VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jack Jacobs discuss the Richmond region's top business stories, starting with: the potential sale of Short Pump. Town Center, an Amazon warehouse coming to New Kent County, a new housing developing in Southside and Dutch Bros coming to a spot near Willow Lawn.

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Two VCU medical school students push for expanded childcare access 

Virginia tribes unite to protect Henrico birthplace of Chief Powhatan 

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Who's running in Virginia's 5th Congressional District in 2026?  

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Two more city properties, including former school once earmarked for Planned Parenthood, could be surplused for affordable housing (The Richmonder) 

Plans for new hospice in Southwest Virginia halted by federal Medicare freeze (Cardinal News) 

Baby giraffes found safe after disappearing from Natural Bridge Zoo (WDBJ) 

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Bluntly: Virginia legislators, Spanberger add retail weed to state budget 

Spanberger sides with House in Virginia budget dispute

WATCH: Protecting RVA’s Historic Black Cemeteries (YouTube)

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Joe Morrissey announces run for office, three years after saying he was done with politics (WTVR) 

DPU suspends water cutoffs as billing glitches continue (The Richmonder) 

Swords into Plowshares reaches out to Black residents, unhoused community for input on recasting Robert E. Lee statue into new public art (Charlottesville Tomorrow) 

Baby giraffes found safe after disappearing from Natural Bridge Zoo (WDBJ) 

Petersburg casino revenue bounces back in May (The Progress-Index)* 

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Virginia House drops $74B budget draft ahead of June 30 deadline 

Virginia has the blue catfish blues 

ICYMI: Sailing vessels travel upriver to Richmond as part of 250th anniversary 

On the agenda: Richmond zoning refresh, Petersburg casino revenue 

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Virginia law does not make it easy for a renter to force a landlord to improve conditions — even hazardous ones (Charlottesville Tomorrow) 

Goochland to weigh 900-megawatt data center campus under new tech zone (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* 

Justice Department sues Virginia over mask ban, limits to federal agents (The Washington Post)* 

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VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Mike Platania discuss the Richmond region's top business stories starting with the long-awaited demolition of Richmond's Greyhound station, plans for a housing development in Henrico County and a changing of the guard at Buskey Cider.

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Merger expert: Virginia regulators need more time for NextEra–Dominion 

Richmond updates P-card program after years of ‘questionable transactions’ 

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As part of pollution punishment, Richmond to remove 17 tons of driftwood at T. Pott bridge (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* 

Judge rules Rappahannock Tribe’s appeal of Caroline water permit can move forward (Fredericksburg Free Press) 

Up for debate: Major national event arrives in Richmond this weekend (The Richmonder) 

Rocovich sues Gov. Spanberger after his ouster as Virginia Tech rector (Cardinal News) 

‘Just keep showing up’: Babes of Carytown honors two late LGBTQ+ trailblazers during Pride Month (WRIC) 

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Long-missing mussels returned to South Anna River 

Virginia's business reputation at the center of state budget impasse 

Efforts to get Diwali on Chesterfield school calendar fall short 

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Va. Supreme Court appoints panel to decide if gun ban lawsuits should consolidate (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* 

Chesterfield cuts ribbon on brand new freestanding emergency room (WRIC) 

Richmond shifts icy sidewalk duty from renters to landlords (Axios Richmond) 

What’s in a flag? Richmond’s has a lot to unpack (The Richmonder) 

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Cultural study to examine 2 historic African American burial sites in Richmond 

Hanover sheriff’s office renews fight to withhold names from FOIA request 

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Richmond police won’t release Flock data, audits they claim show compliance with state law (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* 

Council OKs new tax deferral program letting homeowners delay impact of higher assessments (The Richmonder) 

What can consumers expect from the proposed Dominion deal? (Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO) 

Judge approves settlement over rejected Virginia student voter registrations (Virginia Mercury) 

State to reorganize nursing scholarship programs after more than $10 million in funding was left unused (Cardinal News) 

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Report: Roughly 1 in 5 rural Virginia hospitals at risk of closure 

Accountability questions remain over former Shoosmith Landfill 

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Latest study finds rezoning will spur most new housing in mixed-use corridors from urban core through West End (The Richmonder) 

Sailors prepare for Cock Island Race on June 13 in Portsmouth (WAVY) 

How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept. (The New York Times)* 

Democratic governors chafe as calls grow louder to reject data centers (E&E News) 

Return to RGGI to bring higher electric bills, SCC filing says (Richmond Times Dispatch)* 

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