Economy

Drugs FILE- In this July 10, 2018, file photo bottles of medicine ride on a belt at a mail-in pharmacy warehouse in Florence, N.J. Drug companies are still raising prices for brand-name prescription medicines, just not as often or by as much as they used to, according to an Associated Press analysis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Drugs Helping Hands: Richmond Nonprofit Connects Clinics With Needed Medicine

RICHMOND - Ever walked away from the pharmacy without the medication prescribed to you?

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles October 21, 2020 3:13 am EDT
Education Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the Colonial Early Education Program at the Colwyck Training Center, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 in New Castle, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Education Will Biden’s Free College Plan Pay for Itself? Georgetown Report Says Yes

WASHINGTON-Joe Biden’s Free College proposal pays for itself within a decade.

Brian Carlton Brian Carlton October 19, 2020 4:27 am EDT
Economy The moon rises over the Virginia state Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Economy So What Actually Got Approved in Virginia’s New Budget?

RICHMOND — Virginia lawmakers all but wrapped up a special legislative session Friday by approving a new state budget.

Associated Press Associated Press October 17, 2020 8:21 am EDT
Economy Evictions Set To Explode in Virginia
Economy Virginia’s Utility Bill Freeze Just Ended. This Could Make The Eviction Problem Worse.

CHARLOTTESVILLE- More than 8,000 Virginians have been evicted from their homes since June 22.

Arianna Coghill Arianna Coghill October 10, 2020 1:08 am EDT
Uncategorized Hampton Roads hit hard by COVID-19
Uncategorized Report: Virus Unwinds Many of Hampton Roads’ Economic Gains

NORFOLK — COVID-19 set Hampton Roads' economy back a decade.

Associated Press Associated Press October 7, 2020 3:41 am EDT

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Amie Knowles Amie Knowles October 3, 2020 1:55 am EDT