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Pass along rental assistance information to others
Re “State still has $788M available to help families facing eviction,” Free Press Aug. 5-7 edition:
Former VUU presidents ensured buildings’ preservation
I write as an alumna of Virginia Union University to encourage the preservation and reuse of the former Richmond Community Hospital.
Fundraising growing at VSU
A $200,000 check shows Dr. Pamela V. Hammond is keeping her promise to rev up fundraising at Virginia State University. The university’s interim president received the contribution from the foundation of Thompson Hospitality Inc., which offers food service and catering at VSU’s Gateway Center.
After controversy, Dr. Bedden won’t teach at VSU this fall
Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden will not be teaching a class at Virginia State University in the fall. In response to a Free Press query, RPS spokesperson Richard Davis said last Friday that Dr. Bedden has “decided against pursuing the opportunity to teach in an adjunct capacity at Virginia State University.”
Special needs advocate gets new hearing
Special needs advocate gets new hearing Kandise Lucas, a veteran advocate for special needs children, is going to be able to fight her arrest on trespassing at a Chesterfield County school.
Restoring ‘good time’ would cut prison costs
At some point, most inmates in Virginia’s prisons will be released into society. Therefore, the public has an interest in both the financial and social costs of lengthy prison sentences.
New Virginia laws effective July 1
Hundreds of new laws took effect Wednesday in Virginia. Here are a few highlights: Social media: Employers cannot ask employees or prospective employees for the username and passwords of their social media accounts.
Court sets up receivership for Petersburg payments
Petersburg residents don’t have to worry anymore about getting their sewage treated. On Tuesday, a Petersburg Circuit Court judge set up a receivership to ensure that the monthly fee that residents pay for the service through their utility bill flows to the regional authority that treats the city’s household and business waste.
South Side church property sold in bankruptcy
A big CBRE real estate sign seeking buyers now stands in front of the former home of Southside Baptist Ministries at 5515 Bryce Lane in South Side.
Adediran lands provisional post in Petersburg
Dismissed from is job at Richmond’s City Hall, Emmanuel O. Adediran is headed to a job with the Petersburg city government, the Free Press learned Wednesday.
Does Trump really want to hire Americans?
The H-2A visa guest worker program enables employers who anticipate a shortage of seasonal labor services to request to bring in foreign workers to do the labor. Trump Vineyard estates property in Charlottesville is requesting these work visas to hire 29 non-immigrant foreign workers from other countries to perform agricultural work and labor in his winery vineyards.
Challenge to wording on November ballot dismissed
The Virginia Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an attempt to block the state Board of Elections from printing ballots, including proposed amendments to the state Constitution involving the drawing of lines for political districts.
Hampton extends free tuition for second semester to Bahamian students
The 46 students from the Bahamas who were displaced from their colleges at home to Hampton University following Hurricane Dorian were given an unexpected Halloween treat.
Human rights not suspended when crossing lines
Lady Liberty, once a beacon of hope for the world’s desperate and persecuted, became a hollow symbol on June 11 when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, announced “zero-tolerance” policies that deny relief to asylum seekers fleeing domestic or gang violence.
Deadline to register to vote Monday, Oct. 16
On Tuesday, Nov. 7, voters will go to the polls to elect Virginia’s governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and members of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Leadership on school modernization ‘requires hard decisions’
Re “Put Schools First offers $650M plan to modernize city schools,” Free Press March 1-3 edition: The Paul Goldman plan to modernize our schools rightfully recognizes that we spend a disproportionate share of the taxpayers’ dollars on big salaries for bureaucrats at the expense of fixing problems like crumbling schools.
Former inmates,their families and advocates to hold rally for prison reform
Advocates, former inmates and their families will hold a rally for prison reform from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Bell Tower on Capitol Square, it has been announced.
Richmond Convention Center not needed for auxiliary pandemic hospital
The plan to convert the Greater Richmond Convention Center into an emergency hospital for COVID-19 patients has been sidelined for now, according to Dr. Danny Avula, director of the Richmond City and Henrico County Health districts.
RRHA inspection turns up more heating problems
An inspection of heating equipment in the city’s 4,000 public housing units has turned up broken radiators and other problems in 250 units, according to Orlando Artze, interim executive director of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
Coliseum review panel needs to be made right
Letter to the Editor
Re “Coliseum review panel stalled after attempt to add VUU president,” Free Press Sept. 12-14 edition:
