13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (788+ words) Below are details on upcoming public meetings in Central Virginia. School Board Legislative Committee 6 p.m. Monday 17th floor conference room Richmond City Hall 301 N. Ninth St. The committee will be discussing the upcoming 1% sales tax referendum and potential revenue from a future cannabis…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (564+ words) Chesterfield County residents are getting a look at proposed revisions to high school district maps that could move students as soon as the next school year. The proposals will shuffle high school destinations in the western part of the county....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (904+ words) In 2023, the Virginia General Assembly’s research and oversight arm urged officials to close the only state-run psychiatric hospital for children, due to patient safety concerns and other issues at the 48-bed facility. Three years later, the Commonwealth Center for Children…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (375+ words) Chesterfield voters this election cycle will decide whether to approve a 1% increase to the county’s sales tax that would fund capital projects relating to construction or renovation at Chesterfield County Public Schools. As VPM News has previously reported, school divisions…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (1232+ words) In 2026, Virginians are voting on whether to make three changes to the state’s constitution. Voters will decide the future of voting rights for people convicted of felonies, marriage equality and reproductive rights in the commonwealth. VPM News’ State Politics Reporter…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (870+ words) Chesterfield County officials want to reduce the local car tax in relation to the real estate and equipment taxes paid out by data centers — especially those planned to be operated by Google. Deputy Administrator Matt Harris floated the plan to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (617+ words) Last summer, the federal government announced it would cut about $1 million from Richmond’s Head Start program because of chronic under-enrollment. But as of last week when Richmond Public Schools returned to class, 99% of the Head Start slots were filled — with…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (778+ words) Students at Barack Obama Elementary School are scheduled to return for classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, after teachers requested additional time to prepare classrooms. The schedule change comes as most of the building has been tested and cleared following nearly two…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (293+ words) On Friday, the final three Confederate monuments were removed from Richmond’s Capitol Square. The statues of Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Gov. William “Extra Billy” Smith and Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire had been standing in the plaza for more than a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (980+ words) Lawmakers, water users and environmental advocates are all contending with the major finding of a recent state report — there’s not that much extra groundwater to go around east of Interstate 95. To be specific, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality believes…...