News about local and state government from the Henrico Citizen, including coverage of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors, Henrico County School Board, Henrico County Planning Commission and Virginia General Assembly.
The office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares received and processed more than 6,800 consumer complains in 2024, and Miyares is encouraging Virginians to continue reporting their concerns. “My office’s Consumer Protection Section ensures that Virginia consumers are protected from bad actors who undermine the economy and exploit
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Henrico Schools officials will host a job fair March 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the HCPS Parham Road offices, 1910 East Parham Road. The school system is seeking candidates for custodial and maintenance staff, substitute bus drivers, school nutrition staff, instructional assistants, substitute teachers and
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Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources recently stocked about 200,000 one- to two-inch bluegill fish into the Virgil R. Hazelett Reservoir at Cobbs Creek in Cumberland County. Another 400,000 of the sunfish species will be stocked within the next two years, officials said. The stocking began Feb. 25 with
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If you have received a text message about an alleged overdue toll charge, it's a scam. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is alerting customers about a new text scam through which fraudsters pose as toll agencies and falsely claim you owe money for unpaid tolls. In the
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Lawmakers passed a bill aimed to provide more clarity to health insurance coverage for mental health and substance use disorders. Del. Mark Sickles, D-Fairfax, introduced House Bill 2738. The bill defines the term “generally accepted standards of care” for physical and behavioral health conditions. Insurance providers will have to use
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