The Richmond Metro League of Women Voters and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy will host a non-partisan "Meet and Greet" event Oct. 1 at Deep Run High School with local candidates running for Virginia Senate and House of Delegates seats. The event will take place from
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The Rev. Mark Jefferson looked out into the auditorium. Students gathered around almost every table, stacks of fact sheets and folders of notes spread out before them. Their time together was nearly at an end. Jefferson spoke with a calm determination. “I’m here as your fellow brother on the
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After the recent shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde the Henrico and Greater Richmond Chapters of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy decided enough is enough and began a monthly discussion to explore the roots of gun violence. The first discussion took place Wednesday morning at the Corinth United Methodist
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Two bills introduced by Republicans to halt future minimum wage increases have advanced to the House floor. Minimum wage in Virginia increased to $11 an hour on Jan. 1 and is set to increase to $12 next January. The House Commerce and Energy committee approved House Bill 320, introduced by
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Virginia Del. Elizabeth Guzmán, D-Woodbridge, is no stranger to the struggles of low-paying jobs. Guzmán immigrated to the United States from Peru as a single mother and worked multiple minimum wage jobs just to be able to pay rent and care for her daughter. Guzmán has a mission to secure
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