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Your vote in the primary matters!

May 22, 2025
By: Colleen Bohlman

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Primaries are often overlooked in favor of the general election – particularly here in Virginia where election fatigue is REAL because we head to the polls every single year. We think your vote matters even more during a primary… Read More

Fixing Henrico County’s housing crisis

May 19, 2025
By: Heather Massey

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Thinking of buying a home in Henrico County? Brace yourself for sticker shock because the average home here costs nearly half a million dollars. Housing inequality is a complicated systemic issue and the Henrico County Board of Supervisors has begun tackling it. Read More

Beyond the Algorithm: A Guide to Independent and Honest Journalism

May 12, 2025
By: Heather Massey

In the social media realm, companies use algorithms to curate our feeds, but we don’t always want an algorithm to choose what we see. Even if you’ve liked a source or followed on social media, you may not be seeing it and lately we’re hearing that some content is being blocked or muted by the Meta algorithms. Read More

Virginia’s $300 Million Loss in Health Funding: A Life and Death Situation

May 12, 2025
By: Heather Massey

The Trump administration axed $300 million in health funding from Virginia. How will this attack on healthcare and research impact Virginians? Henrico County alone faces an estimated loss of $12 million from federal health research cuts, which will impact tuberculosis research, suicide prevention, and addiction treatment programs.

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Who are the Democrats running for Attorney General?

May 5, 2025
By: Colleen Bohlman

Jay Jones and Shannon Taylor

Jay Jones and Shannon Taylor are competing for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. The winner of the June 17 primary election will face the Republican incumbent Jason Miyares. Jones, the former delegate for Virginia’s 89th House District, and Taylor, the Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney, share a common goal: they want to use the Attorney General position to fight against President Donald Trump’s administration. To save you time in evaluating the Democrat candidates, we’ve gathered information from a variety of reputable sources. Read More

Who are the Six Democrats running for Lt. Governor?

May 5, 2025
By: Colleen Bohlman

Headshots of the 6 candidates for Lieutenant Governor.

Six candidates are competing to be the Democratic nominee for Virginia’s lieutenant governor. They include retired attorney Alex Bastani, state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, Prince William County School Board Chair Babur Lateef, state Sen. Aaron Rouse, former prosecutor Victor Salgado and former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney. To save you time in evaluating the Democrat candidates, we’ve gathered information from a variety of reputable sources. Read More

Crowd packs Wyndham Clubhouse for HD57 Candidate Forum

May 1, 2025
By: Colleen Phelps

A standing-room only crowed packed the Wyndham clubhouse Wednesday night, to hear from the two Democrats running in the Virginia HD57 primary. Neighbors for Change organized the event, which was moderated by Dr. Dan Palazzolo, Professor of Political Science at the University of Richmond. Book donations were accepted on behalf of Friends of Henrico County Public Library. Read More

Delegate Candidate Scott Konopasek: Your Safeguard Against Chaos for the 59th District

May 1, 2025
By: Heather Massey

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On May 1, 2025, residents from the 59th District gathered at the Ashland Library for an insightful roundtable discussion with candidate Scott Konopasek, who is running for delegate in the 59th District. Multiple generations of voters showed up to listen, learn, and pledge their support. Read More

A Tale of Two Approaches: VCU Cuts DEI Office While URichmond Keeps Efforts Quiet

April 28, 2025
By: Staff Writer

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Since the beginning of the Trump presidency, there has been a sense of confusion within different institutions of higher learning on how to move forward with executive orders. One of the primary targets of the Trump administration has been programs for Diversity Equity and Inclusion. There is no consensus amongst universities on whether or not to comply with the demands or push back and that sense of confusion is reflected in the variety of responses from colleges and universities across the nation. Read More

“Where Is Wittman?” Town Hall with Senator Ghazala Hashmi

April 28, 2025
By: Heather Massey

Ghazala Hashmi speaking to constituents.

The meeting room at the North Courthouse Road Library in Richmond buzzed with energy in mid-April, as constituents gathered for a town hall with our representative Rob Wittman—but the Congressman’s chair was empty once again. Read More

Wittman constituents host town hall in his absence to address immigration, federal funding concerns

April 28, 2025
By: Virginia Mercury

This past Saturday, a group of constituents known as Democracy Circle hosted a “Where is Wittman?” town hall at the Twin Hickory Library. N4C was there to help. Read More in this article published by Virginia Mercury. Read More

Senator VanValkenberg closes out a highly productive legislative session with a Town Hall

April 28, 2025
By: Colleen Bohlman

Schuyler VanValkenberg

“This has been a very productive session for me, and while there’s always more that could be done, I am happy about what my team and I were able to accomplish.” – Senator VanValkenberg (D, VA-16). Read More

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“I want a better society for my kids. I’m passionate about healthcare. I’m a physician, my wife is in public health and the way healthcare is going right now is very frightening and I just want a candidate who is willing to go against what is happening on the national level. The vaccination piece is definitely scary, I think it’s really important to stay up to date with those things, the pandemic changed so much about how people trust the healthcare system, and while there are a lot of ways the healthcare system needs to improve, leadership from the top down needs to be solid and it’s just not solid right now”.

“I’m mostly concerned about the SNAP funding. Because in my profession, I know some people through Virginia Cooperative Extension who were doing nutrition education for SNAP beneficiaries, all of those programs were cut as kind of a ripple effect from the (Big, Beautiful) bill, but they lost those programs, which is important to me – nutrition information. I’m concerned about out healthcare, I’m concerned about what’s happening with immigration right now and for me personally, I’m soon going on Medicare, and I’m concerned with what’s happening with that. Things are so divisive, you can’t even really talk about issues in a calm way”.

Stephanie

“I am passionate about gun safety regulation. I am passionate about enforcement of the anti-trust laws. Those are two big ones for me. And also intelligent AI regulation and data center/environmental regulations. I have concern about the kind of Wild West style lack of regulation of artificial intelligence. I think we need to take a systematic thoughtful approach so that we targeted AI rather than just an uncontrolled profit for a few big companies”.

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Events

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6/24/26 – “Get Out The Vote!” Post Card Party

June 24th - 6-8PM Twin Hickory Library (large meeting room) Help N4C "Get Out The Vote" for the … READ MORE about 6/24/26 – “Get Out The Vote!” Post Card Party

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Developers Regroup After Data Center Denials

If you’ve been following the local data center news, you already know that HHHunt, a real estate … READ MORE about Developers Regroup After Data Center Denials

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Introducing “Rob’s Record”

Congressman Rob Wittman (CD1) has represented Virginia’s First District for 19 years. Launching June … READ MORE about Introducing “Rob’s Record”

HCPS Securly Classroom: Pros and Cons

August marks the start of the 2026-27 school year, and that’s when Henrico County Public Schools … READ MORE about HCPS Securly Classroom: Pros and Cons

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