DHS cancels FEMA funding program for Richmond, Portsmouth projects
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The Department of Homeland Security cancelled the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure Communities program.
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American coal miners left with no safety, prevention after program layoffs
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The Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency laid off 25 federal workers on April 1 who were responsible for the one program trusted by and relied upon by America’s coal miners.
CarMax suspends long-term growth targets, because of tariffs uncertainty
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Richmond-based CarMax made news on Thursday, not the good kind, reporting to investors that it had decided to suspend the timelines for its previously announced long-term growth targets, “given the potential impact of broader macro factors.”
Major Disaster Declaration to provide winter storm flood relief for Southwest Virginia
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More than six weeks after lawmakers wrote to President Donald Trump, Southwest Virginia has received a formal Major Disaster Declaration.
Mental health professionals in demand; concern majority ‘graying out’ of workforce
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A bipartisan bill was introduced Tuesday in an effort to provide a “lifeline” to meet a workforce shortage in the mental health field.
Trumpers now trying to gut Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
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I’m not sure why I’m actually surprised to read that the Trump/Musk folks are now planning to limit eligibility for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Staunton rally sends message to leaders in DC: Not going to take it anymore
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I had just made it to the Hands Off! rally to protest the Trump/Musk administration being held in Downtown Staunton on Saturday when a young man in a jacked-up pick-up truck stopped in front of the rally crowd.
Virginia lawmakers push back at Trump USDA over $500M in food bank cuts
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A bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers is pushing back against the Trump USDA’s move to cancel $500 million in funding for food banks.
Trump tariffs wipe out one year of economic recovery in two days
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Back on April 4, 2024, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 38,596.98; a year later, today, it closed at 38,314.86.
Trump, finally, approves disaster declaration for Southwest Virginia
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It only took Donald Trump six weeks to approve a disaster declaration for the early February flooding in Southwest Virginia. To be fair, he plays a lot of golf.
