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Ante up: $8 million casino referendum in Richmond breaks state record

September 22, 2023 Guest User

Illustration by the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO.

Out-of-state developers have poured a record $8.1 million into a referendum campaign to allow the construction of a resort casino in Richmond, far-and-away the highest sum for a local election in Virginia.

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In Economy, politics Tags Casinio, lobbying

Who was the Big Winner in Virginia’s Primaries?

July 6, 2023 Guest User

Dominion Energy headquarters, as seen in Richmond, Va., on June 22, 2023. (Jimmy Cloutier/OpenSecrets)

The overwhelming share of campaign funding in the low-turnout, yet expensive, primaries in Greater Richmond and the Hampton Roads came from political organizations, business interests and corporate-aligned political action committees, according to an OpenSecrets analysis of campaign finance reports. Most candidates who raised big-donor money won.

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In politics Tags election, lobbying

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