Posts Tagged Casino
Casinos May Be on the Way to Some Economically Struggling Communities in Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 7, 2019
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Will Virginia voters press their luck with casinos? Michael Pope has details.
A Casino Push in Bristol, Danville and Portsmouth
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 14, 2019
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Could casinos be the key to bringing jobs and revenue to some parts of the state? A bipartisan group of lawmakers thinks so. The effort is targeted to three Virginia localities. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
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From NPR News- For Inmates With COVID-19, Anxiety and Isolation Make Prison 'Like A Torture Chamber' September 25, 2020NPR's Noel King checks in with John J. Lennon, an inmate at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, about the impact COVID-19 has had on prison life six months into the pandemic.
- Thousands Of Airline Workers Facing Unemployment As Aid Package Stalls In Congress September 25, 2020The clock is ticking for tens of thousands of pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and other airline employees who will likely lose their jobs if Congress doesn't extend airline aid by Oct. 1.
- 'Light Years Ahead' Of Their Elders, Young Republicans Push GOP On Climate Change September 25, 2020Climate change is major election issue for Democrats, but not Republicans. Yet polls show many young conservatives are concerned about climate impacts, and some are lobbying for solutions.
- Florida Republicans Take Aim At Efforts To Pay Felons' Fines So They Can Vote September 25, 2020The state attorney general is calling for an investigation into a $16 million contribution raised by billionaire Mike Bloomberg for a group working to get felons to the polls.
- Heart Disease Bankrupted Him Once. Now He Faces Another $10,000 Medical Bill September 25, 2020A cook at a senior center, Matthew Fentress is one of millions of Americans whose skimpy health insurance plans leave them vulnerable to huge out-of-pocket costs when they get sick.
- For Inmates With COVID-19, Anxiety and Isolation Make Prison 'Like A Torture Chamber' September 25, 2020
- From BBC News
- Police officer shot dead at Croydon Custody Centre September 25, 2020The 23-year-old suspect is critically ill after turning the gun on himself at the Croydon centre.
- Covid lockdown: Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli get new restrictions September 25, 2020The move means eight counties and a town will now be under lockdown, with 1.5m people in total affected.
- Covid-19: Leeds household mixing ban expected to be announced September 25, 2020The rule will come into force at midnight to help curb rising Covid-19 cases, the city council says.
- Covid: Coronavirus cases in England up 60% in a week September 25, 2020The Office for National Statistics said there was "clear evidence" of an increase in cases in all age groups.
- Covid-hit university students: 'Why have they sent us here?' September 25, 2020Students caught up in a spate of Covid outbreaks question why university residences were allowed to open.
- Police officer shot dead at Croydon Custody Centre September 25, 2020
