Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Friday: Humid with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New Medicaid work requirements expected to impact more than 20,000 in Henrico (henricocitizen.com) — Henrico supervisors have approved a $13.8 million construction contract to upgrade Tuckahoe Park, alongside new countywide road maintenance contracts and rules for shared-use paths and e-bikes. At the same meeting, officials detailed how new federal Medicaid work requirements will affect more than 20,000 Henrico residents and strain the county's social services staff, prompting a planned budget amendment to add positions.
• Henrico students show modest improvement on SOLs but still trail Virginia peers in reading, math (henricocitizen.com) — Henrico's latest SOL scores show Tuckahoe Elementary students far outperforming county averages, with pass rates above 90% in math, reading, and science. Countywide, overall scores in math ticked up and reading and science held steady, but Henrico still trails Virginia averages in grades 3–8 and large gaps persist between high-performing West End schools and several lower-scoring schools elsewhere.
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🗞 Nearby News
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Richmond doctor wakes up to bat in her mouth, warns others on wildlife safety (12onyourside.com)
New Medicaid work requirements expected to impact more than 20,000 in Henrico • Henrico Crash Tracker: County witnessed 453 traffic crashes in May; 49 on West Broad Street (henricocitizen.com)
Richmond
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library leaves literacy legacy in the Richmond area (nbc12.com)
Vance Noles Selected as William Howard Taft National Historic Site Superintendent (nps.gov)
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