Topics :: local governments

• Budget outlook brighter for localities in Richmond area

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 03/18/2010 05:01 am

  Blue sky is beginning to peek through the storm clouds that have hung over schools and local governments since budget preparations began last fall.

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• Delegate McQuinn' Constituent Letter

  Greater Fulton News | 03/16/2010 01:41 am

  March 12, 2010 Dear Constituent: Once again it has been my pleasure to provide representation to you during this 2010 session of the General Assembly. The budget has been the ...

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• Goochland, Henrico rank high in government transparency online

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 03/09/2010 05:01 am

  A ranking of Virginia’s most transparent local governments finds most of the Richmond area doing comparatively well at providing information on the Web. In a recent report, the Thomas Jefferson ...

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• Powhatan bond rating upgraded

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 02/08/2010 05:01 am

  Despite lingering local and national economic woes, Powhatan County’s credit rating just went up. Standard & Poor’s, the nation’s largest credit-rating agency for local governments, has upgraded the county’s credit ...

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• The TD Gets Some Blogs (Again)

  Buttermilk & Molasses | 02/04/2010 01:41 am

  After a dismal experiment with weblogs several years ago, the Times-Dispatch appears to have jumped back into the fray with an emphasis on news, not lifestyle fluff or micro-community information.One ...

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• MAIN STREET BLOG: Good for the Goose

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 02/03/2010 11:58 pm

  Local governments want the General Assembly to think twice about passing legislation that costs them money while the state slashes aid for local services.

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• NewsFeed 2.2.10

  Richmond BizSense | 02/02/2010 11:25 am

  Empty offices tax Henrico coffers (Times-Dispatch) Empty commercial buildings are cutting deeply into local governments’ tax bases across the region. In the case of the former Circuit City headquarters at ...

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• Bill would assist landing-field fight

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 02/02/2010 05:01 am

  Lawmakers are considering legislation that could give residents of southeast Virginia a significant boost in their fight against the proposed construction of a Navy outlying landing field. A bill sponsored ...

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• Realtors, local governments clash over roadway-sign bill

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 01/31/2010 05:01 am

  Realtors and local governments are lining up on opposite sides of a bill that would allow more signs along highways. Under the proposed legislation, signs could be posted in the ...

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• Governor McDonnell declares State of Emergency in advance of potential winter storm

  WWBT 12 News | 01/29/2010 03:58 am

  Governor Bob McDonnell declared a state of emergency today, authorizing state agencies to assist local governments responding to the potential winter storm that is expected to affect parts of the ...

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• Outdoor Dining Guide Slideshow

  

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  tell us places we missed! oh, and we know the ...

• Outdoor Dining Guide Slideshow

  

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  Several new ones to me, and just in time for ...

• A Dose of Perspective

  

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  Great story. Although, you made it extremely difficult for me ...