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Richmond mayor Stoney wants to give residents money to pay for housing costs
Mayor Stoney on Monday proposed targeted relief to help Richmonders afford the rising cost of housing and stay in their homes. Why it matters: Between Stoney's proposals and City Councilor Reva Trammell's recent one for a permanent, four-cent reduction in the city's real estate tax rate, it looks like some form of real estate tax relief will be coming soon to Richmond.The big picture: Dubbed RVA Stay, Stoney unveiled three relief programs that come amid years of rising rent and property values that some say are pushing locals out of the city. The programs are:A grant pilot to give up...
Oct. 15 event offers free assistance to veterans and their families
Veterans and their families can get free assistance with their benefits claims at an information seminar hosted by the Disabled American Veterans on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The seminar will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Military Retirees Club, located at 2220 Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond. The...
Pro-Palestinian protesters in Richmond make voices heard on anniversary of war in Gaza
A group of pro-Palestinian protestors marched from Virginia Commonwealth University's (VCU) Monroe Park Campus to the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond on the one-year anniversary of the beginning of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.
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