Jahd Khalil
Radio IQ Richmond ReporterJahd Khalil is a reporter and producer in Richmond.
Originally from Nebraska, Khalil was previously based in Cairo where he helped co-found Madamasr.com. He was a reporting fellow with The GroundTruth Project and the University of California-Berkeley’s 11th Hour Food and Farming Fellowship.
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Even though legislators are in a special session, they’re not all in Richmond trying to resolve budget differences. Instead they’re leaving it to a select group of negotiators. Environmental dollars are one disagreement they are attempting to resolve.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin said Monday afternoon that legislators would introduce bills to suspend Virginia’s gas tax for three months.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin’s administration is creating a new office within the Department of Education to provide parents with guidance on how to interact with teachers, he said Friday
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State lawmakers will return to Richmond on Monday to start a special session focusing on the state budget which will include reconciling funding for food assistance.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has major implications for food. A lot of countries get their wheat from the two nations. And animal feed comes from there, too. But Virginia will probably feel this in a different way.
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A program limited to elderly and home-bound residents of Richmond and Henrico is now open to anyone.
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On Wednesday, a judge in Charlottesville temporarily halted the state from enforcing the new law in those 12 children’s schools. The case is ongoing. But it means that these schools can figure out ways to accommodate the at-risk students.
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Virginia’s search for a new head of it's community colleges ended Thursday, as Governor Youngkin expressed his displeasure with the colleges’ governing body hiring process.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin wants lawmakers to immediately suspend collections on the state gas tax, he said Wednesday.
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The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard arguments in a lawsuit that result in delegates running for their seats one year early.