Dougherty: Virginia needs investment in housing and infrastructure

This Ashland resident is bridging the bilingual gap in Hanover

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Richmond author Lee Allen is celebrating 30 years of ‘The Special Guest’

Runnymeade Community Farm to help preserve small-scale farming in Varina

Glow Big or Glow Home turns holiday festivities into Chesterfield tourism

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Leslie Mehta: Affordability is the name of the game

Retail cannabis market appears set to finally hit Virginia in 2026

Mutual aid fills the gaps as ICE arrests surge across Virginia

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UVA board selects Scott Beardsley as new president

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Santa Claus’ bone fragment is at a Northern Virginia Catholic church (WAMU)

Transcript: Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger represents a series of Virginia firsts (NPR)

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VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jack Jacobs recap of the Richmond region's top business stories for the week of December 19, 2025. This week they'll cover the $80 million purchase of Chesterfield Town Center, the arrival of a new Trader Joe's in Henrico County and much more.

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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

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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)

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Youngkin presents final budget proposal as governor

Budget draft partially funds Child Care Subsidy Program

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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)

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Richmond City Council OKs Mayor Danny Avula’s plan for limited FOIA library

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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)

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